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Welcome!

* * * NEXT MEETING * * *

November 7, 2018 

6:00 PM 

Mezzaluna Restaurant

97 West Allendale Avenue Allendale NJ 07401

Please call or email  President Velardi to let us know if you will be attending this meeting.

973-694-1800

 velardig@waynetownship.com

TO OUR MEMBERS

THE BERGEN PASSAIC MUNICIPAL INSPECTORS ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD ITS

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY WHERE WE INSTALL NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS

AND DIRECTORS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

WE ASK THAT YOU MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND WHICH WILL HELP MAKE THIS

ONE OF OUR BEST PARTIES EVER. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO

HELP US CELEBRATE THIS JOYOUS OCCASION.

THE PARTY WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER FIFTH AT THE TIDES BANQUET HALL AT 1245 BELMONT AVENUE, NORTH HALEDON NJ.

TICKETS ARE $ 50.00 PER PERSON AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR WHICH INCLUDES A COCKTAIL HOUR, A BUFFET DINNER, AND OPEN BAR.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. 

Don't forget that BPMIA hosts NJBOA's regular May Association meeting every year in May. This year's meeting was held at Francesco's Restaurant on May 23rd.  The location for the meeting on May 22nd, 2019 will be announced in this space when that information becomes available. 

At the June 6, 2018 meeting a vote was taken approving a By Law amendment to Article VII, Chapter 5. The new section is found below. 

New SECTION 5:          REGIONAL  REPRESENTATIVE 

The Regional Representative to the New Jersey Building Officials Association from this organization, shall be any sitting Board member and shall serve for a period of two years. In the event he or she cannot serve, the President shall appoint a Regional Representative. The appointee shall be any sitting Board member  or Life Member.

See these major change proposals to the IBC submitted through the code change process at the hearings in Ohio this past Spring, by clicking on the link below. There were 14 proposals and all 14 were either approved as submitted or as modified, which would add new types of construction in the class IV category for heavy timber construction, permitting tall wood structures.They are IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C.

Hello, You play a key role in updating the International Building Code. For that reason, the Mass Timber Code Coalition is pleased to present you with an important new resource:

UNDERSTANDING THE MASS TIMBER CODE PROPOSALS: A GUIDE FOR BUILDING CODE OFFICIALS

This detailed guide outlines the International Code Council’s (ICC) process for modernizing the International Building Code (IBC), offers a review of the fire testing conducted on mass timber, and outlines the impacts of each of the newly proposed codes.

If you have any questions about the mass timber code proposals, please visit our website or email us at info@buildtallbuildsafe.com.

See meeting details on our Meetings Dates and Locations page.

CLASSIFIED ADS

Part-time Plumbing Sub-Code Official 

The Township of Denville is currently seeking a qualified individual to serve as part-time Plumbing Sub-Code Official in the Construction Department.  This position shall be part-time, Monday to Friday, for an estimated 20 – 25 hours per week. 

Salary:    Depending upon experience/qualifications.

General Job Duties: 

1.      Perform all plumbing sub-code plan reviews and site inspections to ensure compliance with applicable codes;

 2.      Maintain orderly records and ensure all paperwork is completed in a timely manner;

 3.      Be able to effectively and courteously interact with contractors and residents both in person and on the telephone to answer their questions and address their concerns; 

 4.      Perform other duties as assigned or as required.

Minimum Job Requirements:

 1.      Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.

 2.      Must possess a valid NJ DCA – HHS Plumbing Sub-code/Inspector License and a valid driver’s license.

 3.      Multiple Uniform Construction Code (UCC) licenses a plus. 

Applications are available at the Township of Denville, Administration Office, 1 St. Mary’s Place, Denville, NJ 07834. Applications and/or resumes must be submitted to the above listed location on or before Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 4:00 P.M.

 The Township of Denville is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants shall be given full consideration.

Borough of Lincoln Park is looking to hire a Plumbing Subcode Official /Inspector

for 6 hours a week while our Plumbing Subcode Official is out on disability. The position would be approximately 6 months

maybe longer. 

Thank you, 

Sal Marino

Borough of Lincoln Park

Construction Official

34 Chapel Hill Road

Lincoln Park, NJ  07035

973-270-2026

Fellow code officials, 

The Town of Dover is looking for a building inspector for 3 days per week.  If anyone is interested, or knows someone that is interested, please contact me at your earliest convenience.   

Greg Chontow Construction Official 973-366-2200 X 2117

FULL TIME BUILDING SUBCODE OFFICIAL AND/OR PART TIME FIRE SUBCODE OFFICIAL – HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS DISTRICT   The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) is seeking a full time Building Subcode Plan Examiner and/or a part time Fire Subcode Plan Examiner to assist with the review of applications, plans and specifications for proposed construction within the Meadowlands District.  Must possess HHS license and, a valid driver’s license is required.  Candidates will also be required to perform field inspections to verify compliance with subcode regulations.    The NJSEA offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package for full time employees.  Send resume along with salary requirements to NJSEA, One De Korte Park Plaza, P.O. Box 640, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, attention:  Human Resources; fax to 201-460-1722; or send via e-mail to resumes@njmeadowlands.gov.

Bergen Community College Construction Code classes for UCC licenses Will resume in September of 2018. 

Call Ria Bloss at 201-447-7466 for information regarding these classes.

Construction Official, Subcode Official, Building HHS, ICS, and RCS are available as are

Electrical,Plumbing, and Fire, HHS and ICS

 Also see College and course information on the Public Anouncements page. 

The college needs students to sign up immediately for the Construction Official course. if there are not 

enough students enrolled the classes will be cancelled. Sucode Official has already started but there is still time for all other UCC courses being offered by Bergen. Call the above number to

sign up or ask questions about the class. let's keep the classes going here at Bergen Community College.

CALL FOR COMMITTEES

Contact President Greg Velardi or Vice President Mike Taaback if you are interested in serving on a committee. Go to the Committees page to see the available list of committees. Get involved with our Association by serving.

MEETING AGENDAS

Please contact any Board member with ideas or topics of discussion for our regular association meetings.

Also welcome are code questions that you may have regarding a situation you might have encountered in your day to day while performing code enforcement duties.

Chances are one or more member of the Association has experienced a similar issue in the past and if it comes up in the future for any of us we will all be on the same page with how we handle a particular code issue. 

Tell your colleages and co-workers about BPMIA.

The application for membership enrollment is available on the Forms page.

Help us keep our Association the best regional chapter in the State of New Jersey

See the Legislative News page for an errata to Chapter 11 in the 2015 IBC NJ. These are corrections to section numbers in the ICC/ANSI A117.1 which we enforce with Chapter 11. The ANSI standard pertains to all disciplines when performing plan review.

Also posted on the Legislative News page is information regarding a NJ register proposal for calculating fees in large volume buildings, and web page links to new information regarding the extension of the Permit Extension Act of 2016 for New Jersey Counties that were impacted by Superstorm Sandy. See also Construction Code Communicator articles on the topic of the storm. See the New Jersey Division of Codes and Standards link on our suggested links page.

PLEASE SEND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO ANY BOARD MEMBER IF YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING EMAILS RELATED TO MEETING NOTICES OR OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT YOU WITH INFORMATION PERTAINING TO OUR ASSOCIATION AND OUR PROFESSION.

Board Member Contact information is found on the Board of Directors page

Please let us know if you are having problems with any area of our website.We want to make it easy for folks to navigate without issue. Also if there's anything of interest you would like posted, see the Board of Directors page for contact information.

 Tony Merlino. Ed. dosamantes@optonline.net