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PACO
Minutes
December 11, 2008

The meeting was called to order at 9:06 AM
Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of silence

Attendance
Board Members present Brian Gallagher, Robert Neely, John Beswick, Terry Bennett, Kevin Pezzano, Glenn Holt, Robert Loeper
Absent - Stan Altzman

Presidents Report

• • Patti Verish was introduced as the new Administrative Assistant
• • The memberships and registration fees will be handled is a "clearing house" fashion and this will now be handled by Patti Verish
• • Steve Travers has resigned and Joe Januzelli was named as his replacement. A motion was made to accept Joe Januzelli to his new position. Calvin Bonenberger 1st, Jim Wallace 2nd
• • ICC Board
• • Cindy Davis of Pittsburgh is the Region 7 Liaison to ICC
• • Brian Gallagher acknowledged Robert Loeper for his efforts for his campaign. PACO had given Mr. Leoper $1,500.00 for his campaign and Mr. Leoper has reimbursed PACO for this donation.

Motion for approval of the September 19, 2008 minutes

• • Terry Bennett, 1st Jeff Gentile, 2nd

Treasurers Report - Glenn Holt and Bob Neely

Beginning Balance Income Expenses Bal. Checking Bal. Money Market Interest Bal. Money Market Organization Worth

$ 9,957.30 $23,955.00 $11,396.12 $22,516.80 $33,428.91 $ 151.60 $33,580.51 $56,096.69

PACO Fall Forum 2008

Expenses

Food:

Lunch Donuts

$ 2,564.70 $ 90.00

Rooms

Food:

Lunch

$ 630.00

Instructors:

Fire Safety Consultants Building 7 Fire Codes

$ 2,516.00 $ 4,640.12

Total Expenses

Food:

Lunch

$10,440.82

Income

Attendance Fees Deposited Balance for Deposit Total Income

$18,000.00 $ 2,500.00 $20,500.00

Profit

Food:

Lunch

$10,059.18

• • A motion was made to accept the Treasurers Report
• • Jim Wallace, 1st John McGrath, 2nd
• • Glenn Holt advised that the PABCO membership dues will be paid at the end of December

Membership Report - Kevin Pezzano

• • Renewals have been mailed
• • $45.00 membership fee includes PABCO membership
• • PACO has approximately 200 members

Code Report - Robert Loeper

• • Regional ICC Meeting is being held January 8, 2009 and January 9th 2009 in Hagerstown, MD
• • Robert Leoper and Jeff Gentile will be the PACO reps for Region 7 for the ICC

Education - Kevin Pezzano

• • Fall Forum was a success and there were no negative comments
• • There will be a class on the 17th and 18th. The class will be limited to 25 people and there are 4 seats left
• • At the March 12th meeting there will be a class given by Hilti Fire Proofing Materials

PHRC - Terri Bennett

• • October 10, 2008, there was a meeting in Harrisburg, PA and a big push is being made for energy conservation in rebuilding
• • Members can attend webinars for additional training through PHRC. These webinars are free, are about an hour long and take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

ICC Report - Roland Hall

• • 2009 codes are being put together and should be out by March 2009.
• • ICC web-site has the 2009 code changes
• • Pennsylvania will need to adopt these new codes and ICC needs to appoint a committee to review these codes and then make a recommendation
• • Annual Business Meeting will be held November 4, 2009 thru November 4, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland

Old Business

• • Spring/Fall training has been deferred as the training is in the process of being revamped.
• • Commercial Certification.
• • Certification needs to be completed by April 2009
• • Laptop for Patti Verish
• • It was agreed to purchase a Dell laptop for Patti Verish

New Business - Glenn Holt

• • The Spring Forum training is being revamped for expense reasons. The Spring Forum will most likely be held at Monto Fie Academy. The cost to have the forum at a hotel is well over $10,000.00
• • The new fax number is 610-935-1806
• • The mailing address will remain as 108 Beechtree Drive, Broomall, PA 19008

Election of Officer's - Jeff Gentile
2009 Officer Nominations are

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Glenn Hold Kevin Pezzano Theresa Bennett Joseph Januzelli

A motion was made since all positions are running unopposed to accept the nominations unanimously. Bob Neely, 1st Jim Wallace, 2nd

2009 Board of Directors Nominations are

Ryan McCann
Bob Ellis
Ken Battin
Bob Fitch

Ryan McCann and Bob Ellis were elected to a 2 year term. Ken Battin and Bob Fitch were elected to a 1 year term.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:07 AM was made by Glenn Holt 1st and Jim Wallace 2hd

Educational Program

• • The Use of Polyethylene Piping for Underground Gas A Applications given by Wal-Rich Corp began at 10:15 AM and concluded at 11:00 AM

The next quarterly meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2009

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia A Verish
Administrative Assistant

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