Minutes of the April 16th, 2008 Meeting

The April meeting of the Gulf Coast Division was called to order by the President Jim Anderson at 12:30 PM. There were 24 members and guests present.
The Treasurer’s report was approved as read.
The minutes of the March meeting were approved as written.

Secretary Bryan Holland gave an update on the Annual Chapter Meeting to be held next month in Jacksonville and on changes to the Building Officials Association of Florida cross-training program forms and documents. The secretary also asked the membership to open the discussion on creating a scholarship program. After a lengthy discussion, it was motioned that the Division help support the local ECF apprenticeship program by donating $500.00 immediately, and establish a program for donating to the program in the future. It was decided this program would be developed under the guidance of the Executive Committee. Secretary Bryan made a suggestion that active members be offered honorary status after a certain number of years. The idea is tabled until next month.

The topic of in-house CEU courses was brought to the floor and discussed. Secretary Bryan distributed a copy of all Chapter approved CEU courses that could be presented at our monthly meetings. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that an in-house CEU program should be established under the guidance of the Executive Committee.

Under new business, Joe Schneeberger mentioned that Mark Ode would be available in the month of August or September to present a course on photovoltaics. It was agreed that any and all CEU courses offered this year should be done before the August 31st renewal date for ECLB contractors.

Tommy Lasprogato gave an update to the membership on the recent tragedy experienced by friend and fellow IAEI member Tim Wright. Tommy then read a card written to the membership form Tim Wright thanking the Division and its members for their support. Following, Jim Anderson gave an update on the status of friend and fellow member Tom Brooks. Jim stated that Tom is doing better each and every day and hopes to have a full recovery and return to work soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Wright and Brooks families.

Under code discussion, an atypical service installation was reviewed and discussed to determine if any code violations were present. After a lengthy discussion and many code sections reviewed, it was agreed by all parties on the proper course of enforcement for this service arrangement.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM. The next meeting will be May 21st, 2008.