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| Yankton Recognized for Safety Efforts The city of Yankton, S.D., an ICC Member, strives to create a safer environment for both its employees and the citizens that call it home. Those efforts were highlighted when the city won the Safety Benefits Inc. 2014 Loss Control/Safety Achievement Award for finishing certain safety criteria. The city took a number of steps toward this achievement, including development of a safety manual for the city, which includes detailed instructions on requirements for safety vests, working with tools, and performing monthly building and work area inspections to help make the workplace safer. |
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| Sag Harbor Hires New Senior Building Inspector Tom Preiato, chief building inspector for the town of East Hampton, has joined Sag Harbor Village (N.Y.) as its senior building inspector. Preiato said he was looking forward to his new position. "I'm ready to jump right in," he said. "I know there is a backlog. But I think I bring a lot to the table." Sag Harbor Mayor Brian Gilbride said the village board saw an opportunity to improve the efficiency of its building department at a time when the village is undergoing a major building boom by reaching out to Preiato, who has more than 15 years of experience as a building inspector with East Hampton Town. "He's been in the trenches a long time," Gilbride said. |
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| New Building Official on Board in Northville The city of Northville (Mich.) has a new building department official and his first order of business is to get the word out on tree cutting within city limits. Craig Strong is responsible for things like building code enforcement, inspections and construction plan review as well as what trees can or cannot be cut down when a new home goes up or an addition is put into a building. Working with trees is kind of new to Strong, but it's his responsibility now and he's taking it seriously. "Tree cutters need to be educated as to what the city requires," Strong said. "We need to be more proactive rather than reactive." Strong will review the application, supporting documentation, conduct a site visit, and make a determination if a tree removal permit is required and if mitigation is needed or new trees are planted. In addition, a performance guarantee may also be required to ensure faithful completion of the conditions imposed. |
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| Ridgewood Has New Building Official With more than 25 years of experience in code enforcement and administration, Thomas Yotka became the new Chief Building Official for the village of Ridgewood's (N.J.) Building Department on Oct. 6, months after the unit was overhauled. Yotka's hiring comes after the department announced it would be retooled to make it more efficient and responsive. A new structure in the department was intended to enhance the quality of services that are provided by having an unwavering focus on the critical requirements of customers. "Prior to joining Ridgewood, Tom served as construction official, building and fire subcode official and building and fire inspector in several municipalities where he spearheaded efforts to improve processes, enhance customer service as well as increase efficiencies by implementing performance and software technologies," said Villiage Manager Roberta Sonenfeld. |
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| Former Pa. Senator's Legacy Lives on through Statewide Building Codes Former Pennsylvania State Sen. Mike Waugh is remembered for his time as a firefighter, a breeder of horses, the head of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, a managing partner in family business Waugh Construction Co., a Shrewsbury Township supervisor and a long career as a state legislator. Three of those "hats" came together to save lives throughout Pennsylvania with the passage of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act of 1999, which to some is his biggest legacy. For 100 years, Pennsylvania firefighters had been calling for statewide fire codes. Some building code bills had passed the Pa. House throughout the years, but became mired in deadlock when they reached the Senate. In the meantime, the people in Pennsylvania were living in dangerous situations across the state. Municipal supervisors didn't want to lose their control, firefighters wanted codes to be a certain way, and builders wanted them another. In March of 1998, a cabin fire in Centre County took the lives of 11 people and brought the issues of building and fire safety to the forefront for legislators. Waugh and other legislators realized that his experience could make him a catalyst to bring a bill together and organize the different groups and legislators to stand behind it. Waugh became a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 647, which was signed into law on Nov. 10, 1999. Waugh's experience as a builder, a firefighter and a township supervisor merged with his personality to get the bill passed. |
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| Another Way Your ICC Membership Can Help You Do a Better Job Share your expertise, voice and vision with your peers by joining an ICC Membership Council. Membership Councils help shape your ICC, your industry, your career and your future. You can join one or more Membership Councils: Building Official, Fire Service, PMG Official, Sustainability and Global. Click here to learn more. No other building safety code association has as many I-Code resources and career enhancing opportunities available to its Members as the International Code Council. Participating in Membership Councils is just one valuable ICC Membership benefit. For more ways ICC can help you, click here. |
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