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New Jersey Holds Building Safety Conference

Code Council CEO Rick Weiland (right) and Board member Steve Jones (left) attended the New Jersey Building Safety Conference and Annual Spring Meeting in Atlantic City. They are pictured with Cynthia Wilk, Director of the Division of Codes & Standards for the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. During the education portion of the conference, the Code Council presented seminars on Significant Changes to the 2009 IBC and IRC; and Design, Installation and Inspection Principles of the 2009 IFGC and IMC. more>>

CEAT Benefits from ICC 2009 IPMC Fundamentals Course

The Code Enforcement Association of Texas (CEAT) met to take advantage of their 50 percent off Chapter Education Benefit on February 17 at the Hilton, San Antonio Airport. Code Council Vice President of Chapter Relations Laura Scott presented the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code Fundamentals course.

"Anyone planning to adopt and enforce the 2009 edition of the Property Maintenance Code will want to be trained on this code first. There were a number of significant chances in the 2009 edition as a result of the flooding in the Gulf states. The result is a code that provides new tools for inspectors who are dealing with the repair and boarding of uninhabitable buildings," Scott explained. Scott posed with newly elected officers for 2010-2011.

Pictured from left, CEAT President Ronald Robinson, Board Director Rodger Pacheco, Treasurer Lupe Guerrero, Laura Scott, Ex-Officio Lois Balka, Second Vice President Melissa Govea and Board Director Joe Encina.

Code Council Attends NVFC Spring Meeting

Code Council Senior Vice President of Government Relations Sara Yerkes (right) addressed the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) General Membership during their Spring meeting on April 30 in Alexandria, Virginia. NVFC Executive Director Heather Schaffer (right) signs an agreement with Yerkes for the implementation of the Sound the Alarm Program, which recently received a $130,000 DHS Fire Prevention Grant.

Newman, Ward Presented with TBOA Awards

State Insurance Commissioner Leslie A. Newman was presented the Tennessee Building Officials Association's (TBOA) Code Official of the Year Award during the chapter's 47th Annual Conference in Gatlinburg. Newman was honored for her efforts to have modern building and fire codes adopted in the state. She was applauded for her open door policy and work with state code officials to build consensus support for the new codes, and for her work with members of the Tennessee State Legislature during the adoption process.

Newman was appointed in 2007 by Governor Phil Bredesen to lead the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, which performs a variety of regulatory functions and also houses the state fire marshal’s office and consumer affairs. She previously served as an associate attorney for the Metropolitan Nashville Department of Law, and her private practice included a focus on land use, zoning, urban and municipal law, and government relations. more>>

Tim Ward, Division Manager of the Community Development Department for the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, received the TBOA Lifetime Achievement Award-the highest honor of the organization.

Capital District NYSBOC Officers Sworn In

2009 Officers of the Capital District of the New York State Building Officials Conference (NYSBOC) were sworn in at their December 2009 meeting. Officers include: President Robert Cordell, First Vice President Sam Ricotta, Second Vice President Mark Platel, Secretary Richard Rutland and Treasurer James Light.