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MBOIA
Board Meeting
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Spring Meadows Country Club
Gray
9:00 a.m.
- Call to Order: President Tim Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:04am .
- Roll Call: In attendance were: Tim Nelson, Bruce Smith, Dabney Lewis, Al Farris, Frank Tracy, Barbara McPheters, Kathryn Joiner, Dick Lambert, Norm Fecteau, Paul Demers, Carroll Shephard. President Tim Nelson determined a quorum of officers.
- Absent: Mike Nugent-Position will need to be filled for Mike Nugent, as he has officially resigned at his position so cannot serve on the board but will still be a member.
- Reading of the Minutes: Al Farris made a motion to accept the minutes of July 13, 2006 , seconded by Frank Tracy. All approved.
- Communications and Bills: Tim Nelson reported on communications:
- LPC Meeting at MMA on September 14, 2006 at the Augusta Civic Center at 1pm .
- NEBOEA seminars October 2-5, 2006 .
- Report of the Officers and Treasurers Report: Al Farris reported on the financials to-date. Currently there are no bills to be paid, however, refunds to the participants and hole sponsors from the cancelled golf tournament will need to go out. There are no new members to approve.
Al Farris reported on the following: Bank Statement Date: August 31, 2006
Checking Balance: $3597.68
18 Mo. CD's: $3684.38
12 Mo. CD's $2651.23
Total Current Balance $11239.07
Carroll Shepherd made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report as presented, second by Paul Demers. All approved.
- Report of the Committees:
- EDUCATION: Barbara McPheters reported that all of the seminars had been cancelled due to extremely low attendance, and there was discussion to possibly try to host these workshops in the Spring in conjunction with the Expo. There was a general discussion about the amount of work that goes into planning these events, and the need to regroup and see how upcoming workshops will best suit the membership. Discussion on creating the mailing labels electronically so that there will not be the need to keep recreating them each time.
- NEBOEA: Tim Nelson reported that the NEBOEA Convention will be October 2-5, 2006 at Umass, and that the curriculum looks good. Tim added that NEBOEA had a meeting in early September but did not attend.
- NERC (Region 6): Tim Nelson reported that the officers installation will be September 19 th and the first annual meeting will be on the same date in Florida . Discussion on the NY state hospitality room and that they are looking for donations to host this. Frank Tracy made a motion to donate $300.00 to the hospitality room, seconded by Carroll Shepherd. Brief discussion on getting the MBOIA banner to Tim Nelson. 9 approved, 1 abstained, 1 opposed. Motion carried.
- Election Committee: Paul Demers reviewed the positions up for re-election. Tim led a brief discussion about Norm Fecteau's absence at meetings, and turned the floor over to Norm who noted that he is unable to commit due to work responsibilities, and he will respect the wishes of the board with no hard feelings. After a brief discussion, Norm submitted his resignation to the board. The consensus of the board is that Norm is leaving excellent terms will full understanding of the time constraints he has. Frank Tracy made a motion to accept Norm Fecteau's resignation, seconded by Bruce Smith. Tim Nelson thanked Norm for his service and noted that he has been a great asset to the Association. A letter will be sent to him thanking him for his service. All approved with regret.
- Unfinished Business:
- Audit-Al Farris reported on the current status of the Audit. Because of work issues, it is not yet complete, but he has completed over 2 years. It is actively being worked on, and he will continue to report on the progress.
- Golf Tournament-Tim Nelson reported that the golf tournament that was scheduled for today after the meeting was cancelled because there were very few players signed up. Tim asked the board, "Where is the Association going and how are we going to get there?" There was a discussion about how to approach this and how to get the membership to participate in the programs offered. After a detailed discussion, it was decided that the December meeting should be a work session to brainstorm ideas on where the Association should be heading. Dick Lambert noted that he would be available and willing to facilitate/moderate this work session. It was also noted that the Board may wish to have a one-day retreat at the Executive Board meeting in January.
- Tim reported that he received a phone call from Mark Tebbetts from ICC. Discussion about IPC/UPC. Tim noted that MBOIA is not interested at this time in becoming active again on this subject.
- Pre-Registration for Meetings: Al Farris led a brief discussion on pre-registering for the meetings. The general consensus is to try this one more time at the December meeting and revise it before it is abandoned.
- Al Farris led a brief discussion about the ESBOF membership cost. Consensus of the board is to hold on this issue for now.
- Al Farris noted that due to network upgrades at his work, he would like to purchase a thumb drive to save MBOIA documents to in order to avoid losing any files. Dick Lambert made a motion for Al Farris to purchase a thumb drive, seconded by Barbara McPheters. All approved.
- New Business: None
- The Good and Welfare of the Association: None
- Adjournment: Dick Lambert made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:08am , seconded by Dabney Lewis. All approved.
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MBOIA
General Business Meeting
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Spring Meadows Country Club
Scarborough
10:00 a.m.
- Call to Order: President Tim Nelson called the meeting to order at 10:12am .
- Roll Call: In attendance were: Tim Nelson, Bruce Smith, Dabney Lewis, Al Farris, Frank Tracy, Barbara McPheters, Kathryn Joiner, Dick Lambert, Norm Fecteau, Paul Demers, Carroll Shephard. President Tim Nelson determined a quorum of officers.
- Absent: Mike Nugent-Position will need to be filled for Mike Nugent, as he has officially resigned at his position so cannot serve on the board but will still be a member.
- Reading of the minutes: Tim Nelson reported that the minutes of July 13, 2006 were accepted at the Board Meeting this morning.
- Communications and bills: Tim Nelson reported on the following communications:
- LPC Meeting at MMA on September 14, 2006 at the Augusta Civic Center at 1pm .
- NEBOEA seminars October 2-5, 2006 .
- Report of the Officers and Treasurer's Report: Al Farris reported on the financials to-date. Currently there are no bills to be paid, however, refunds to the participants and hole sponsors from the cancelled golf tournament will need to go out. There are no new members to approve.
Al Farris reported on the following: Bank Statement Date: August 31, 2006
Checking Balance: $3597.68
18 Mo. CD's: $3684.38
12 Mo. CD's $2651.23
Total Current Balance $11239.07
Dabney Lewis made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report as presented, seconded by Carroll Shepherd. All approved.
Freeman Abbott made a motion to pay the invoice for this meeting, seconded by Carroll Shepherd. All approved.
- Report of the Committees:
- Education Committee: Barbara McPheters reported that all of the seminars had been cancelled due to extremely low attendance, and there was discussion to possibly try to host these workshops in the Spring in conjunction with the Expo.
- NEBOEA: Tim Nelson reported that the NEBOEA Convention will be October 2-5, 2006 at Umass, and that the curriculum looks good. Tim added that NEBOEA had a meeting in early September but did not attend.
- NERC: Tim Nelson reported that the officers installation will be September 19 th and the first annual meeting will be on the same date in Florida . Tim noted that the board voted to approve a $300 donation to the NY hospitality room at the convention.
- ICC: Tim Nelson gave a brief report that there are 11 representatives from 11 regions and that there are going to be some by-law changes.
- Audit Committee: Dick Lambert reported on the auditing of the books and the current standing. He noted that he hopes to present the audit report at the next meeting after the next board meeting.
- Unfinished Business:
None
- New Business
- New Members: None
- Annual Election of Officers and Directors: Paul Demers reported on the openings:
• President: Tim Nelson was nominated by the Nominating Committee, there were no nominations from the floor. Bruce Smith made a motion to cast one ballot, seconded by Frank Tracy. All approved.
• VP: Dick Lambert was nominated by the Nominating Committee, there were no nominations from the floor. Frank Tracy made a motion to cast one ballot, seconded by Carroll Shepherd. All approved.
• Director-3 year: Paul Demers was nominated by the Nominating Committee, there were no nominations from the floor.
• Director-3 year: Freeman Abbott was nominated by the Nominating Committee, there were no nominations from the floor.
• Director-1 year: Jodine Adams was nominated by the Nominating Committee, there were no nominations from the floor. To replace seat vacated by Norm Fecteau.
• Director-1 year: Jonathan Reed was nominated by the Nominating Committee, there were no nominations from the floor. To replace seat vacated by Mike Nugent.
Dick Lambert made a motion to cast one ballot for all four directors, seconded by Frank Tracy. All approved.
Scott Davis moderated the election of officers. There were no nominations for the floor and the new slate of officers was approved.
- The Good & Welfare of the Association:
- Tim Nelson reviewed the discussion from the board meeting this morning about the golf tournament and multiple workshop cancellations. Tim opened the discussion to all in attendance about where the Association is going. After a detailed discussion, it was decided that the December meeting will be a work session to brain storm ideas for the Association, with Dick Lambert facilitating. It was noted that it would be a good idea to send out a survey to membership prior to the meeting, and to note this on the flyer that goes out.
- Paul Demers gave a brief report on the cancelled golf tournament.
- Tim Nelson noted to the membership about his discussion with Mark Tebbetts from ICC about the IPC/IUPC issue and that MBOIA will not be getting involved at this time.
- Al Farris noted as a point of interest that in November at the Code Institute, there will be a session on recognizing Meth labs.
- Paul Demers reported that Mike Nugent had taken over the MBOIA website, but can no longer do this. He noted that Barbara McPheters said that she would work with Jesse Costa if it was agreed upon. A motion was made by Scott Davis, seconded by Frank Tracy to negotiate with Jesse Costa in maintaining the MBOIA website. All approved.
- Al Farris noted as a point of interest that the expectation is that all builders should be building according to the model building code, and gave a scenario of how this is not the case.
- Scott Davis mentioned that his county is becoming very involved with public health.
- There was a brief discussion about inspecting carnival rides and the situation in Biddeford .
- Dick Lambert noted that certifications are due next February. There was a discussion about getting credits for work experience and that this was a one-time credit followed by discussion on the certification program and the need to get involved with how the rules are written.
- Adjournment: Carroll Shepherd made a motion to adjourn at 11:25am , seconded by Frank Tracy. All approved.
ACCEPTED NOVEMBER 9, 2006
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