August 25, 2025 (ABM)

August 24-27, 2025

Meeting opened at 4:00pm, August 24, 2025 – Hospitality Room

Attendees:

Martin Evans

Barry Blevins

Adam Friesz

Rachelle Millard

Norman Teed

James Sisk

*See minutes from 08/24/2025

Monday, August 25, 2025

2024 ABM BEGAN AT 08:00AM

Martin welcomed members and went over proposed bylaw changes and revisions

Nomination for Barry Blevins for Vice President by Adam Friesz

Presenter: Missouri SAVE CO

Lunch 11:30am-12:45pm

Training ended 04:30pm

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

2024 ABM began at 08:00

Motion to accept By Law Changes: 1st: Barry Blevins, 2nd: Karen Spangler, Unanimous Approval

Election of Officers:

Vice President: Barry Blevins – 1st: Adam Friesz, 2nd: James Stark, Unanimous Approval

Sessions began at 08:30am/11:45am

Report Writing for the Code Official- ICC – track 1

NFPA – track 2 – 08:30am/11:45am

Lunch 11:45am-12:45pm

Training ended at 4:30pm

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

ABM began at 08:00am

8:15am- Landon Nash, CEOSF Region 4 Representative spoke about CEOSF

8:30am Presenter- Thomas Ruck, DHS – Blue Campaign

11:00am: Door prizes

• 1 Free night at Camden on the Lake
  • Jeff Amelong
• Free Registration: 2026 MACE Conference
  • Karen Spangler

Members Dismissed at 11:30 am 

11:30 am Board Meeting 

board members present:

President – martin Evans

Treasurer – Adam Friesz

Secretary – Rachelle Millard

Directors at large – west:

Norman Teed

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 

• 2026 Conference
  • Hospitality room- better layout?
  • Board room on 2nd floor?
  • Time 7-10pm
• Possible Training
  • Possibly a 1 day training with CEOSF
• 2027-2029 MACE Conference Location
  • Columbia, Lake of the Ozarks, Jefferson City
    • Central locations- 2026 is the last year under contract with Camden
• Voting Structure
  • Paper Ballots
  • Accountability for auditing
• Barry as VP for 2 years, Martin as President for 2 years, James as Past President for 2 years
• Motion to Close the Conference
  • MOTION: ADAM
  • Second: NORMAN