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Proclamation
Bui/ding Iafety Month — May, 10/8
Whereas, our City is committed to recognizing our growth and strength depends on the safety and economic
value of the homes, buildings and infrastructure that serve our citizens, both in everyday life and in times of
natural disaster, and;
Whereas, our confidence in the structural integrity of these buildings that make up our community is achieved
through the devotion of vigilant guardians—building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers,
builders, tradespeople, design professionals, laborers and others in the construction industry—who work year-
round to ensure the safe construction of buildings, and;
Whereas, these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a U.S. based organization,
that brings together local, state and federal officials that are experts in the built environment to create and
implement the highest-quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, worship, play, and;
Whereas, our nation benefits economically and technologically from using the International Codes that are
developed by a national, voluntary consensus codes and standards developing organization, our government is
able to avoid the high cost and complexity of developing and maintaining these codes,which are the most widely
adopted building safety and fire prevention codes in the nation; these modern building codes include safeguards
to protect the public from natural disasters such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods and
earthquake; and;
Whereas, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council to remind the public about the
critical role of our communities' largely unknown guardians of public safety—our local code officials—who
assure us of safe, efficient and livable buildings that are essential to keep America great, and;
Whereas, "Building Codes Save Lives" the theme for Building Safety Month 2018, encourages all Americans to
raise awareness of the importance of building safe and resilient construction; fire prevention; disaster mitigation,
and new technologies in the construction industry. Building Safety Month 2018 encourages appropriate steps
everyone can take to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship and play are safe, 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 the commitment
to improve building safety and economic investment 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,James B. Hovland, Mayor of the City of Edi o hereby proclaim the month of May
2018 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, I encourage our citi en to 'oin with their communities in
participation in Building Safety Month activities.
Dated this 17thh day of April 2017.
B. Hovland, Mayor