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SUMMER MEETING |
BONIFACINO RECEIVES
PACO SERVICE AWARD
The first PACO service award was presented at the annual meeting on March
28, 2001. Steve Bonifacino from Upper Providence Township was selected
from a number of candidates to receive the first award given by the PACO
membership. The award is presented to a qualified active member of PACO
for their outstanding service to the Association or their community. Along
with the award, Mr
Bonifacino will receive a complimentary registration fee for attendance at the annual BOCA conference or a complimentary registration fee to a BOCA or local BOCA Chapter seminar. Congratulations Steve!
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OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE 2001-2002 TERM
Paco members have a new President. Robert Duncan, who is the Director of Building and Zoning for Lower Merion Township was elected into office at the March 29th, 2001 annual meeting, held in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Bob served as the Secretary and Vice President of PACO and he is looking forward to serving the membership as the next president.
C. Lee Milligan, C.B.O. who is from Upper Providence Township will move into the position as the Vice-President, and
Jeff Gentile, P.E. who is the Director of License and Inspections at Upper Darby Township will handle the Secretary position.
Robert Neely from Lower Merion Township will serve his second term as the Treasurer. The Immediate Past President is
Todd Meltsch, from Kutztown Borough. A new Board of Director was elected for the 2001-2002 term, he is
Calvin Bonenberger, Jr. who is the
Code Enforcement Officer for Worcester Township. The two remaining Board of Directors serving their second consecutive terms are
Brian Gallagher, from East Caln Township and Mark
Bostwick, from Upper Chichester Township. Congratulations to all officers and best of luck in the upcoming
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SEMINAR DATES TO REMEMBER!
Please take note that the PACO Education Committee announces the seminars scheduled with BOCA. The dates and titles of the seminars, which are co-sponsored with BOCA, are as follows:
June 25-26, 2001 –
Int. Residential Code;
September 25, 2001 –
International Fire Code;
October 3, 2001 – Accessibility;
December 12, 2001 –
Day Care/Assistant Living Center Use;
Check out the PACO web site and click onto the link PA Code Training Consortium for more information, or contact Robert Duncan at
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ENERGY SEMINAR
The Paco education committee announced that an Energy Code Seminar on the International Energy Code would be
scheduled before this winter. Stay tuned for details!●
BOOK ORDERS
Paco is now accepting code book orders for all current PACO members. Please place your next order before June 11, 2001. You will receive a 10% discount on any orders of ICC or BOCA code books and CD’s. Please contact Robert Duncan at 610-645-6162 for more
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L&I RELEASES THE UCC ADMINISTRATION DRAFT
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has the draft of the UCC – ACT 45 administration that is chapter 403, available on their web site. Visit the PACO web site at
www.paco-71.org and click onto the links page. Select the Dept. of L&I and you can obtain a copy of the draft. Please respond to the PACO officers and to the Department of L&I with your comments and concerns in reference to the Administration Draft. The PACO officers will be responding to L&I in writing with important points that must be addressed in reference to Chapter
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TIME TO INCREASE THAT TRAINING BUDGET
With the implementation of the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Act 45, code officers and inspectors will have to be certified by the state. There are 18 different certifications that must be obtained. Inspectors will have 3 years to become certified in residential and 5 to become certified in commercial inspections. The most important certification that inspectors will need is the Accessibility certification. There is no time limit to receive this certification. Plan review staff and inspectors will have to be certified to perform these tasks, no ifs, ands or buts! A small community that has only one inspector will be required to pass up to 18 certification tests to continue performing inspections in their current position. If he/she is able to accomplish these certifications it will cost the Municipality over $2000 without considering the cost of training to obtain the knowledge necessary to pass these tests. PACO has sent letters to congressmen and the department of Labor and Industry to find out if any funding is being provided by the Commonwealth to cover some of the costs of testing, training or certification fees? We have also asked whether
training will be provided under the proposed program? PACO has also made a recommendation to reduce the number of required certifications to permit individuals that obtain the building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical and energy inspector certifications to also perform 1&2 family residential inspections without being tested in the “residential”
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VOTE LOEPER, JR. FOR BOCA BOARD OF DIRECTOR
PACO Past President Robert Loeper, Jr., M.C.O. has announced his intent to run for a seat on the BOCA Board of Directors at the Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Robert is a Master Code Official and he is the Code Administrator for Radnor Township, which has a population of 30,000. Robert has served on the ICC Certification Committee, Training and Certification Committee, Fire Prevention Code Change Committee and he has served as a mentor for BOCA C.B.O candidates. Vote for Robert Loeper, Jr. at the BOCA Annual Conference!
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THE PACO OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS WISH YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER!