HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 04/22/2014 - Proclamation Building Safety Month May 2014BUILDING SAFETY MONTH MAY 2014
WHEREAS, our City's continuing 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, 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 ;
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International
Council Foundation and the City of Milton, and;
Code Council, International Code
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month; "Building Safety: Maximizing Resilience, Minimizing Risks" the theme
for Building Safety Month 2014, encourages all Americans to raise awareness of the importance
of building safety and resilient construction, fire prevention, disaster mitigation, backyard safety,
energy efficiency and new technologies in the construction industry. Building Safety Month 2014
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 28th Day of April, 2014.