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Membership Council Meetings Slated for April 26–27 in Memphis	Georgia Fire Officers Win National Anthem Contest
Application Period Opens May 5 for Code of Honor Scholarships	Steamboat Springs Updates Building Department Software
NIBS to Help ICC Conduct Demographic Survey of Code Officials	Experienced IBTS Building Inspector Gregory Ford Passes Away

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Membership Council Meetings Slated for April 26–27 in Memphis

The Code Council's Building Official, Fire Service, PMG Official and Sustainability Membership Councils will hold meetings prior to the start of the Group C Committee Action Hearings in Memphis. The Building Official and Fire Service Membership Councils will meet on Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. CST and on Sunday, April 27, from 8 a.m.–Noon CST. The PMG Official and Sustainability Membership Councils will meet on Sunday, April 27, from 8 a.m.–Noon CST. ICC's Membership Councils were formed after Members asked to have a greater role influencing how ICC serves to enhance their work performance, careers and professions. Click here for more information.

Application Period Opens May 5 for Code of Honor Scholarships

Code of Honor professional development scholarships help ensure that the International Codes reflect the consensus view of officials at all levels of government by providing funding to Governmental Member Voting Representatives seeking to attend and participate in Public Comment Hearings. For 2014, Code of Honor scholarships will support participation in the Public Comment Hearings held October 1–7. The scholarship application period will open on May 5 and close on July 18.

Applicants must be a Governmental Member Voting Representative, in accordance with Article II Section 2.1.1.1 of the ICC bylaws. Applications must be submitted online. No paper applications will be accepted. Applicants may apply for more than one type of Code of Honor Scholarship in any given cycle; however, only one scholarship per year will be awarded to each award winner.

NIBS to Help ICC Conduct Demographic Survey of Code Officials

The National Institute of Building Sciences, on behalf of the International Code Council (ICC), is conducting a nationwide survey of participants in the building regulatory process to understand the current state of the industry, the pathways for entering such careers and the long-term health of the profession. Fostering the development of the next generation of code officials is essential to promoting the future health, safety and welfare of the nation's communities. Understanding the current building regulatory workforce, as well as what may have motivated them to choose this profession, will help ICC and others within the building industry to develop strategies to attract a new cadre of young professionals.

Georgia Fire Officers Win National Anthem Contest

Captain Mark Ware of the Sandy Springs Fire Department in Sandy Springs, Ga., and Lieutenant Rodney Brooks of the Henry County Fire Department in McDonough, Ga., were announced the winners of a National Anthem singer contest sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Ware and Brooks submitted their audition video in the nationwide contest and were chosen as one of three finalists by a panel of NFPA judges. More than 2,700 public votes were then cast between March 31 and April 4. Ware and Brooks' garnered the majority of votes, declaring them winners. Their submission can be viewed at www.nfpa.org/anthem.

Steamboat Springs Regional Building Department Software Update a Step Forward

The Steamboat Springs Regional building department, which serves Routt County, the city of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and the towns of Oak Creek and Yampa, took a huge step forward last week when members of the oversight committee endorsed the department's plans to contract with a vendor for new software to streamline its permit-planning process. The purchase will modernize the regional building department's outdated system, allowing for the simultaneous review of completed permits for compliance with zoning codes and planning department approval. As a result, turnaround on permit approvals should be expedited.

Experienced IBTS Building Inspector Gregory Ford Passes Away

Gregory S. Ford, CBO, of Raytown, Mo., passed away March 9. He was 54.

Ford worked as a Project Manager and Building Inspector for the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) for eight years, where he was responsible for enforcing building codes on military bases for new and renovated housing, community centers, associated buildings, and civil improvements as a part of the Privatized Military Housing Initiative (where local jurisdictions do not have authority over Federal land). He supervised inspectors at military bases throughout the mid-West and Southern U.S. and managed all aspects of military housing projects.

With more than 20 years of experience in building code enforcement, Ford also served as the Director of Community Development for the city of Grain Valley, Mo., Community Development Department for six years (where he started as a code official in 1998), and as the Senior Code Enforcement Officer for the city of Raytown for four years.

Ford was a member of the Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter of the International Code Council, serving as its President in 2005. He also served on the various ICC and legacy code organization International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) committees: ICC Property Maintenance Interpretation Committee; ICC International Residential Code Interpretation Committee; Legacy Certification Committee; ICC Interpretation Committee; ICC International Residential Code Residential Plumbing/Mechanical Code Change Committee; and ICBO Certification Committee.

Ford held a number of International Code Council certifications, including ICC Certified Building Official, ICC Residential Combination Inspector, ICC Building Plans Examiner, ICC Permit Technician and ICC Certified Housing/Property Maintenance Officer.

Ford leaves behind his wife Michell (Jackman) Ford; daughters Erin Washburn, Kelly Ford and Nikki Ford; his mother and father, Judy and Steve Ford; and two siblings, Ann Anderson and Michael Ford.

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