Promote Building Safety Week in Your Community
2009 Proclamations
The International Code Council thanks jurisdictions across the nation that proclaim Building Safety Week. Each year, governors, mayors, county executives and other officials sign proclamations, official statements and letters of recognition. The list below reflects only those jurisdictions that forwarded copies of their 2009 proclamations to the International Code Council. We know there are many others out there. We would love to hear from you.
Please forward a copy of your jurisdiction's proclamation to ICC Headquarters, 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001, or email us.
| State | Governor | Form of Recognition |
| Alabama | Governor Bob Riley | Proclamation |
| Arizona | Governor Janice K. Brewer | Proclamation |
| Colorado | Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. | Proclamation |
| Connecticut | Governor M. Jodi Rell | Official Statement |
| Florida | Governor Charlie Crist | Greetings |
| Georgia | Governor Sonny Perdue | Proclamation |
| Illinois | Governor Pat Quinn | Proclamation |
| Iowa | Governor Chester J. Culver | Proclamation |
| Kentucky | Governor Steven L. Beshear | Proclamation |
| Louisiana | Governor Bobby Jindal | Proclamation |
| Maryland | Governor Martin O'Malley | Proclamation |
| Michigan | Governor Jennifer M. Granholm | Proclamation |
| Mississippi | Governor Haley Barbour | Proclamation |
| Missouri | Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon | Proclamation |
| Montana | Governor Brian Schweitzer | Letter of Support |
| Nebraska | Governor Dave Heineman | Proclamation |
| Nevada | Governor Jim Gibbons | Proclamation |
| New Hampshire | Governor John H. Lynch | Proclamation |
| New Jersey | Governor Jon S. Corzine | Proclamation |
| New Mexico | Governor Bill Richardson | Proclamation |
| New York | Governor David Paterson | Proclamation |
| North Carolina | Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue | Proclamation |
| Ohio | Governor Ted Strickland | Recognition |
| Oregon | Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski | Proclamation |
| Pennsylvania | Governor Edward G. Rendell | Greetings |
| Rhode Island | Governor Donald L. Carcieri | Proclamation |
| South Carolina | Governor Mark Sanford | Proclamation |
| Tennessee | Governor Phil Bredesen | Proclamation |
| Texas | Governor Rick Perry | Proclamation |
| Virginia | Governor Timothy M. Kaine | Recognition |
| Washington | Governor Christine O. Gregoire | Proclamation |
| West Virginia | Governor Joe Manchin III | Proclamation |
| Jurisdiction | Officer | Form of Recognition |
| City of La Habra, California | Tom Beamish, Mayor, La Habra, California | Proclamation |
| City and County of San Francisco, California | Sean R. Eisbernd, Supervisor, Board of Supervisors | Resolution |
| City and County of San Francisco, California | Gavin Newsome, Mayor, San Francisco, California | Proclamation |
| Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado | Jack A. Hilbert, Chair, Board of County Commissioners | Resolution |
| City of Sunrise, Florida | Roger B. Wishner, Mayor, Sunrise, Florida | Proclamation |
| Village of South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois | Jim W. Hansen, President, Board of Trustees | Proclamation |
| Wyandotte County, Kansas | Joe Reardon, Mayor, Kansas City, Kansas | Proclamation |
| City of Leawood, Kansas | Peggy J. Dunn, Mayor, Leawood, Kansas | Proclamation |
| Anne Arundel County, Maryland | John Leopold, County Executive, Anne Arundel County, Maryland | Proclamation |
| NE Building Code Assoc., Massachusetts | Matthew Mulvey, President, | Proclamation |
| City of Saint Paul, Minnesota | Christopher B. Coleman, Mayor, Saint Paul, Minnesota | Proclamation |
| City of St. Charles, Missouri | Patricia M. York, Mayor, St. Charles, Missouri | Proclamation |
| Monroe County, New York | Maggie Brooks, County Executive, Monroe County Executive | Proclamation |
| NYBOC Central Chapter, New York | Neal J. Smith, President, Oswego, New York | Proclamation |
| City of Bartlett, Tennessee | A. Keith McDonald, Mayor, Bartlett, Tennessee | Proclamation |
| City of Plano, Texas | Pat Evans, Mayor, Plano, Texas | Proclamation |
| City of Fairfax, Virginia | Robert F. Lederer, Mayor, Fairfax, Virginia | Proclamation |
| Gloucester County, Virginia | Michelle R. Ressler, Chair, Board of Supervisors | Proclamation |
| City of Oak Creek, Wisconsin | Richard R. Bolender, Mayor, Oak Creek, Wisconsin | Proclamation |