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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
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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

Return to: NJBOA c/o Larry Scorzelli 35 Highwood Ave, Waldwick, NJ 07463

Code is the monthly publication of the Building Officials Association of New Jersey, a statewide organization of over 600 professionals in the code administration and related fields. Comments should be directed to New Jersey Building Officials Association Attention: Larry Scorzelli 35 Highwood Ave. Waldwick, NJ 07463