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North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board

November 3, 2006

The Public Rules Hearing and board meeting of the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board were held at 9:00AM, Friday, November 3, 2006 at Asheville, North Carolina.

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

Gerald Canipe David Jones Larry Summer

Jim Liles Bob Schultz Chris Noles

John Hamrick Talmadge Jones

Department of Insurance staff members Don Warner, Phil Joyner, Jennifer Hollyfield, and Terri Tart were in attendance. Brandon Truman and the new board attorney Robert Croom were in attendance.

Visitors in attendance:

Robert Wilson Mike Cole

Cherry Jones Teri Saylor

Robert Smith

Agenda

Chairman Gerald Canipe presided over the meeting, welcoming all visitors in attendance. Canipe announced the newly appointed Ethics liaison to represent the board is Jim Liles. Liles asked that everyone be aware Conflict of Interest when voting.

Chairman Canipe asked that Brandon Truman introduce Robert Croom as the new board’s attorney.

Chairman Canipe announced the Public Hearing on Rules changes. Bob Schultz, the Rules Committee Chairman read the Rule Changes to elicit comments from the board members and the public. Cherry Jones brought to the board’s attention in Section 11 NCAC 08.1112 Air Conditioning 11 (B) The presence or absence of an installed cooling source in each habitable space. The in needs to be changed to for being consistent with the Heating Section. All agreed to the change. Chairman Canipe closed the Public Rules Hearing.

Chairman Canipe announces the start of the board meeting and welcomes everyone present. Canipe stated the next item is the approval of the last board meeting minutes.

Approval of September 1, 2006 Minutes

Bob Schultz made a motion to approve the minutes. David Jones seconded the motion and the motion passed without dissent.

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Executive Director’s report

Don Warner reported on several items including the past renewal phase, the upcoming Newsletter/Bulletin, the proposed meeting schedule for 2007, a procedure to comply with the General Statutes, and reference support payments. Warner also initiated a discussion on the potential danger of inspecting a Residence that may have been a former Meth Lab. Chris Noles recommended inviting a guest speaker to give a presentation on Meth Labs to inform the Home Inspectors what to look for while inspecting a home. After further discussion on additional speakers, Noles will contact SBI for the availability of a speaker.

Chairman Canipe formed a Survey Feasibility Task Force Committee to make recommendations to the board whether to go forward with the Poll Survey. The committee is John Hamrick, Tamladge Jones, Jim Liles and Don Warner.

Committee Reports

  1. a) Application Committee

Larry Summer reported that seven applications were reviewed at the last board meeting, six of the applications were approved and one application was denied for more information to be presented to the committee. Today, immediately after the board meeting, there will be a committee meeting to review five more applications.

  1. b) Continuing Education Committee

David Jones reported the committee had a meeting on prelicensing and came up with a rough outline that will be used for the prelicensing. The education classes will be 100-120 hours and 40 hours of field training. The next meeting will be held on November 30, 2006 at the Raleigh office.

  1. c) Examination Committee

Larry Summer reported there has been no meeting, but there is progress being made toward a company to review the exam questions.

  1. d) Finance Committee

David Jones reported the Fund Balance currently is $786,955.21 and the revised budget is $393,195.00.

  1. e) Legislative Committee

Hamrick stated no report.

  1. f) Standards of Practice and Rules Committee (interpretations)

Schultz stated no report.

  1. g) Standardized Report Committee

Hamrick stated no report, but there will be a meeting on November 30, 2006 at 2:00pm.

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  1. h) Investigator Advisory Committee

Liles reported the committee met on November 2, 2006 at 4:00pm in Asheville. The committee reviewed six complaints and made recommendations to the investigator, Phil Joyner.

  1. i) Personnel Committee

Canipe stated no report at this time.

  1. j) System Enhancement Committee

Liles stated the committee is moving forward with new equipment that will enhance the work of the staff in scanning documents and all areas needed to better service the home inspectors. The committee is also working on getting up and running online registration. The System Enhancement Committee will continually look for ways to improvements.

k) Bylaws Committee

Schultz asked the board to take a look at a basic outline of the Bylaws. Shultz asked the

board to review the Bylaws draft and report back at the next board meeting with any

recommendation.

Complaint Investigator Report

Joyner asked the board to take a look at a chart printed with the total of complaints per year and an average per month. Joyner reported there are 9 new investigations pending, 8 currently active being investigated, 6 waiting for completed reports, 6 completed with consent agreements, 2 closed, 4 signed by inspectors and to be signed by Chairman Canipe and 11 consent agreements active.

Interpretation - Any Home Inspector who consents to be responsible to "actively supervise and train" an Associate Home Inspector should be aware that the Home Inspector may be subject to the same investigation and disciplinary actions as the Associate Home Inspector, for inspections conducted by the Associate Home Inspector, as a result of inadequate supervision and training.

Schultz the chairman for the Standards of Practice and Rules Committee will work on making recommendations on the responsibility of the Home Inspector supervising an Associate Home Inspector. Schultz will bring recommendations back to the next board meeting.

Staff Report

Jennifer Hollyfield reported currently the Home Inspectors active are 1297, inactive 275 and 850 expired. The Associate Home Inspectors active are 211, inactive 30 and 236 expired. Hollyfield stated the year 2005 licenses issued were 337 and year 2006 licenses issued are 372. The exam review date set for November 13, 2006 at 9:00am. The exam date is December 14 & 15, 2006 and have 86 signed up for the exam.

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Other Items

  1. a) Chairman Canipe appointed Jim Liles to be the Ethics liaison person for the Home Inspector Licensure Board.
  2. b) Warner reported to the board the Planning Session Goals are already being worked on and making progress. Chairman Canipe asked, Warner could he have at each board meeting the current status of each goal listed at the Planning Session.
  3. c) Warner brought to the board’s attention that a home inspector submitted a letter requesting an extension for Continuing Education due to family hardship. The board states applicant needs to get the Continuing Education and pay renewal and late fee.
  4. d) Canipe asked, Warner to post on the website the past Mandatory Training for new Home Inspectors to be able to review. Liles made a motion the staff go ahead and post the Mandatory Training Course on the website as soon as they are able. Schultz seconded the motion. Based on copyright concerns the motion is up for discussion. David Jones asked that the board wait on making a decision on posting the Mandatory Courses after the Continuing Education meeting on November 30, 2006. David Jones will bring back recommendations to the board. Liles withdrew his motion and Schultz withdrew the second.
  5. e) Chairman Canipe asked the staff to submit the minutes for the current board meeting to be posted as "unapproved", so the Home Inspectors can know what went on at the board meeting without waiting until the next board meeting.

Public Comments

Cherry Jones brought to the board’s attention about his Home Inspectors License number being used by others for fraudulent purposes and what the board can do about this situation. The board stated that resolution regarding the illegal use of his license is out of their hands.

Summers made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Talmadge Jones seconded the motion. The motion passed.

Adjournment

Respectfully submitted,

Christian Noles, P.E.

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.

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