April 04, 2025

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Dear MACE Members, Over the past decade—and more noticeably in the last five years—MACE has struggled with declining participation in both leadership roles and committee involvement. Despite multiple efforts to

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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 

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
  • 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 

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