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Council issues proclamations honoring Building Safety Month, Earth Month and Yom HaShoah
Summary
Montgomery County Council read proclamations recognizing May as Building Safety Month, marking Earth Month, and observing Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah); officials highlighted building-code updates, sustainability goals and new hate-bias reporting resources.
At the start of its April 29 meeting the Montgomery County Council read three proclamations: Building Safety Month (May 2025), Earth Month and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). Council and executive office speakers praised the work of inspectors and code officials, emphasized the county's climate goals, and noted new resources to combat hate incidents.
County Executive Marc Elrich emphasized prevention and updated building codes, citing free home deck inspections and interagency coordination among DPS, fire and rescue, Housing and Community Affairs and HHS as central to public safety. He told the Council that the county updates codes every two to three years and that local outreach aims to help residents comply and be safe.
The Transportation and Environment Committee highlighted the county's climate targets and recent adoption of building energy performance standards. Council President Kate Stewart and Chair Evan Glass noted recent policy work to reduce single-use plastics, expand electrification and promote solar projects, pointing to the county's 2035 carbon reduction goal.
For Yom HaShoah, Councilmember Sydney Katz and representatives from the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) described a recent community commemoration, emphasized education and remembrance, and noted the council's $1.2 million grant program for nonprofit and faith-based organization security and a new hate-bias incident reporting portal tied to 311.
The proclamations were read into the record and the Council recessed briefly before continuing to general business.
(Reporting from the April 29, 2025 Montgomery County Council meeting.)
