HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB 2023-080 Proclamation Building Safety MonthMEETING OF THE ITHACA TOWN BOARD
May 8, 2023
TB Resolution 2023 - 080: Resolution Proclaiming Building Safety Month —May2023
Whereasthe Town of Ithacais 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 nonprofitthat 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;
Whereasthese 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 “It Starts with You,” The theme for Building Safety Month 2023, encourages us all to raise awareness aboutbuilding safety on a personal, local and global scale, and;
Whereas each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, people all over the worldare 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 be it .
Resolved, that the Town Board hereby proclaims the month of May 2023as Building Safety Month and encourages all residents to join them as they participate in Building Safety Month activities.
Moved: Rob Rosen Seconded: Eric Levine
Vote: ayes – Howe, Levine, Johnson, DePaolo and Rosen