MBOIA
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
MMA - Augusta
- Call to Order: President Tim Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:08 am .
- Roll Call: In attendance were: Tim Nelson, Bruce Smith, Freeman Abbott, Frank Tracy, Dick Lambert, Kathryn Joiner, Jodine Adams, Barbara Skelton, Margaret Langhill. Tim Nelson noted there was a quorum to conduct the Board Meeting.
- Absent: Paul Demers, Al Farris, Jonathan Reed, Dabney Lewis
- Reading of the Minutes: Frank Tracy made a motion to accept the minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting on March 15, 2007 , seconded by Freeman Abbott. After a brief discussion, Frank Tracy amended his motion to accept the minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting on March 15, 2007 as amended, seconded by Freeman Abbott. All approved. Bruce Smith made a motion to accept the minutes of the General Business Meeting on March 15, 2007 as amended, seconded by Freeman Abbott. All approved.
- It was noted that the March 7, 2007 minutes were approved with an omission. Bruce Smith is a member of the Legislative Committee.
- Financial Report: Barb Skelton had no report. Tim Nelson reported that there is one bill to pay from Peerless Insurance for $352.00, dated April 1, 2007 . There was a general discussion on the liability insurance. Dick Lambert made a motion to pay the Peerless Insurance Invoices, seconded by Frank Tracy. All approved.
- Discussion of Classes and Profit Managing: Tim Nelson led a discussion about developing a policy for hosting future training and classes and the profit margin goal for these sessions. Bruce Smith offered that a set percentage could be set over cost for members and non-members. Tim Nelson passed out a document stating that ICC has approved an added benefit that provides complimentary training materials for all ICC members who attend the Annual Chapter Education Benefit Day, Rollover Chapter Education Benefit Day or Chapter of the Year Award Competition. There was general discussion about keeping the educational events affordable so that more members can attend. Barb Skelton noted that the trend has been to keep the price in line with the cost to cover expenses. There was a general discussion about the current status of the accounting books. Bruce Smith made a motion to charge members 10% above actual cost, and charge non-members 25% above the actual value of the training, seconded by Freeman Abbott. There was a detailed discussion about how to calculate the fees based on this formula. Bruce Smith amended the motion to charge members 10% above actual cost, and charge non-members twice the member fee, seconded by Dick Lambert. All approved the motion as amended. Tim noted that this is a policy change and would apply just to education.
- Committee Appointments:
- Education Committee: Jon Reed-Chair, Freeman Abbott-Vice Chair, Dave Twomey, Roby Fecteau, Tom Lister.
- Nomination Committee: Bruce Smith-Chair, Dan Hill, Carroll Shepard, Bill Longley.
- By-Laws: Jodine Adams-Chair, Kathryn Joiner, Wayne Matthews, Kathy Newell
- Rochester Home Builders Association Scholarship for ICC Meeting: Tim Nelson reported that everyone should be receiving letters for scholarship from the Maine Home Builders Association for those members who want to attend the ICC Meeting. Tim noted that in order to qualify for this scholarship, you must support no-home sprinklers.
- ICC Tour: Tim Nelson reported that Paul Demers has been working very hard on this, but New Hampshire has decided to do their own program in Meredith. Bruce Smith noted that he feels that we should have our own program. It was noted that the ICC and Mark Tebbetts needs to be involved in the planning of this event in the future. After a general discussion, it was the consensus of the Board of Directors to respectfully decline the offer from New Hampshire to join their event in Meredith, and Maine will hold to the same dates and inform ICC. The dates are as follows: June 15-membership meeting and Board of Directors meeting. This would be a daytime meeting.
- Audit Committee: There was a general discussion about missing items needed in order to continue on the 2006 audit. Dick Lambert gave Barb Skelton a list of the information needed in order to proceed. Barb Skelton reported on the financial status of the MBOIA.
- Building Safety Week: There was a brief discussion about Building Safety week. MBOIA will need to have the Governor do a proclamation. Building Safety Week is May 6-12, 2007 and is sponsored by the International Code Foundation.
- Website: Brief discussion about changing the design of the front page.
- Rollover Day: No further update on this so far. Tim Nelson needs to request the rollover day in writing, as there is no longer a form on the website.
- Attendance: There was a brief discussion about attendance at the Board of Directors Meetings.
- Adjourn: A motion was made by Frank Tracy, seconded by Dick Lambert, all approved to adjourn the meeting at 10:35 am .
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