2023-05-16 IV. B. Proclamation - Building Safety Month _ tgi 5T/ tr._ ,,,,, ,
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WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee is committed to recognizing that our growth and strength-
Y 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 guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a nonprofit,
-C, that brings together local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal officials who are experts in the
built environment to create and implement the highest-quality codes to protect us in the
buildings where we live,learn,work,play; 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, 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
,5 4;. 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
'r 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
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by local and state building departments, fire prevention bureaus and federal agencies in
i ' protecting lives and property; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Dowling R. Watford, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the
City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby Proclaim the month of May 2023,as "Building Safety
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, on May 16, 2023, I have 1>
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