HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-074 RESOLUTION NO. 20-074
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY 2020 AS
"BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. St. Lucie County 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.
2. Our confidence in the structural integrity 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
3. 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.
4. 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;
5. Modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters such as
hurricanes, tornadoes, wildland fires, and floods; which, according to a study by the National
Institute of Building Sciences, provide $11 in future mitigation benefits for every dollar invested.
6. 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 and livable buildings that are essential to America's prosperity.
7. "Safer Buildings, Safer Communities, Safer World," the theme for Building Safety Month 2020,
encourages all Americans to raise awareness about the importance of safe and resilient
construction; fire prevention; disaster mitigation, and new technologies in the construction industry.
Building Safety Month 2020 encourages appropriate steps everyone can take to ensure the safety of
our built environment and recognizes that the implementation of safety codes by local and state
agencies has saved lives and protected homes and businesses.
8. Each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, Americans are asked to consider the
commitment to improve building safety 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, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim May 2020 as "BUILDING SAFETY MONTH" in St. Lucie County.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 19`h day May 2020.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
DEPUTY'OL
CHAIR
APPROVED F R & CORRECTNESS:
CO NTY ATT NEY