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May

2026

Government Relations Monthly Update, ICC (Rick Bluntzer)

Dear ICC Members and Friends,

Happy Building Safety Month! Check out the latest from ICC in this month’s Government Relations Monthly Update. In addition to news about Building Safety Month activities ICC is planning, some additional highlights include:

Registration opens for 2026 ICC Annual Conference + Expo in Nashville
Voting begins on May 8 for 2027 Code Development Cycle Group A and B
ICC releases its 2025 Annual Report
Natural Disasters: Life and Career-Changing Events for Code Officials webinar to be held May 27

Be sure to check out our website for more information and resources to celebrate Building Safety Month 2026! Attached is the sample proclamation for Building Safety Month 2026. Make sure your chapter and your jurisdiction recognize Building Safety Month with a resolution. Let us know if you’re doing a special event for Building Safety Month! Celebrate with us by using our hashtag #BuildingSafetyMonth2026 on social media.

Click here for this month’s ICC Government Relations Monthly Update. Please pass it along to colleagues, friends and stakeholders, and if there are people that should be added to our mailing list, let me know!

As always, please let me know what I can do for you and your chapters. Thank you for all you do for your communities!

Rick

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Apr

2026

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Jan

2026

MAY is Building Safety Month! | Find an attached draft-resolution which is suitable for cities to present to their City Councils for passage! (*EZ!!)

MAY is Building Safety Month and the attached draft resolution is suitable for cities to present to their City Councils for passage.

When a city passes a resolution, they will let Rick Bluntzer know and send him a copy- He will then get it posted on the ICC website!

Contact Rick with any questions!: rbluntzer@iccsafe.org

Oct

2025

Phoenix Planning and Development Department Newsletter | City of Phoenix

Dear Planning and Development Department Partners,

This has been an incredibly productive year for Planning and Development. Together, we have strengthened our culture of partnership and service, embraced innovation, and delivered meaningful improvements that benefit our customers and community. I am proud of the dedicated public servants who make this work possible and grateful to our development partners for their continued support.

Together, we are shaping a safe and well-designed city.

Our focus this year has been to listen to our customers, implement meaningful process improvements, and build a foundation for even greater efficiency and transparency in the future. This quarter’s newsletter is a celebration of those efforts and a look ahead at what our department is doing next to better serve our customers.

If you’re interested in contributing to our efforts, please read our 2025 Process Improvements Report, or join us for a listening session (details below) to share your thoughts with us.

- Joshua Bednarek, Director

Jul

2025

ICC: Creative Growth Strategies and Using the Chapter Forum in the Online Community

Recording now available!

Chapter Webinar, Quarter 2

Creative Growth Strategies and Using the Chapter Forum in the Online Community

Jul

2025

The State of the Building Safety Industry Report

ICC Report Unlocks Insights into the Industry's Present Landscape and Future Horizons

- How do building safety salaries compare with the national average?
- What are the most common challenges facing the profession?

- How do building safety professionals rate their level of job satisfaction?
- Which aspect of their job do 74% of professionals enjoy most?

The State of the Building Safety Industry Report, published by the International Code Council for its members, summarizes data collected from thousands of professionals offering insight into workplace trends, compensation, challenges, outlook and much more. These benchmarks can help you understand: