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BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
MAY 2020
WHEREAS, our City is committed to recognizing that our growth and strength
depends on the safety and economic value of the homes, buildings
and infrastructure that serve our citizens, both in everyday life and
in times of natural disaster; and
WHEREAS, our confidence in the structural integrity 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, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the ICC to remind the public
about the critical role of local code officials and —who assure us a
safe, resilient, built environment of livable and economical buildings
which are essential to Apache Junction's prosperity; and
WHEREAS, "Safer Buildings, Safer Communities, Safer World," the theme for
Building Safety Month 2020, encourages all of us to recognize the
value of safe and resilient construction, that mitigates damage and
loss due to fires, flooding and other disasters and that the
implementation of safety codes by local and state agencies has saved
lives and protected homes and businesses; and
WHEREAS, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, Americans are
asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety 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, Jeff Serdy, Mayor of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona,
do hereby proclaim May as
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
in Apache Junction. Accordingly, I encourage our citizens to join with their
communities in participation in Building Safety Month activities.
&*Signed and attested this / day of XWIZC / , 2020.
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JEFF SE
Mayor ATTEST:
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City Clerk