Item 1 on the Agenda: Meeting called to order- Roll Call
Start of Meeting Time: 2:05 PM
Present: MARTIN EVANS, ADAM FRIESZ, RACHELLE MILLARD, BARRY BLEVINS, ERIC MILLSAP, KAREN SPANGLER, MATT PAYNE
Absent: ALAN NAPOLI, NORMAN TEED
Item 2 on the Agenda: Approval of previous minutes.
Motion: BARRY
Second: MATT
Item 3 on the Agenda: Reports
Presidents Report:
- Working on 2025 ABM
Treasurers Report:
- End of March account totals
- Current balance: $5,839.96.
- The ICC Membership Dues of $280 came out.
- Stripe accounts are working, we are getting some membership renewals.
- Working with the website developer to address additional website updates. Spoke with a previous member about an issue of expired memberships not being able to be updated or renewed.
- The website ABM event is not live yet to ensure the correct information is listed on the website for members to be able to register.
- First corporate sponsorship of the year was obtained
- SPL that does permit licensing from New Jersey.
- Martin is going to reach out to the Officer Safety Foundation to see if they want to set up a table providing information at the conference.
- Martin wants to know if the logos of the partner at the bottom of the website take you to the website of the partner.
Information and membership report: NO REPORT
Old Business:
- N/A
New Business:
- The American Association of Code Enforcement annual meeting is coming up.
- Discussion of sending Martin, President to AACE Conference.
- ADAM makes a motion for MACE to send Martin to the AACE conference.
- Second: MATT
- Discussion of sending Martin, President to AACE Conference.
Open Discussion:
- Cost of the 2025 ABM, Adam is wondering should there just be one registration fee for the event and remove the option for a one day pass?
- $35 a year for a membership, $325 is the conference fee in previous years
- KAREN makes a motion to raise each of the current ABM registration fees by $25, active $350, non member $400, member 1 day $200, non member 1 day $250
- Second: MATT
- Martin started a Facebook Group for MACE
- Martin has an opportunity for a day of training at the Missouri Botanical Gardens Friday, June 13th at $25 per member. They will give a guided tour of the gardens, offer tickets for the evening and hotel discounted room prices.
- BARRY makes a motion to offer training to MACE Members
- Second: ADAM
- Martin wants all ABM things to be completed and out to the public by 06/02/2025. Adam wants to have the tickets live on the website by 05/01/2025.
- Discussion of 2025 ABM Meeting Schedule:
- SAVE Coalition will speak for one day
- 2024 IBC Essentials would be a potential class for day two.
- There is no requirement to run two tracks of classes.
- For the third day, potential for legal aspects class.
- Would SPL, our sponsor for this year, be interested in running a presentation on their product? If SPL had a presentation for part of the day, would it be possible to find a trade specialist to speak for the other part of the day?
- Would there be a possibility for some kind of panel for new Code Enforcement officers to speak with seasoned Enforcement?
- Would Housing Quality Standards class be an option?
- An option for a class on communication or verbal de-escalation?
- Adam suggested having another meeting in a couple of weeks to discuss finalization of the 2025 ABM schedule.
- Available 6 hour in-person ICC classes are as follows
- 2024 IBC Means of Egress
- 2024 IRC Significant Changes
- 2021 IBC Transition from the 2015 IBC
- 2024 IBC Significant Nonstructural Changes
- 2021 IRC Wood Wall Bracing
- Demystifying Loads for Building Officials 2024 IBC and ASCE
- 2024 IBC Essentials
- Available 6 hour in-person ICC classes are as follows
- Eric suggested creating a “Save the Date” flyer to post for the ABM and the class at the Botanical Gardens.
- MACE needs to discuss future contracts with Camden on the Lake for the ABM location. Our current contract goes through 2026. A two year contract option is available. All contract discussions can be done through email. Alternate locations could be considered as well.
Item 4 on the Agenda: Adjournment
Motion: ADAM
Second: ERIC
End of Meeting Time: 3:41 PM
