MBOIA
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Dunstan School Restaurant
Scarborough , ME
- Call to Order: President Tim Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:10am .
- Roll Call: In attendance were: Tim Nelson, Dick Lambert, Jodine Adams, Barbara Skelton, Freeman Abbott, Jonathan Reed, Dabney Lewis, Al Farris, Frank Tracy, Kathryn Joiner, Bruce Smith, Margaret Langhill. Tim Nelson noted there was a quorum to conduct the Board Meeting.
- Absent: Paul Demers
- Reading of the Minutes: Frank Tracy made a motion to amend the minutes to change the wording of co-chair to vice chair, seconded by Freeman Abbott. All approved. Bruce Smith made a motion to accept the minutes of March 7, seconded by Frank Tracy. All approved.
- Communications and Bills: Tim Nelson reported on communications he has received to date:
- MMA Affiliate Group letter
- Training Facility Task Force Report-Tim Nelson led a general discussion about the issue of one and two family sprinkler systems. MBOIA is being asked to participate in a task force to push through this legislation in cooperation with the State Fire Marshal and the Maine Fire Chiefs' Association. It was the consensus of the board that this should be referred to the Legislative Committee for review and further investigation to see if MBOIA should participate and what the position of the MBOIA should be, and the Legislative Committee should report back to the Board of Directors with the recommendation to present to membership. The timeline for this is 6-8 weeks.
- Tim Nelson noted that the NFPA and Icodes are being compared, and some monies have been established to send to Julius Blanco to review these changes.
- Al Farris and Barbara Skelton noted that there are no outstanding bills with the exception of the Internet site. Al reported that all monies due to be refunded from the cancelled golf tournament and the cancelled 2006 workshops have been refunded. Al added that the transfer of duties of the office of Treasurer were completed yesterday. Tim Nelson thanked Al Farris for his work for MBOIA. Al Farris apologized to the Board for his demeanor in the last quarter last year and his missing the board meeting as he was going through some transitions that required his attention.
- Report of the Officers and Treasurers Report: Al reported on the financials to-date.
Al Farris reported on the following: Bank Statement Date as of 2/28/07 :
Checking Balance: $3148.50
12 Mo. CD's $2711.08
18 Mo. CD's: $3749.52
Savings: $1206.98
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Current Balance $10916.08
Bruce Smith made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report as presented, seconded by Freeman Abbott. All approved.
- Report of the Committees:
- Membership: All of the new member applications were reviewed by Tim Nelson. Dick Lambert made a motion to accept the new member applications, seconded by Frank Tracy. There was a brief discussion about an expired member who is no longer in the business that has moved back into the area and would like to rejoin. It was the consensus of the Board that this person does not fit into the current membership profile and should be contacted and told that once he has secured employment in the Industry, he should apply for membership then. Al Farris to follow up. All Approved.
- EDUCATION: There was a general discussion about the annual April workshop on April 11-12. Barbara to get the brochure information to MMA right away so that the brochure can be drafted and sent out. It was noted that Jonathan Reed would be heading the Education Committee moving forward.
- NEBOEA: Tim Nelson reported that NEBOEA have had a meeting, and the facilitator for the UMASS program has resigned, and there is a new facilitator in place. The program is being put together, but noted that the UMASS program coincides with the ICC Annual Conference in Reno , NV .
- ESBOF: Tim Nelson reported that there is an ESBOF Conference March 25-27 in Rocky Hill , CT. Tim reviewed some of the courses that will be offered.
- NERC (Region 6): Tim Nelson reported that they have approved the by-law changes, and these changes will be incorporated shortly. He also reported that he was voted in as Chair, and reviewed the new members of the board.
- Audit Committee: Dick Lambert reported that the Audit Committee met on March 1. The books have been reviewed for 2005 and the first part of 2006 and all is in order and balanced. The Committee will be meeting again to review the books for 2006 and the first part of 2007. This will certify and complete Al Farris' term as Treasurer. It was consensus of the committee that this should be done annually, at the same time. It is already in the by-laws that this should be done annually, and the Board of Directors would like the By-Law Committee to review and recommend that this be done in October annually to be reported on at the Annual Membership Meeting in December.
- Unfinished Business:
- Frank Tracy mentioned that he would like more northern representation on the board. Brief discussion. The board will continue to work on this.
- Frank Tracy noted that Russ Martin would like to address an upcoming MBOIA meeting to address some concerns about the LPIs. Referred to the education committee.
- Tim Nelson noted that a full review of the Standing Committees and the Subcommittees was done at the Board of Directors Retreat on March 7. He noted that he would be asking for membership to join committees at today's Business Meeting.
- New Business:
- Barbara Skelton reported that the website is being updated and that she has been working with Jesse. Barb asked that if anyone has the policy about the pricing of the code books in writing, to get this information to her for the website.
- Dick Lambert reported that the newsletter is complete and has been put out on the website. Dick will get this newsletter to Margaret Langhill from MMA to send this out electronically as well. The April brochure will be sent at the same time.
- Tim Nelson reported that he would be putting out a call for committees at the business meeting today. He expects the chairs and vice chairs to seek out members to serve on the committees as well.
- Administrative Guide: Dick Lambert passed out a draft of the section of the admin guide that is being developed for the job descriptions. He has asked each member of the Board to review his/her specific section and email him with changes. Dick will send the document out electronically as well.
- The Good and Welfare of the Association: None
- Adjournment: Freeman Abbott made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:00am , seconded by Bruce Smith. All approved.
MBOIA
General Business Meeting
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Dunstan School Restaurant
Scarborough , ME
- Call to Order: President Tim Nelson called the meeting to order at 12:41pm .
- Roll Call: In attendance were: Tim Nelson, Dick Lambert, Jodine Adams, Barbara Skelton, Freeman Abbott, Jonathan Reed, Dabney Lewis, Al Farris, Frank Tracy, Kathryn Joiner, Bruce Smith, Margaret Langhill. See classlist for member attendance.
- Absent: Paul Demers
- Reading of the Minutes: Tim Nelson reported the December 2006 and February 2007 minutes were previously accepted at the March 7, 2007 Board of Directors meeting. The March 7, 2007 minutes were accepted by the Board this morning.
- Communications and Bills: Tim Nelson reported on communications:
- MMA Affiliate Group letter
- Al Farris noted that there are no outstanding bills with the exception of the Internet site. Tim reported that Al Farris resigned as Treasurer in December, and Jodine Adams was voted in as Secretary, and Barb Skelton was voted in as Treasurer. Al was thanked for his work for MBOIA.
- Report of the Officers and Treasurers Report: Al Farris reported on the financials to-date.
Al Farris reported on the following: Bank Statement Date as of 2/28/07 :
Checking Balance: $3148.50
12 Mo. CD's $2711.08
18 Mo. CD's: $3749.52
Savings: $1206.98
Petty Cash: $100.00
Total Current Balance $10916.08
Dan Hill made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report as presented, seconded by Dave Grisk. All approved.
- Report of the Committees:
- NEBOEA: Tim Nelson reported that NEBOEA have had a meeting, and the facilitator for the UMASS program has resigned, and there is a new facilitator in place. The program is being put together, but noted that the UMASS program coincides with the ICC Annual Conference in Reno , NV .
- ESBOF: Tim Nelson reported that there is an ESBOF Conference March 25-27 in Rocky Hill , CT. Tim reviewed some of the courses that will be offered.
- NERC (Region 6): Tim Nelson reported that they have approved the by-law changes, and these changes will be incorporated shortly. He also reported that he was voted in as Chair, and reviewed the new members of the board.
- EDUCATION: Barbara Skelton reported that the annual training at the Expo will be April 11-12, and the brochures will be out in about a week. The program and pricing will be similar to last year. The session for the first day will be wood framing, and the session for the second day will be inspecting soil types.
- Audit Committee: Dick Lambert reported that the Audit Committee met on March 1. The books have been reviewed for 2005 and the first part of 2006 and all is in order and balanced. The Committee will be meeting again to review the books for 2006 and the first part of 2007. This will certify and complete Al Farris' term as Treasurer. It was consensus of the committee that this should be done annually, at the same time. It is already in the by-laws that this should be done annually, and the Board of Directors would like the By-Law Committee to review and recommend that this be done in October annually to be reported on at the Annual Membership Meeting in December.
- Unfinished Business: None
- New Business:
- Discussion of Goals and the Planning and Achievement of Them: Tim Nelson led the discussion of the results from the December 2006 membership meeting. The Board of Directors met on March 7, 2007 and had a planning session on how to achieve the goals that the membership rated in December. Tim noted that the Board reviewed and revised all of the standing and sub-committees and he reviewed the list. Each committee has been assigned specific goals based on the goals discussed at the December meeting. Tim noted that he is looking to the membership to volunteer on some of the committees and help achieve the goals. It was asked that this list of goals and the list of committees be put on the website.
- Sprinkler Systems in One/Two Family Homes: Tim Nelson led a discussion that the State Fire Marshal's Office and other affiliates are looking for the MBOIA to be represented on a task force to push through legislation for mandatory legislation for sprinkler systems in one/two family homes. There was a lengthy discussion from the membership present, and the consensus is that MBOIA should politely decline for the following reasons: MBOIA believes that more effort needs to be done to focus on detection before moving to this solution, the MBOIA feels that the Building Code Working Group (BCWG) previously set up was already established to deal with these types of issues, another task force is not necessary. Renee Carter made a motion to send a letter and position paper to John Dean outlining the MBOIA's concerns and reasons for not readily participating in this task force and to request a meeting to discuss the concerns, seconded by Scott Davis. During discussion, it was noted that the letter should note that the MBOIA feels that sprinkler systems are a benefit and it is not the intent of the MBOIA to diminish the importance of sprinkler systems, but for the reasons already mentioned and the fact that not all municipalities have established building codes, there are concerns that need to be addressed. Al Farris pointed out that part of this issue would be the long-term reduction in property taxes. It was also noted that this letter and position paper should go to all of the members of the Building Code Working Group (BCWG) previously established. The MBOIA does not feel that this should be mandatory, but voluntary guidelines may be more acceptable. All approved.
- The Good and Welfare of the Association:
- Scott Davis reported that he sends out a newsletter occasionally, and if anyone is interested in receiving this email, send him your email address or visit cityofbath.com and the newsletter is on the City of Bath website. Scott added that as follow-up, they have been requiring inspection deposits that are refunded after the inspection is complete, and the process is working great. It was noted that this should go on the MBOIA website.
- It was noted that it looks like the radon bill will go through, and the contractor bill is back in this year.
- Dick Lambert noted that this year that there has been more buildings being built too close to private cemeteries than ever before. It is a class E crime so it is the District Attorney's function to enforce this law, not the local code officer. It's the DA's function to enforce the law, not the local code enforcer. The bill proposes that it becomes a civil fine, and falling under the code officer.
- General discussion about outdoor wood burners. Scott Davis noted that they have been outlawed in Bath .
- Adjournment: Dick Lambert made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:23pm , seconded by Al Farris. All approved.
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