HomeMy WebLinkAboutII (B) Proclamation - International Building Safety Week- April 4 - 10, 1999 Agenda 3-16-99
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WHEREAS, the safety of the buildings we occupy daily is essential to the health,safety and
welfare of the citizens of the world;and
WHEREAS, among the world's most fundamental laws and ordinances are those which
provide standards for the safe construction of buildings in which people live,work
and play;and
WHEREAS, for construction and building codes to be effective and enforced,understanding
and cooperation must exist between code officials and the people they serve;and
WHEREAS, through the efforts of code officials worldwide,and their cooperative relationship
with the construction industry,the administration of these health and life-safety
standards is assured;and
WHEREAS, units of government across the world-along with such prestigious organizations
as Building Officials&Code Administrators(BOCA)International,Inc.,
International Conference of Building Officials(ICBO),Southern Building Code
Congress International(SBCCI),Inc.,the Council of American Building Officials
(CABO),the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards
(NCSBCS),and the World Organization of Building Officials(WOBO)-are
joining to promote the use of building and construction codes today,for a lifetime
of building safety,through the observation of International Building Safety Week;
and
WHEREAS, our Code Enforcement Department and Building Department in general are
amongst the most conscientious department in our city;and
WHEREAS, the theme of International Building Safety Week I999 has been established as
"For A Safer Tomorrow,"
Now, Therefore,i, S.Scott Vandergrift,Mayor of the City of Ocoee,do hereby
proclaim April 4 through April 10, 1999 as:
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY WEEK
in the City of Ocoee,and urge all citizens of our community to participate in International
Building Safety Week activities to help promote building safety,to create awareness as to the
importance of construction and building codes,and to spotlight the role of the dedicated code
official in administering those codes.
'. ' IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto have set my
hand and caused the Seal of the City,of Ocoee,
Florida to be affixed this 16"' day ol March, 1999.
S. Scott Vandergrift,Mayor