BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
October 4, 2017
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MINUTES
BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
DATE: October 4, 2017
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 500 N. Calvert Street
Room 308
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
PRESENT: John Mettee, III, Chairman
Donald Ocker
John Jensen
TJ Frazier
Tammy Rollins
Thomas Orisich
OTHERS
PRESENT: Steve Long, Executive Director
James Baseman, Assistant Executive Director
Leigh Hoyt, Board Administrator
Shontae Moore, Administrative Specialist III
Janet Morgan, Web Content and Outreach Coordinator
Ruby Courtney, PE Board Administrator
Jeremy Burns, MSS
Davy McDowell, NCEES
James Purcell, NCEES
Milena Trust, Assistant Attorney General
CALL TO ORDER
John Mettee, Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
MINUTES
A motion (I) was made by Don Ocker, seconded by Tammy Rollins and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the September 6, 2017 meeting as submitted.
COMPLAINT COMMITTEE REPORT
Don Ocker reported that the Complaint Committee did not meet today because there were no new complaints and no change in the status of the existing complaints.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Board discussed an email from Mike Brady regarding the distribution and recording of permanent easements. Milena Trust will respond.
NEW BUSINESS
James Purcell, NCEES President-Elect and Davy McDowell, NCEES CEO gave a presentation to the Board regarding the structure and function of NCEES. They discussed several of NCEES’ program initiatives in exam development, state specific examination modules, credential evaluations and the record storage system.
OLD business
The Board agreed to move the discussion of the MSS Annual Conference Town Hall Session to executive session to consult with legal counsel.
Executive Director’s Report
Steve Long reported that the next state specific examination will be administered on December 15, 2017 and that the law portion of the examination has been received from James Demma. Mr. Long noted that changes in procurement procedures will necessitate a contract being drawn up for Mr. Demma’s services.
BOARD COUNSEL’s REPORT
Milena Trust reported the updated education matrix is complete and will go into effect on October 9, 2017. She also mentioned that the PE CPC regulations have been revised to require 16 biennial CPC credits instead of 24.
MSS Report
Jeremy Burns announced that the Fall Conference starts today. He will send Steve Long an email regarding next year’s conference to be held in College Park, MD. The conference is tentatively scheduled for October 17-20, 2018.
Tom Orisich asked if MSS was sponsoring a bill to license photogrammetrists. Mr. Burns responded that the MSS was not sponsoring a bill.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion (II) was made by Donald Ocker, seconded by Tom Orisich and unanimously carried to go into Executive Session at 11:16 a.m. at 500 North Calvert Street, 3rd floor conference room, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. This session is permitted to be closed pursuant to General Provisions Article, Ann. Code of Md, § 3-305(b)(13). Upon completion of the session, the Board reconvened its public meeting at 12:15 p.m.
Applications for Review
There were no applications for review.
OTHER business
The Board noted that the next Board meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on November 1, 2017.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, a motion (III) was made by Tom Orisich, seconded by TJ Frazier and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 12:16 a.m.
P Without Corrections
With Corrections
Signature on File
John Mettee, Chairman
Date: 11/01/2017