Building Safety Month (May 2024)Copyrighted
May 6, 2024
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 02.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Building Safety Month (May 2024)
SUMMARY: On behalf of the Housing and Community Development Department.
SUGGESTED
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PITDIMCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque 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 is achieved through the devotion of
vigilant guardians, including housing and building inspectors, fire marshals, architects,
engineers, builders, electricians, plumbers, and others in the construction industry, who
work year-round to ensure the safe design, construction, and occupation of buildings; and
WHEREAS, these guardians are dedicated to continually expanding their knowledge to provide
guidance and implementation of 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, building deterioration and decay, snowstorms, tornadoes, wind damage, fires, and
floods; and
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month reminds the public about the critical role of our communities' largely
unknown protectors of public safety —our local inspectors and 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 building, engineering, planning and fire departments in
protecting lives and property.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2024 AS
"BUILDING SAFETY MONTH"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 6th day of May 2024.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk
2024: Submitted by: Ben Pothoff, Deputy Code Official
2023: Submitted by: Ben Pothoff, Deputy Code Official and accepted by Tom Townsend, Chair of
the Building Code Advisory and Appeals Board.