WHEREAS, through our continuing attention to building safer for everyday life and times of disaster, 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 buildings; and

        WHEREAS, the dedicated members of the Idaho Association of Building Officials, including building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders and others in the construction industry, develop and enforce codes to safeguard Idahoans in the buildings where we live, work, play and learn; and

        WHEREAS, the International Codes, the most widely adopted building safety and fire prevention codes in the nation, are used by most Idaho cities and counties. These modern building safety codes also include safeguards to protect the public from natural disasters that can occur, such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires and earthquakes; and

        WHEREAS, Building Safety Week, sponsored by the International Code Council Foundation and the Idaho Association of Building Officials, is an excellent opportunity to educate the public. It is a perfect time to increase public awareness of the role building safety and fire prevention officials, local and state building departments and federal agencies play in protecting lives and property; and

        WHEREAS, this year’s theme, “Building Smarter . . . For Disasters and Everyday Life,” encourages all Idahoans to raise our awareness of building safety. Everyone can take appropriate steps to ensure that the places where we live, work, play and learn are safe. Countless lives have been saved because of the building safety codes adopted and enforced by local and state agencies; and

        WHEREAS this year, as we observe Building Safety Week, we ask all Idahoans to consider projects to improve building safety at home and in the community, and to recognize the local building safety and fire prevention officials and the important role they play in public safety, everyday and in times of disaster;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim May 6 through 12, 2007, to be

BUILDING  SAFETY  WEEK

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at Boise, Idaho, on this 4^th day of May in the year of our Lord two-thousand and seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE