NCHILB Meeting Minutes page 1 Minutes of the

North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board

July 21, 2006

The board meeting of the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board was held at 9:00AM, Friday, July 21, 2006 at Holiday Inn Express in Morehead City, North Carolina.

The following members of the North Carolina Licensure Board were present:

Gerald Canipe David Jones

Jim Liles Wanda Edwards

John Hamrick Bob Schultz

Larry Summer was not in attendance.

Department of Insurance staff members Don Warner, Phil Joyner, Jennifer Hollyfield, and Terri Tart were in attendance.

Visitors in attendance:

Phillip McLean Talmadge Jones

James Howard Teri Saylor

Agenda

Vice Chairman Gerald Canipe presided over the meeting. Canipe welcomed all visitors. On behalf of the Board, Canipe presented a plaque to Jeffre Vaughn in appreciation of his years of service. Canipe also welcomed William Talmadge Jones as a future board member.

Approval of May 12, 2006 Minutes

John Hamrick made a motion to approve the minutes. Bob Schultz seconded the motion and the motion passed without dissent.

Committee Reports

  1. a) Application Committee

Wanda Edwards reported that three applications were reviewed during the Board meeting held May 12, 2006. Three applications were approved and one was denied. There were two applications for review and one application to be reviewed again following the Board meeting.

  1. b) Examination Committee

David Jones stated that the committee has decided to go with a new question bank for the exam. Jennifer Hollyfield will be contacting Castle Worldwide to find out what steps the committee needs to take in developing new exam questions.

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  1. c) Continuing Education Committee

David Jones stated the Update Course Books for next year are currently being printed. The teacher orientation course will be held on August 14, 2006 from 9:00am -12:00pm, in the Raleigh Office. This year’s course will be Accuracy in Reporting – Part I (State and Report) and next year’s course will be Accuracy in Reporting – Part II (Describe).

  1. d) Finance Committee

David Jones reported the Board’s Fund Balance to date is over $700,000.00. The projected budget for next year will be higher due to the hiring of a new investigator.

  1. e) Rules Committee

Gerald Canipe stated the rule changes that were voted on and passed at the last Board meeting will be submitted to Ellie Sprenkel of the NCDOI Legislative Services Division. Sprenkel will submit the rule changes to the Rules Review Commission. There will be another Public Hearing once the Rules Review Commission establishes a date. Then the Board will vote on the rule changes again.

f) Investigation Advisory Committee

John Hamrick stated the committee would meet after the Board meeting.

g) Complaint Investigator Report

Phil Joyner stated there were two reports to review with the Investigator Advisory Committee following the Board meeting. There are 18 complaints that on going at this time.

  1. h) Personnel Committee

No report was given.

i) Standardized Report Committee

John Hamrick stated the committee met in June and an example for the Standardized Summary Page Report was discussed. Each committee member was provided with an example for review and was instructed to report back at the next meeting with any suggestions, comments or recommendations.

j) Staff Report

Terri Tart reported there are 1,347 active Home Inspectors and 228 active Associate Home Inspectors. Eleven Home Inspectors licenses and eight Associate Home Inspectors licenses have been issued. Regarding the exam given on June 15, 2006, the passing rate for the Home Inspectors was 63% and the Associate Home Inspector was 84%.

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Other Items

  1. a) The Executive Director requests the Board to pay for the licenses and continuing education fees for the Director and Investigator. John Hamrick made a motion to pay for the license fees. Schultz seconded the motion and the motion passed without dissent.
  1. b) Don Warner asked the Board to authorize $1,500.00 for the Investigator to attend the Investigator Training Course, September 2006 in Virginia (Clear: Council on Licensure Enforcement and Regulation). Bob Schultz made a motion to authorize the money for the investigator to attend the training. John Hamrick seconded the motion and the motion passed without dissent.
  1. c) Don Warner asked the Board to authorize the purchase of a Digital Projector for slide presentations costing approximately $1,500.00, a new color copier costing approximately $15,000.00 and Laptop for the new investigator. The total amount requested is approximately $18,000.00. David Jones made a motion to authorize the money for the purchases. Bob Schultz seconded the motion and the motion passed. Jones amended the motion with the total amount approved being $20,000.00. Hamrick seconded the motion and the motion passed.
  1. d) Jim Liles asked the Board to approve money for David Jones to attend the ITA Education Training in September in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jim Liles made a motion to approve the amount of $3,000.00 for the training. Liles amended the motion to the amount of $4,000.00. Bob Schultz seconded the motion and the motion passed.

Add in item

David Jones requested the Board waiver the submittal of a video for teaching eligibility that is required in the General Statutes. Jones’s request for waiver was to allow him to teach an update course for the North Carolina Chapter of American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). No action was taken by the Board.

Jennifer Hollyfield informed the Board that Larry Summers appointment would be through June 30, 2010.

David Jones made a motion to approve $30,000.00 to be used in developing new exam questions. Jim Liles seconded the motion and the motion passed without dissent.

John Hamrick asked Jennifer Hollyfield to research having the November Board meeting held in the Western part of the state and requested she report back to the Board at the September meeting.

Public Comments

No comments were made.

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Nomination Committee - Election of New Officers

Bob Shultz, representing the Nominating Committee, recommends the following individuals be elected as new officers for the Board: Schultz made a motion to elect Gerald Canipe as the Chairman. John Hamrick seconded the motion and the motion passed. Schultz made a motion to elect Jim Liles as the Vice-Chairman. Hamrick seconded the motion and the motion passed. Schultz made a motion to elect David Jones as the Treasurer. Hamrick seconded the motion and the motion passed. Shultz made a motion to elect Wanda Edwards as the Secretary. Hamrick seconded the motion and the motion passed.

Chairman Gerald Canipe

Vice-Chairman Jim Liles

Treasurer David Jones

Secretary Wanda Edwards

Adjournment

There being no further business, Canipe adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Wanda Edwards, PE

Secretary

Note: These are summary minutes. The official minutes of this meeting are recorded on tape. Anyone desiring copies should contact the NC Department of Insurance, Engineering Division, Home Inspection Section for reproduction costs.