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RESOLUTION NO. 05- 161
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 8, 2005,
THROUGH MAY 14, 2005, AS "BUILDING
SAFETY WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
made the following determinations:
1. During the week of May 8, 2005, through May 14, 2005, building
departments across America and around the world will celebrate Building Safety
Week.
2. Building Safety Week raises public awareness of building safety and
promotes the use, enforcement and understanding of building safety and fire
prevention codes to protect lives and property.
3. "Making Homes, Schools and Workplaces Safer Together" is the theme of
Building Safety Week 2005.
4. Building Safety Week, first observed in 1980, is sponsored by the
International Code Council Foundation, an organization dedicated to changing
the devastating effects of natural disasters and other building tragedies at home
and around the world.
5. The role of the Building Department in St. Lucie County along with the St.
Lucie County Fire District is to support projects that improve building safety at home,
in the work place, and in the community. The departments take steps to ensure
that the places where people in our community live, work, play and learn, are safe
by reviewing building plans, issuing building permits and inspecting buildings during
and after construction in enforcing the building code.
6. The Building Departments in St. Lucie County have been instrumental in
that no loss of life occurred as a result of two direct hits from Hurricanes Francis and
Jeanne. The Department is committed to the reconstruction of homes and
businesses that were damaged by the storms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Sf. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim May 8, 2005, through May 14, 2005. as
"BUILDING SAFETY WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages the citizens of Sf. Lucie County to get involved in
activities to learn more about the work of the Sf. Lucie County Building Department
and St. Lucie County Fire District ... because homes, schools and workplaces can
be made safer together.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 26th day of April, 2005.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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