HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/04/2021 - Proclamation Declaring May 2021 as Building Safety
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins 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 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 that brings together local, state and federal officials that 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, our community benefits economically and technologically from using the
International Codes that are developed by a national, voluntary consensus codes and standards
developing organization, our government is able to avoid the high cost and complexity of developing
and maintaining these codes, which are the most widely adopted building safety and fire prevention
codes in the world; and
WHEREAS, “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save,” the theme for Building
Safety Month 2021, encourages all Americans to raise awareness about the importance of safe and
resilient construction; fire prevention; disaster mitigation, energy conservation; water safety; training
the next generation; and new technologies in the construction industry 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, efficient, and livable buildings that are
essential to the City of Fort Collins prosperity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
the month of May 2021 as
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
in the city of Fort Collins in honor of the men and women whose diligence and professionalism keep
the buildings where we live, learn, work and play safe and sustainable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 4th day of May, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk