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BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
MAY 2023
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction is committed to recognizing that our
growth and strength depends on the safety and essential role our
homes, buildings and infrastructure play, both in everyday life and
when disasters strike, and;
WHEREAS, our confidence in the resilience 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, plumbers and
others in the construction industry—who work year-round to ensure
the safe construction of buildings, and;
WHEREAS, these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public
from hazards such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland
fires, floods and earthquakes, and;
WHEREAS, "It Starts with You," The theme for Building Safety Month 2023,
encourages us all to raise awareness about building safety on a
personal, local and global scale, and;
WHEREAS, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, people all over
the world are asked to consider the commitment to improve building
safety, resilience 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, Walter"Chip" Wilson, Mayor of the City of Apache Junction,
Arizona, do hereby proclaim the month of May as
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
Signed and attested to this _day of , 2023.
CZ
Walter" hip" Wilson
Mayor
ATTEST;
Jetdlifer Pey a
City Clerk