Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:       Through our continuing attention to building safety, we enjoy the comfort and peace of mind of structures that are safe and sound; and,

WHEREAS:       Building safety and fire prevention officials are at work year round to guide the safe construction of building; and

WHEREAS:       Not only is Building Safety Week an opportunity to educate the public, it is also the perfect time to increase public awareness of the role building safety and fire prevention officials play in the first line of defense to protect the public; and,

WHEREAS:       This year’s theme, “Making Homes, Schools, and Workplaces Safer Together”, encourages all Americans to raise our awareness of building safety, and to take appropriate steps to ensure that the places where we live, work, play and learn are safe; and

WHEREAS:       Countless lives have been saved because of the building safety codes adopted and enforced by local agencies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dennis “Boog” Highberger, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the week of May 8 – 14, 2005, to be

“BUILDING SAFETY WEEK”

and ask all Lawrence citizens to help improve building safety at home and in the community, and to recognize the local building safety and fire prevention officials and the important role that they play in public safety.

                                                     Dennis “Boog” Highberger, Mayor

May 10, 2005