MINUTES MAY 18,2000,IAEI SUNCOAST DIVISION, FLORIDA CHAPTER
GENERAL MEETING: CITY OF LARGO


1. Steve Doyle, President of the Suncoast Division commenced our regularly scheduled meeting at 1:44 PM. Our new meeting location at the Largo Municipal Complex on 201 Highland Avenue. A Flag was not present, so President Doyle suggested we Pledge to a virtual flag. Introductions commenced and Ken Carter with the City of Largo was recognized as a first time visitor. Jim Pappas was back from a triple bypass. All were glad to see him here.


2.President Doyle asked for a moment of silence for those members experiencing difficult times.

3.Approval of the April 13 minutes was first motioned by Nelson Montgomery and a second made by Joe Bolesina. Minutes were accepted as printed.

On file with Secretary Christlieb are copies of the current municipalities that will fall under the jurisdiction of Pinellas County for inspections. They are as follows: City of Belleair Beach; City of Belleair Bluffs; Town of Belleair Shore; City of Madeira Beach; Town of Redington Beach; Town of Belleair; and South Pasadena
Copy of current IAEI courses that have been filed with the State of Florida. Receipt for delivery of shirts to 2 Division members.


4.Ruben Rocha expeditiously gave his Treasure’s report. A total income of $3,065.00 and disbursements of $2,515.00 were reported. The financial status of the Division remains solid. Joe Bolesina made a motion for acceptance of the Treasurer’s report and a second voiced by a member in attendance.


5. Secretary made brief announcements and presented current information of the courses that are available to the IAEI. Current Suncoast Division members listed as qualified instructors are Joe Bolesina and Dick Widera. Secretary Christlieb discussed the fees and is working on scheduling classes in the near future.

Education was further discussed, with the Secretary commenting that members need to get more involved if the IAEI is to be a cornerstone of learning. President Doyle commented on the CEU’s that are obtained for continuing education and the realization that some of these classes are not quality oriented. Steve additionally commented that a reputation is easy to get and hard to get rid of. Steve made further comments on education and opened discussion.

Dick Graham commented on the efforts and concerns of the ECF and the difficulties with attending classes. Joe Bolesina informed the Division of the upcoming class that will be done by Jim Stallcup. He spoke of other instructors that are out there and we need to get the quality people in to instruct these classes. Joe also commented on the 1-hour classes and there is still a lot of conjecture concerning just taking 1 or 2 classes. Further discussion


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Revolved around additional ideas for short classes that are limited and focused to certain subjects. Steve Doyle advised that a residential helper class is being developed. Scott Mroczkowski commented on being able to find the people that would attend.
Richard Stone suggested a class to explain the basics in the field for residential installers, and the amount of red tags that are resulting from the lack of knowledge.

Secretary Christlieb suggested that we as a Division should have a pool of instructors that are certified by the State and available to instruct classes.

More comments and discussion on education took place.

6.Joe Bolesina spoke about the Florida Chapter Meeting and announced the election of Nelson Montgomery as the Third Vice President of the Florida Chapter. The 2001 meeting will be held in Naples and the 2004 meeting will be held here in Clearwater, with Nelson hosting.

Joe also informed the Division that on July 1, 2001 all local amendments will cease and the Florida building would be in effect. Discussion about the proposed amendments took place. Nelson Montgomery read aloud a current copy of the building code as proposed. The five proposals are that all single family residences will have a main outside; Commercial services will have shunt trips; specifications on outside signage; all raceway systems will have a grounding conductor pulled in and surge arrestors on all services.

Joe spoke briefly about the new State Secretary and mentioned the amount of effort involved with maintaining the records. Reference was made to the current issue of the IAEI magazine discussing the 75-year anniversary in 2003. Joe informed and described some of the new industry technologies that will be out in the near future. He briefly mentioned a TCR concerning SER cable and temperature ratings.

Richard Graham spoke about the ECF annual state conference on June 16 and 17. He informed the Division that as of June 1st, he would be resigning from the ECF as President and at the end of his term with the PCCLB.

7. President Doyle asked Ruben to discuss the current financial situation of the Division. A synopsis of the past 2 years expenditures was presented. President Doyle feels it is prudent that the Division preserves the financial health of the Division. President Doyle asked for the general membership to consider a Financial Committee made up of the Past President, Treasurer and Secretary. This Finance Committee would review and approve monetary requests.

Ruben commented on the financial shape of the Division 6 years ago and the difficulties the Division had with meeting it’s financial obligations. Ruben explained the income and disbursements ratio over the past 2 years. He advised that for the Division to remain intact, it couldn’t keep loosing money. To remain viable, the Division needs to retain its resources.

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Eugene Swisher inquired as to what exactly are the expenses. Secretary Christlieb explained the expenses involved with the monthly mail out, travel expenses and contributions to other organizations. Ruben further clarified expenses for advertising and insurance.


Motion made by Joe Bolesina to form a Financial Committee. Nelson Montgomery seconded the motion. Chair asked for a floor vote. All were in favor.

Scott Mroczkowski inquired if a years expenses could be set aside. Secretary Christlieb informed and reiterated a previous motion made to set aside $5,000.00, which had not been acted upon. Secretary Christlieb suggested that a motion to place funds in an account that would allow access to the funds.

Motion made by Joe Bolesina to set aside $5,000.00 at the discretions of the Financial Committee. Second was made by John Sheesley. The Chair called for a vote. All were in favor.

Discussion on the day-to-day business affairs of the Division commenced. Treasurer Rocha gave an overview of expenses. Secretary Christlieb suggested that an alternate be named in addition to the officers assigned to the Financial Committee. The alternate suggested is the Third Vice President.

Motion made by Joe Bolesina that the Financial Committee be a Standing Committee with the Past President, Treasurer, Secretary and Third Vice President, as an alternate, second made by Jack Kearney. The Chair called for a vote. All were in favor.


8.The Chair asked if there was any other business. A motion to adjourn was voiced by Joe Bolesina and a second voiced by Nelson Montgomery. All were in favor.