A Weekly Note from Mayor Gary L. Graham
“Traditional Values, Progressive Thinking”
May is an important month each year when numerous organizations and groups of people throughout our nation receive recognition for the vital work they perform. The City Council and I are proud of the contributions these groups of people make to our community and it is our pleasure to honor them with the presentation of proclamations. During the May 2nd City Council Meeting proclamations were presented to the following groups.
O’Fallon’s City Clerk Phil Goodwin and Deputy City Clerk Maryanne Fair received a proclamation declaring April 30-May 7, 2006 as Municipal Clerks Week. Phil and Maryanne provide an essential and important link between the City of O’Fallon and our residents, and I salute their efficient and effective methods of keeping O’Fallon residents up-to-date about what is happening in our community.
In honor of National Historic Preservation Month the O’Fallon Historic Preservation Commission and the O’Fallon Historical Society were recognized for the important contributions they make to our community. It is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made by many dedicated individuals in helping to preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped O’Fallon.
A proclamation was issued declaring May 7-13, 2006 as National Building Safety Week. The Proclamation recognizes the diligent work of O’Fallon’s building safety officials, who enforce the codes that safeguard us in our homes, at school, and in the buildings in which we work. The importance of regulating and enforcing building codes is often overlooked until a catastrophic tragedy occurs. By inspecting buildings during and after construction, building, fire and other code officials help to ensure that buildings in the community are safe, sound and accessible places to work, play and live.
Our Public Works personnel were recognized at the May 15th City Council Meeting by declaring the week of May 21-27, 2006 as National Public Works Week. The proclamation expressed appreciation to O’Fallon’s Public Works personnel for the indispensable services they perform. Public Works projects and services are critical to the growth and quality of life in O’Fallon, and are an integral part of our citizens’ everyday lives. Through the efforts of our Public Works Department, O’Fallon remains a safe and comfortable city in which to reside.
We are blessed to live in a great community with caring people and a wonderful quality of life. It is through the dedication and hard work of our citizens that O’Fallon remains such a great community in which to live and work.
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