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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
<br />OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
<br />Proclamation
<br />Building Safety Month — May, 2018
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<br />Whereas, the City of Mounds View is committed to recognizing our growth and strength depends on the safety
<br />and economic value of the homes, buildings and infrastructure that serve our citizens, both in everyday life and in times
<br />of natural disaster, and;
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<br />Whereas, our confidence in the structural integrity of these buildings that make up our community is achieved
<br />through the devotion of vigilant guardians––building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders,
<br />tradespeople, design professionals, laborers and others in the construction industry––who work year-round to ensure the
<br />safe construction of buildings, and;
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<br />Whereas, these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a U.S. based organization,
<br />that brings together local, state and federal officials that are experts in the built environment to create and implement the
<br />highest-quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, worship, play, and;
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<br />Whereas, our nation benefits economically and technologically from using the International Codes® that are
<br />developed by a national, voluntary consensus codes and standards developing organization, our government is able to
<br />avoid the high cost and complexity of developing and maintaining these codes, which are the most widely adopted
<br />building safety and fire prevention codes in the nation; these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the
<br />public from natural disasters such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods and earthquake; and;
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<br />Whereas, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council to remind the public about the
<br />critical role of our communities’ largely unknown guardians of public safety––our local code officials––who assure us of
<br />safe, efficient and livable buildings that are essential to keep America great, and;
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<br />Whereas, “Building Codes Save Lives” the theme for Building Safety Month 2018, encourages all Americans to
<br />raise awareness of the importance of building safe and resilient construction; fire prevention; disaster mitigation, and
<br />new technologies in the construction industry. Building Safety Month 2018 encourages appropriate steps everyone can
<br />take to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship and play are safe, and recognizes that countless lives
<br />have been saved due to the implementation of safety codes by local and state agencies, and,
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<br />Whereas, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, Americans are asked to consider the commitment
<br />to improve building safety and economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential
<br />service provided to all of us by local and state building departments, fire prevention bureaus and federal agencies in
<br />protecting lives and property.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carol A. Mueller, Mayor of the City of Mounds View do hereby proclaim the month of
<br />May 2018 as Building Safety Month..
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<br />Given under my hand and seal of the City of Mounds View this 23rd day of April, 2018.
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<br />Carol A. Mueller, Mayor
<br />(SEAL)
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