HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 04/09/2013 - Proclamation Building Safety Month May 2013BUILDING SAFETY MONTH MAY 2013
WHEREAS, our City's contmumg efforts to address the critical issues of safety, energy efficiency and
sustainability in the built environment that affects our citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural disaster,
gives us confidence that our structures are safe and sound, and;
WHEREAS, our confidence is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians -building safety and fire
prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, laborers and others in the construction industry -who work year
round to ensure the safe construction of buildings, and;
WHEREAS, the International Codes are the adopted building safety, energy and accessibility codes for the State of
Georgia and are intended to safeguard the public from natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes,
and;
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council, International Code Council
Foundation and the City of Milton, and;
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month; "Code Officials Keep You Safe" the theme for Building Safety Month 2013,
encourages all Americans to raise awareness of the importance of building safety; green and resilient building; pool;
spa and hot tub safety; backyard safety and new technologies in the construction industry. Building Safety Month
2013 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 and federal agencies in protecting lives and property.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, Georgia hereby dedicate and
proclaim the month of Mayas Building Safety Month in the City of Milton and call this observance to the attention
of all of our citizens.
Given under my hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 22nd Day of April, 2013.
Joe Lo~kwood, ~or