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May 2024 Building Safety Month prodamation by the vapor of Me Quip of Menton, 9exam; To all to Whom tbele pre,5ent,5 5f all come, greeting: WHEREAS, The City of Denton recognizes 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 to ensure the safe construction of buildings;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, 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,Gerard Hudspeth,Mayor of the City of Denton,Texas,do hereby declare and proclaim the month of May 2024 as "BUILDING SAFETY MONTH" in the City of Denton and 1 encourage our citizens to join us as we participate in Building Safety Month activities. "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. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Denton,Texas to be affixed this the r day of May 2024. GE ETH,MAYOR ATTEST: LAUREN THODEN,CITY SECRETARY BY: �( � � s�5�_—AOCLA '