HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 2016 - 02 Building Safety Month of May
PROCLAMATION No. 2016 – 02
WHEREAS, our continuing efforts to address the issues of safety, energy efficiency and resilience in buildings 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
WHEREAS, our confidence is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians - building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders and others in the construction
industry who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings; and
WHEREAS, modern building codes adopted by the City include safeguards to protect the public from such natural disasters as earthquakes, snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires; and
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month is an opportunity to remind the public of the critical role played by our communities' largely unknown guardians of public safety - our local code officials
-who work to assure us safe, efficient and livable buildings; and
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month encourages Idahoans to become more aware of the importance of building safety and to take appropriate steps to ensure that the places where we live, learn,
work, worship and play are safe; and
WHEREAS, by observing Building Safety Month, we ask our citizens 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 State and local building departments, fire prevention bureaus and emergency management agencies in protecting lives and property; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JERRY MERRILL, Mayor of the City of Rexburg Idaho, do hereby proclaim May, 2016 to be
“BUILDING SAFETY MONTH”
in Rexburg, and I encourage all citizens to join me in this worthy observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the Seal of City of Rexburg, Idaho on this 27th day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and sixteen.
City of Rexburg, Madison County, State of Idaho.
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Jerry Merrill, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Blair D. Kay, City Clerk