HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 03- 2022 Building Safety Month ProclamationBuilding Safety Month Proclamation
May 2022
WHEREAS, our City of Springfield, Oregon is committed to recognizing that our growth and
strength depends on the safety and essential role our homes, buildings and infrastructure
play, both in everyday life and when disasters strike, 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, territorial, tribal and federal officials who 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 and play, 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 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 and affordable buildings
that are essential to our prosperity, and;
WHEREAS, "Safety for All: Building Codes in Action," the theme for Building Safety Month
2022, encourages us all to raise awareness about planning for safe and sustainable
construction; career opportunities in building safety; understanding disaster mitigation,
energy conservation; and creating a safe and abundant water supply to all of our benefit,
and;
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, Sean VanGordon, Mayor of Springfield, Oregon, do hereby hereby
proclaim the month of May 2022 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, I encourage our
citizens to join us as we participate in Building Safety Month activities.
SPRINGFIELD
OREGON
Sean VanGordon
Mayor