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SAFETY MONTH
Proclamation
Building Safety Month — May, 2021
Whereas, Mounds View 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 disaster, 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 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 nation 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;
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, energy efficient and livable buildings that are essential to America's
prosperity, 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.
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 by local and state building
departments, fire prevention bureaus and federal agencies in protecting lives and property.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Carol A. Mueller of the City of Mounds View in the State of Minnesota,
do hereby proclaim the month of May 2021 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, I encourage our citizens to
join with their communities in participation in Building Safety Month activities.
Adopted this 10th nay of May, 2021.
Attest
(SEAL)
Carol A. Mueller, yor
N e Zi mund, City Administrator