ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
IACE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
MEETING DATE: August 10, 2009
MEETING LOCATION: Mount Prospect, IL
MEETING TIME: 10:00 AM

Meeting called to order: 10:03 AM

Roll Call: Present: Bill Donovan, Kelly Anbach, Debbie Carrion, Brandon Allen, Patti Fiore, Frank Bertolami, Rhonda Klecz, and Bob Roels. Absent: Betty Melligan, Terry Matusek and Paul Kruse

Approval of Minutes: Motion was made by Patti Fiore, seconded by Debbie Carrion, to approve the minutes from July, 2009 board meeting. Minutes approved unanimously.

Changes/Additions to the agenda: None

Announcements/Communications: President informed board that he received an e-mail from former IACE board member Al Dennis which stated that he was retiring from the City of Aurora on November 30 th. President Donovan also said that he received a call from Mark Kean inquiring about becoming a code official. It was suggested that he investigate training program such those provided at Harper College.

Officer’s Reports

President: Bill Donovan: none

1 st Vice President: Bob Roels : Discussed the possibility of posting the Village of Schaumburg’s foreclosure ordinance on the IACE website message board and the UW-Madison Extension November 2009 Property Management Program Training announcement on the IACE website. Dan Peterson of the Village of Lake Zurich will be the program instructor.

2 nd Vice President: Brandon Allen: Stated that very few individuals other than IACE board members have signed on to the website message board. He stated that some pictures have been posted and agreed with President Donovan’s suggestion to demonstrate the website feature at the September membership meeting.

3 rd Vice President: Patti Fiore: Stated that applications and payment for two new members were received.

Treasurer: Debbie Carrion: Debbie announced the approximate current account balances: Savings: - Checking: -. President Donovan requested a $10 check for the latest registered agent change to file with Lake County.

Sergeant-at-Arms: Kelly Anbach: Revisited the issue of lunches for the board. President Donovan stated the board had already voted not to continue the practice of paying for lunches after scheduled board meetings. Other board members indicated that they wanted to revisit the issue. Treasurer Debbie Carrion researched the annual expense for lunches over a 5-6 year period and verified that the amount never exceeded $1000 and in fact ranged from $695-$920 over the time frame. Bob Roels stated that he felt the perk was justified given the time dedication that board members devote to the association. Rhonda Klecz agreed with Bill Donovan that it sends the wrong message. Kelly Anbach made a motion, seconded by Patti Fiore, to vote on whether or not the board should purchase lunches after monthly board meetings. Officers Anbach, Fiore, Carrion, Roels and Allen vote to pay for the lunches while President Donovan voted not to pay. The motion to pay passed.

Secretary: Betty Melligan: Absent

Past President: Terry Matusek: Absent

Newsletter Editor: Frank Bertolami: No report

Old Business:

By-Laws: President Donovan researched the IACE By-Laws and varied that according the most recent revision from 2002 the association Secretary has voting rights.

Registered Agent: President Donovan stated that he needs to register with Lake County and stated that the association needs to proceed with hiring an attorney to be the registered agent in order to avoid having file paperwork every two years when new board members are elected.

Education Programs: President Donovan stated that Bob Neale from ICC will speak about International Code Council issues at the September meeting. The plans for the December meeting remain to have a representative from Hoffman Estates present information in the morning on the unique collection methods approved by the municipality and a DCFS representative to speak in the afternoon.

ICCA: President Donovan attended the recent Chapter Presidents meeting in Plainfield. In short, he expressed the IACE dissatisfaction with the inequitable collection of member organization fees. He also reported that ICCA appears to have significant financial problems.

New Business:

Board Opening: Patti Fiore stated she will resign at the September board meeting and the board will appoint a replacement.

Plaque: Patti stated that she does not wish to receive a plaque as a form of recognition for her service to the board.

AACE & ICC Conferences: The board briefly discussed sending a board member or association representative to one of or each of the national conferences. $1000 dollars is budgeted for attending conferences. The issue was tabled until the next meeting.

Adjournment: Motion by Patti Fiore, seconded by Debbie Carrion, to adjourn the IACE Board meeting. Meeting adjourned at 11:03 AM