SUMMARY
NYS REAL ESTATE BOARD MEETING
May 3, 2016
The meeting was held at the Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany; 123 William Street, NYC; and,276 Waring Rd, Rochester.
List of attendees:
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Board Members:
Sandra Erickson
David Rumsey
Trisha Ocona Francis
Dale Burnett
Duncan MacKenzie
Joseph Berko
Diane Ramirez
Daniel Hartnett
Jeremy Schildcrout,
RepresentingMaria Vullo, Acting Superintendent, Dept. of Financial Services
Excused:
David Dworkin
David Leno
Gregory Weston
Department of State Staff:
Rossana Rosado, Acting Secretary of State
Charles Fields, Deputy Secretary of State
Whitney Clark
Dave Mossberg
Mary Jo Moore
Ernita Gantt
Jodi DeLollo
Donna Zoller
Marc Mastrobuono
Nancy Harrigan
Sharon Charland
Visitors:
Anthony Gatto, NYSAR
Mike Kelly, NYSAR
Priscilla Toth, NYSAR
Joseph Barbaccia REBNY
Neil Garfinkel, Real Estate Board of NY (REBNY)
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CALL TO ORDER, INTRODUCTIONS and OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE
The meeting was called to order at 10:32 am. Charles Fields performed roll call and announced there was a quorum.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Enforcement - E. Gantt reported the enforcement unit referred approximately 2% of the closed enforcement complaints for administrative discipline consideration. In April the Department held a public hearing to determine if there was a need for a cease and desist ruling in Bronx and Queens. The public comment period is open until May 15.
Trends Committee – D. MacKenzie submitted the committees’ recommendation for listing and buyer agents to receive a maximum equal credit of 250 points when applying for a broker license.
Education – M. Mastrobuono reported a tentative date of May 17 for the subcommittee to discuss CE topics regarding agency and diversity. Recommendations to the board will follow. Additional wording regarding local concerns has been added to the final draft of the broker curriculum.
ACTION ITEMS
Charles Fields asked for a motion from the board to approve the February 24, 2016 meeting summary. Motions were made and the meeting summary was unanimously approved. Charles Fields asked for a motion to approve the Fair Housing regulation. The Department reported no public comments have been received on the regulation. Motions were made and the meeting summary was unanimously approved.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
There were no public comments.
NEXT MEETING DATE – The board agreed the next meeting will beSeptember 20, 2016 at 10:30 am.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:50am.
PUBLIC HEARING SESSION
There were no public comments.
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