WHEREAS, the City of Menifee 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, “Mission Possible,” the theme for Building Safety Month 2024, encourages us all to raise awareness about building safety on a personal, local and global scale; 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, the City Council of the City of Menifee, does hereby proclaim the month of May 2024 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, I encourage our citizens to build safely and be mindful of our community’s need for modern and informed building codes and enforcement to support the creation of safe and sustainable structures.
Dated this 1st day of May 2024.
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
MAY 2024
CI TY OF MENI FEE
ROCLAMATIONP
DEAN DEINES, MAYOR PRO TEM
RICKY ESTRADA, COUNCILMEMBER
BOB KARWIN, COUNCILMEMBER
LESA SOBEK, COUNCILMEMBER
BILL ZIMMERMAN, MAYOR