NEW JERSEY BUILDING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION, INC
N.J.B.O.A Public Dedication and Professionalism”
Volume 3 No. 1
January 2014
Code
The Next General Membership Meeting Will Be Held
January22, 2014
AT
The Monmouth County Fire Academy
1027 State Route 33
Freehold NJ
Meeting at 12 Noon
Directions:
From NJ Turnpike take exit 8, followRoute 33 East approximately 19 miles, fire academy will be on the left.
From the GSP southtakeexit 100A north take exit 100Bfollow signs toRoute 33 West for approximately 12 miles academy will be on the right
Take I-195 South (Exit 7A of NJTpk) approximately 10 miles to Route 537 East (Freehold) take Route 537 East for approximately 9 miles to Route 33 East. take Route 33 East for approximately 6 miles academy is on left.
Guest speaker is Mark Mauriello former NJDEP Commissioner. Topic will be sea level rise and it’s adverse affects on building codes and adopted ABFE’s and existing development.
Legal Fund
The following is a brief explanation of the Rules and Regulations of the Legal Fund Committee.
The Committee consists of (3) members each serving a three (3) year term. The purpose of the Legal Fund is to provide working code officials who are members of our association for at least one full year, assistance in defraying any legal expenses incurred in the defense of his/her official position. IT IS NOT INTENED TO PAY ALL LEGAL COSTS. The request for assistance must be in writing to a member of the committee who will meet to evaluate the potential impact that a decision may have on code enforcement. Any denial by the committee may be appealed to the Executive Board. If assistance is granted, a one hour meeting is scheduled with our associations attorney. The cost is paid from our attorney’s retainer fee. If it is decided to proceed, the committee may pay for costs up to three thousand dollars ($3000.00). Any additioal costs will require a majority vote by both the committee and Executive Board. For a full copy of the Legal Fund Guide Lines or any questions, contact any member of the committee or go to the web site.
Pat Intindola 973-667-4597
Sal DeSimone 609-780-8010
Robert LaCosta 908-322-6700
Time to renew your membership
Once again it is time to renew your membership for 2014. Remember that if you do not renew your membership by November 1st, as per the By-Laws, you will not be included in
the legal fund and you will not be able to vote in the next election. When renewing please include a completed membership application with payment. Send all applications and payments to:
NJBOA
c/o Larry Scorzelli
35 Highwood Ave.
Waldwick, NJ 07463
Eastern States Building Officials Annual School and Conference
ESBOF annual school and conference will be held March 23,24,25, 2014 at the Mystic Marriott in Mystic CT
625 North Rd
Groton CT
Reservations can be made by calling 1-877-901-6632 or on line at
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ESBOF. Room rates are $119.00 plus tax. Go to www.esbof.org for the conference registration form and seminar details.
2014-2016 Roster
It is that time again to begin selling ads for the 2014-2016 New Jersey Building Officials Roster. AllConstruction Officials will be receiving a questionaire in the mail soon, please fill it out and return it to me by June 1, 2014 to be included in the roster. The form for the adsis on the web site
Calendar Raffle Winners
1/1/14 John Tracy
$200 #1900
1/2/14 Shelley Merola
$200 #1671
1/3/14 Dave Wickstrom
$200 #1987
1/6/14 Margarita Pica
$150 #1533
1/7/14 ICC Region VII
$100 #1655
1/8/14 Bill Olinger
$200 #1709
1/9/14 Richard Finn
$100 #1922
1/10/14 Ronald Kissel
$200 #1931
Residential Sprinkler Bill
S2273 NORCROSS
STATEMENT
The “New Home Fire Safety Act” would require the installation of a fire suppression system in new single and two family homes during the home’s construction. The bill also provides that a certificate of occupancy may not be issued for a new home until the State or local code enforcement agency determines that the home is equipped with a fire suppression system that conforms to State Uniform Construction Code systems promulgated by the Commissioner of Community Affairs. Equipping new single and two family homes with fire suppression systems will provide protection for the State’s residents and firefighters. Any modifications made by the Commissioner of Community Affairs to the State Uniform Construction Code must require all fire suppression systems to be in compliance with State administrative regulations regarding physical connections and cross connection control, mandate the installation of separate shut-off valves, and a meter for measuring water usage dedicated to fire suppression. The bill permits municipalities and the Commissioner of Community Affairs to each establish a fee that covers the cost of inspection and the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The requirements of thislegislation would not apply either to homes 1 not connected to public water systems or new homes built as part of a development plan or building permit approved on or before the bill.
On January 9 this bill passed the Senate 25 to 13. It now goes to the governor's desk. It's time to start writing letters to the following address:
Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
The following is a list of how you Assembly persons voted:
Albano, Nelson T-No
Amodeo, John F-No
Angelini, Mary Pat-No
Barnes, Peter J-Yes
Benson, Daniel R-Yes
Bramnick, Jon M-No
Brown, Chris A-No
Brown, Christopher J-No
Bucco, Anthony M-No
Burzichelli, John J-Yes
Caputo, Ralph R-Yes
Caride, Marlene-Yes
Carroll, Michael-No
Casagrande, Caroline-No
Chiusano, Gary R-Yes
Chivukula, Upendra J-Yes
Ciattarelli, Jack M-No
Clifton, Robert D-Not Voting
Conaway, Herb-Yes
Connors, Sean-Yes
Coughlin, Craig J-Yes
Coutinho, Albert-Yes
Cryan, Joseph-Yes
Dancer, Ronald S-No
DeAngelo, Wayne P-Yes
DeCroce, BettyLou-No
DiMaio, John-No
Diegnan, Patrick J-Yes
Egan, Joseph V-Not Voting
Eustace, Timothy J-Yes
Fuentes, Angel-Yes
Giblin, Thomas P-Yes
Grove, DiAnne C-No
Green, Jerry-Yes
Greenwald, Louis D-Yes
Gusciora, Reed-Not Voting
Handlin, Amy H-No
Jasey, Mila M-Yes
Jimenez, Angelica M-Yes
Johnson, Gordon M-Yes
Kean, sean T-No
Lampitt, Pamela R-Yes
Mainor, Charles-Yes
McGuckin, Gregory P-No
McHose, Alison Littell-No
McKeon, John F –Yes
Milam, Matthew W-Yes
Moriarty, Paul D-Yes
Mosquera, Gabriela M-Yes
Munoz, Nancy F-No
O’Donnell, Jason-Yes
O’Scanlon, Declan J-No
Oliver, Sheila Y-Yes
Peterson, eric-No
Prieto, Vincent-Yes
Quijano, Annette-Yes
Ramos, Ruben J-Yes
Rible, David P-No
Riley, Celeste M-Yes
Rudder, Scott-No
Rumana, Scott T-No
Rumpf, Brian E-No
Russo, David C-No
Schaer, Gary S-Yes
Schepisi, Holly-No
Schroeder, Robert-No
Simon, Donna M-No
Singleton, Troy-Yes
Spencer, L Grace-Yes
Stender, Linda-Yes
Sumter, Shavonda-Not Voting
Tucker, Cleopatra G-Yes
Vainieri Huttle, Valerie-Yes
Wagner, Connie-Yes
Watson Coleman, Bonnie-Yes
Webber, Jay-No
Wilson, Gilbert L-Yes
Wimberly, Benjie E-Not Voting
Wisniewski, John S-Yes
Wolfe, David W-Not Voting
The following is the Senate vote
Addiego, Dawn Marie-Yes
Allen, Diane B.-No
Bateman, Christopher-No
Beach, James-Yes
Beck, Jennifer-Yes
Bucco, Anthony R-No
Buono, Barbara-Yes
Cardinale, Gerald-No
Codey, Richard-Yes
Connors, Christopheer J-No
Cunningham, Sandra B-Yes
Doherty, Michael J-No
Gill, Nia H-Not Voting
Gorden, Robert M-Yes
Greenstein, Linda R-Yes
Holzapfel, James W-No
Kean, Thomas H-No
Kyrillos, Joseph M-No
Lesniak, Raymond J-Yes
Madden, Fred H-Yes
Norcross, Donald-Yes
O’Toole, Kevin J-No
Oroho, Theven V-Yes
Pennacchio, Joseph-No
Pou, Nellie-Yes
Rice, Ronald L-Yes
Ruiz, M Teresa-Yes
Sacco, Nicholas J-Yes
Sarlo, Paul A-Yes
Scutari, Nicholas P-Yes
Singer, Robert W-No
Smith, Bob-Not Voting
Stack, Brian P-Yes
Sweeney, Stephen M-Yes
Thompson, Samuel D-No
Turner, Shirley K-Yes
Van Drew, Jeff-Yes
Vitale, Joseph F-Yes
Weinberg, Loretta-Yes
Whelan, Jim-Yes
S2976
Standards for Home Elevation Contractors
TRENTON — A bill that would require home-elevation contractors to register with the state and have at least two years of house-lifting experience was approved unanimously Thursday by the state Senate.
“Families along the Shore are undergoing the process of having their homes elevated to protect against future storms,” said Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman, R-Somerset, one of the primary sponsors of the home-elevation bill. “This is complicated, dangerous work and we need to make sure it is done safely and correctly.”
The bill, passed by the Senate in a 35 to 0 vote, would require contractors in the home-elevation business to register with the state Division of Consumer Affairs. To receive such a registration, a contractor would need at least two years’ home-lifting experience, under the guidance of a veteran contractor.
The passage comes less than a month after the Asbury Park Press detailed three instances in which homes collapsed or shifted during the lifting process. Three workers were injured in one of those incidents, when a home that was being elevated fell in Little Egg Harbor.
New Jersey requires no special registration for those in the home-elevation business. Instead, home-elevation contractors register as home-improvement contractors with the consumer affairs division.
A contractor who specializes in building decks or constructing additions receives the same registration as a company that is dedicated to lifting homes. More than 100 home-improvement contractors are now performing home elevations in New Jersey, up from about only a handful that were doing the work before superstorm Sandy struck.
Additional requirements of the bill would include the use of a unified jacking machine to complete each home-lifting project. Such machines use hydraulics to lift the entire bulk of a house at the same time and cost about $60,000. Unified jacks can lift a house at a rate of about one foot per hour.
Home-elevation contractors would have to carry $1 million in general liability insurance, and also would need $500,000 in so-called “cargo insurance,” a policy that covers the contents of a house during the lifting process. Traditional homeowners’ policies do not provide coverage for a home’s contents while the house is being lifted.
A companion bill is awaiting action in the Assembly.
Dates to Remember
General Meetings
February 26
March 26
April 23
May 28
June 25
September 24
October 22
November 19
Code Larry Scorzelli, Editor
Directors at Large
2014-2016 2012-2014 2013-2015
Joesph Valeri Jerry Eger
John Fiedler John Tracy James Galantino
Officers
President Robert LaCosta
1st Vice President Pat Naticchione
2nd Vice President William Doolittle
Secretary Charles Lasky
Treasurer Lawrence Scorzelli
Immed. Past President James Zaconie
Regional Chapter Representatives
Sussex / Warren Pat Stefanacci
Bergen / Passaic Michelle Wood
Morris County Russel Brown
Meadowlands Ed Frey Jr.
Essex County Robert Mittermier
Central Jersey Mike Rodgers
Monmouth County Bill Doolittle
Tri-County Phil Hinman
UCC of South Jersey Jim Galantino
Union County Robert LaCosta
Affiliated with
Internation Code Council
Eastern States Building Officials Federation
New Jersey League of Municipalities
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