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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-12 Proclamation - Building Safety Month �\‘'e Cen ter of Good LI v l�i s• W�pOEa 7 ©E '1 Proclamation eReab, The City of Ocoee is continuing efforts to address the critical issues of safety, energy efficiency, and sustainability in the building environment that affect our citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural disaster, to give our citizens confidence that our structures are safe and sound; and vme3a 0R6, lflbat confidence is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians — building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders and others in the construction industry; and WRIT lea *, The Florida Building Codes adopted and used by the State of Florida include safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters that can occur such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and flooding; and v3bet t lb, 3uilbin Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council and International Code Council Foundation, to remind the public about the critical role of our communities' largely unknown guardians of public safety —our local code officials —who assure us of safe, efficient and livable buildings; and WjEgiVrag), 3uitbing Safety Month: "An International Celebration of Safe and Sensible Structures" the theme for Building Safety Month 2012, encourages everyone to take appropriate steps to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship, and play are safe and sustainable, and recognizes that countless lives �t,� have been saved due to the implementation of safety; and 7t,u Weleidtte, Therefore, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby Proclaim May, 2012 to be BUILDING SAFETY MONTH in the City of Ocoee, and urge all citizens to support staffs efforts in considering projects to improve building safety and sustainability and acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by our local code officials in protecting lives and property. IN WITNESS WHEROF, I hereunto have Set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this 7' day of May 2012. S. Scott Va uk'tg'ut J'tayo4