HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016 04 17 Building Safety Month PROCLAMATION
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WHEREAS, our City's continuing efforts to address the critical issues of safety, energy efficiency, water conservation, and resilience in the
built environment that affect our citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural disaster, give us confidence that our structures are safe and
sound;and our confidence is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians—building safety and fire prevention officials, architects,
engineers,builders,tradespeople,laborers and others in the construction industry—who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of
`built dings;and
III I L RE AS, these guardians—dedicated members of the International Code Council—use a governmental consensus process that brings
together local, state and federal officials with expertise in the built environment to create and implement the highest-quality codes to protect
Americans in the buildings where we live, learn, work, worship,play;and the International Codes, the most widely adopted building safety, energy
and fire prevention codes in the nation, are used by most U.S. cities, counties and states;these modern building codes also include safeguards to
protect the public from natural disasters such as hurricanes,snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes;and
!I hI E R I?. �4. Building Safety Month is sponsored by the international Code Council, to remind the public about the critical role of our
�co■m�munities'largely unknown guardians of public safety—our local code officials—who assure us of safe, efficient and livable buildings;and
II H EREAS, "Building Codes:Driving Growth through Innovation, Resilience and Safety"the theme for Building Safety Month 2016,
encourages all Americans to raise awareness of the importance of building safe and resilient construction, fire prevention, disaster mitigation,
water safety and conservation, energy efficiency and new technologies in the construction industry, and Building Safety Month 2016 encourages
appropriate steps everyone can take to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship and play are safe and sustainable;and
recognizes that countless lives have been saved due to the implementation of safety codes by local and state agencies;and
'WHEREAS, each year,in observance of Building Safety Month,Americans are asked to consider projects to improve building safety and
sustainability at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by local and state building
departments, fire prevention bureaus and federal agencies in protecting lives and property.
Now THEREFORE,I,CHARLES LACEY,Mayor of the City of Winter Springs,do hereby Proclaim May 2016 as
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
and i encourage residents of Winter Springs to show their appreciation to the numerous professionals who work in the fields of building and
safety, and who care that the buildings we enter and use on a daily basis are safe for our families, friends, colleagues, and neighbors through the
tenets they believe and are trained in, and hope that we all look for ways to keep the concept of building safety a constant in our community.
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CHARLES LA AYOR SAFETY 130
ATTE T: M O N T H MAY
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
CIT CLERK
Charles Lacey MEROM
Mayor
Jean Nosey Kevin .annon Pam Carroll Cade Resnick Joanne M.Krebs
Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner