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Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter Mourns Loss of Past President	RIBOA Holds Chapter Meeting
Central NYSBOC Holds Annual Educational Conference	VPMIA/VBCOA Holds Joint Conference
MWBOA Holds Chapter Meeting	ICC Region II Holds Weeklong Event in Montana
ICC Presents on Building Codes at PLRB Claims Conference

Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter of ICC Mourns Loss of Past President Gregory Ford

Former Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter of ICC (MKCC) President Gregory S. Ford of Raytown, Mo., passed away March 9. He was 54. Over the course of his 20-year career in code enforcement, Ford served as a local building official in Missouri and as a project manager with the Institute for Building Technology and Safety, where he supervised code enforcement activities at military bases throughout the Midwest and Southeast. The U.S. Army veteran was an Infantry Team Leader from 1978-1985.

"Greg was all about public safety and all about the little guy, the Members," explained MKCC Secretary Melissa Brill, who is an administrative officer with the KCMO Neighborhoods & Housing Services Department. "He spoke up any time he felt our Chapter or ICC itself was compromising its mission or in any way trampling on the rights of the Members."

Following his service in the Army, Ford was an animal investigator for the city of Indianapolis and later was the general health officer for the city of Raytown. In 1994, he joined Raytown's Code Enforcement Division as a senior code enforcement officer where he helped enforce codes and provided training assistance. In 1998, Ford was named code official for Raytown and from 2000-06 he served as the city's director of community development.

Ford held several professional certifications, including ICC Certified Building Official, ICC Residential Combination Inspector, ICC Building Plans Examiner and ICC Permit Technician. He was a member of the ICC Residential and Property Maintenance Code Interpretation Committees, the ICC International Residential Code Plumbing/Mechanical Code Change Committee, and the ICC Legacy Certifications Committee. In addition to serving as MKCC President in 2005, he also was Chapter Vice President (2004) and Secretary (2003).

	Central NYSBOC Holds Annual Educational Conference		MWBOA Holds Chapter Meeting


	The Central New York State Building Officials Conference (NYSBOC) Chapter held its 9th Annual Educational Conference at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool, N.Y. Pictured above are the Chapter officers with President Neal Smith (front row, second from right) and ICC Immediate Past President Ronald Piester (back row, second from left).		The Metro West Building Officials Association (MWBOA) held its chapter meeting April 8 in North Grafton, Mass. Pictured, left to right, are Tin Htway, Chapter President Robert Berger and Larry Lench.

Code Council Presents on Building Codes at PLRB Claims Conference

The PLRB Claims Conference—the largest, most diverse gathering of claims professionals and service providers in our industry—was held March 16–19 in Indianapolis, Ind. Code Council staff presented each day for 3.5 hours for the program, "Building Codes: Living & Adjusting by the Code." The topics covered included, identifying and addressing why building codes exist and how they are developed; describing new building codes and recently enacted regulations and how they may impact a property insurance claim; examining losses caused by various perils covered under a property insurance policy and discuss how building codes and regulations may impact their adjustment; and discussing proactive strategies for handling, adjusting and resolving building code related disputes with an insured.

Panel members included Todd Tippett, Attorney at Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel & Mason LLP; Mason Mitchell, Vice President at the Tines Group; Nick Gadzekpo, Building Code Department—PLRB; International Code Council State and Local Government Relations Vice President Dorothy Harris; Gil Tognarelli, General Adjuster at CAN; and D. Todd Klingman, Director at CNA Insurance Company.

	RIBOA Holds Chapter Meeting		VPMIA/VBCOA Holds Joint Conference


	International Code Council State and Local Government Relations Vice President Dorothy Harris and ICC High School Technical Training Program Consultant James Ellwood attended the Rhode Island Building Officials Association's (RIBOA) Chapter meeting on March 27. Ellwood addressed the Chapter on the ICC High School Technical Training Program. A plaque was given to the Chapter for its commitment to this program. The Chapter ahs worked with every technical training high school in the state to join the program. Pictured, left to right, are James Ellwood, RIBOA Chapter Secretary Wayne Pimental, Chapter President William Nash and Chapter Vice President Thomas DiFusco.		The Virginia Plumbing and Mechanical Inspectors Association (VPMIA) and Virginia Building and Code Officials Association (VBCOA) Chapters held a joint conference April 2-4 in Richmond, Va. International Code Council Board of Directors Vice President Guy Tomberlin was on hand to present outgoing VPMIA Chapter President Paul Rimel with his certificate and pin, swear in the new VPMIA Board of Directors (President Skip Harper, Vice President Curtis Campbell, Secretary Richard Grace), and swear in the VPMIA Ladies Auxilary. Pictured, left to right, are Guy Tomberlin, presenting Paul Rimel with his certificate and pin.

ICC Region II Holds Weeklong Event in Montana

The ICC Region II Chapter held its Ninth Annual Building Codes Education Conference March 31–April 3 at the Gran Tree In in Bozeman, Mont. International Code Council Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer Alex "Cash" Olszowy (pictured right) attended the week-long event with Board Director Jim Brown )pictured left) and presented to more than 1,200 attendees.

The Montana Building Officials Association held its Annual Business Meeting April 2, where it voted unanimously to join the Region II Chapter of the International Code Council.

"I'm so happy to see Montana join the Region II Chapter," said ICC Board member Jim Brown. "We will now have representation from every state in the region and Montana will have a greater voice in the region and nationally."

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