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BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
MAY 2022
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction recognizes that the prosperity of its
residents, visitors, and the city itself is dependent on a shared trust that the
homes they visit and purchase, the apartments they rent, offices they work
in, and businesses they support and shop at, are safe and healthy and will
maintain their value, and;
WHEREAS, our confidence in the resilience of these buildings that make up our
community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians such
as: building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers,
builders, design professionals, laborers, and others in the construction
industry, who work year-round to ensure the safe construction and
maintenance of buildings, 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 protectors of public safety; our local code officials, who assure
us of safe, sustainable and affordable buildings that are essential to our
prosperity, and;
WHEREAS, “Safety for All: Building Codes in Action,” the theme for Building Safety
Month 2022, encourages us all to raise awareness about planning for
safe and sustainable construction; 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 , 2022.
Walter “Chip” Wilson
Mayor
ATTEST:
JENNIFER PENA
City Clerk