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Proclamation
Building Safety Month — May 2023
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View, Minnesota, is committed to growth that depends on the
safety of our homes, buildings and infrastructure, both in everyday life and when disasters strike, and;
WHEREAS, our confidence in the resilience of these buildings 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, territorial, tribal and federal officials who are experts in the
built environment to support the highest -quality codes to protect us, and;
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 serves 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 and affordable buildings that are essential to prosperity, and;
WHEREAS, "It Starts with You," the theme for Building Safety Month 2023, encourages us all to
raise awareness about building safety on a personal, local and global scale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary Meehlhause, Acting Mayor of the City of Mounds View, do hereby
proclaim the month of May 2023 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, I encourage our citizens to join
in Building Safety Month activities.
Adopted this ?41h Gay of April, 2023
Gary Meehlhause, Acting Ma or
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