NCHILB Meeting Minutes  / August 20, 2004
Asheville, NC
NCLHIA Conference
 

 
Meeting was called to order by chairman Jeff Vaughn
 
All board members were in attendance.
 
DOI staff members, Andy Patron and Tammy Parker were in attendance.  Board attorney Brandon Truman and Sue Little of the Attorney General’s office were also in attendance.
 
Visitors include assorted NCLHIA members.
 
Agenda:
 
Chairman Vaughn discussed the agenda.  Vaughn welcomed the visitors.  Vaughn stated public comment would be allowed at the end of the meeting.
 
Vaughn welcomed David Jones as a new board member replacing Roger Pierce.
 
Minutes of Meetings:
 
Hamrick motioned to approve the minutes of the July board meeting.  Summer seconded the motion.  Liles stated the number of licensed home inspectors reported in the July minutes should be corrected to 1,127.  The motion passed without dissent.
 
Application Review Committee:
 
Wanda Edwards reported the committee had one application to review after the meeting today.
 
Examination Committee:
 
Wanda Edwards stated the committee met and identified some items to look at such as, a new exam, database of questions to make new exams and computer testing.  The committee plans to meet prior to the next board meeting.  Staff member Jennifer Ball has requested additional training in the operations of the scanner for the exams.
 
Continuing Education Committee:
 
Vaughn stated instructor orientation was held August 18, 2004.  Vaughn stated the 2004 Continuing Education Course Bluebooks, “Accuracy in Reporting-Structural, are at the printers.  Staff will mail books to each licensee.  The course was designed by Bonnie and Tom Gregory.  Bonnie Gregory will design course for 2007.
 
2006 CE course on the Summary Page, is now being designed by Edwin Weaver.
 
Finance Committee:
 
Canipe stated he was the new chair of the Finance Committee but Schultz will cover the report today.  Schultz stated the year end report shows $60,214 net income year end with $32,000.00 to the positive on expenses.
 
Rules Committee:
 
Canipe motioned:  The following rule be changed as follows:
 
.1110 Electrical
.1110(c)  The home inspector shall report the presence of any readily accessible single strand aluminum branch circuit wiring.
 
Schultz seconded the motion.  The motion passed without dissent.
 
Investigation Report:
 
Patron distributed new meeting and hearing schedules.  Hamrick requested additional hearing dates be added to the schedule.  Patron stated as additional hearings are scheduled, they would be added to the schedule.
 
Legislative Committee:
 
Hamrick stated all rules changes will be coming up in October.
 
Systems Enhancements Committee:
 
Vaughn stated he had created this new committee and Wanda Edwards is chairman.  Patron stated this committee is trying to improve the complaint tracking system, online renewal, and web look-up.
 
For Board Consideration:
 
a)      Vaughn welcomed Ms. Anne Runheim – The NCHILA attorney.  Runheim presented a letter for NCHILA to the board.  Runheim read the proposed rule changes and stated the rule the Association is most concerned about is rule .1204 (investigation) that states “On receipt of a complaint conforming to this section, the Engineering Division shall make an investigation of the alleged violations of the rule or the General Statutes, as well as alleged violations that may be discovered by the investigator, and issue a report.”  Runheim presented Canipe with 400 responses received by Gus Stasi from an inquiry he mailed to all inspectors.  Runheim stated the responses received shows most inspectors are against the rule change.  Runheim state she had spoken to Canipe and he agreed to meet with a couple of inspectors and herself to listen to the inspectors concerns.  Canipe stated he would be in contact with Runheim concerning the meeting.  (Public comment:  Mr. Ken Breedlove stated if the investigator does an complete inspection he will be finding something at every inspection, home owners will file a complaint to receive a free inspection.  Fred Herndon stated items may not be the same as when the original home inspection was completed.)  Vaughn thanked Runheim for her time and presentation.

b)      Planning Session Committee Meeting – Vaughn stated the Board will begin holding planning and committee meetings on Thursdays prior to Friday’s Board meetings

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c)      ARELLO – Patron requested approval to attend ARELLO on October 1-3, 2004 with travel cost of $1200.00. Liles motioned to approve Patron to attend ARELLO, Hamrick seconded.  Motion passed without dissent.

d)      Alan Brown – Patron stated Mr. Brown is appealing to have his probationary period changed.  Truman stated Mr. Brown’s hearing was held in Dec 2003 and the Board made a decision that day.  Truman stated the contents of the Board decision were posted on the Board’s website and Mr. Brown saw the results and assumed the contents were active.  Shultz motioned to accept the suspension dates and allow the probation to date to begin from the time the contents were posted on the web.  Canipe seconded the motion.  Edwards stated information should not be posted on the web until licensees are contacted.  Patron stated that this has been corrected.  The motion passed without dissent.

e)      Renewal Request:  John Mencarini – Mr. Mencarini requested the board approve his late renewal, he had been out of the country on active military duty and was unable to renew on time.  Jones questioned if we had confirmation of his military duty requiring his absence.  Hamrick motioned to approve renewal once the Board received confirmation of activation papers.  Liles seconded.  Motion passed without dissent.
 
Other Items:
 
a)      Liles asked to make a motion and handed the Board a written copy.  The motion stated” I move that the Board investigate and report within 120 days, the following information:  The feasibility of the Board developing a standardized report form, which can be used by home inspectors for home inspections according to Board rule and SOP”s.  The committee should look at both hard copy and computer generation.  The different methodologies to implement the use of the report and which can provide the most benefit. The committee should examine the possibility of the report being optional with field modifications being allowed, since many home inspectors exceed the requirements of the Board.  The cost of development of the standardized report and implementations of the report , to the extent possible, so the Board can evaluate the project in terms of cost.  The Board should examine different avenues of implementation and distribution.  The Board may allocate whatever funds the Board feels necessary to accomplish the investigation.”  Vaughn asked that the motion be discussed in Committee prior to being brought before the Board.  The written motion was assigned to the Rules Committee.

b)      Patron stated he had been invited to speak at the NC-ASHI conference in Greensboro on November 5, 2004.  Summer motioned to accept the invitation.  Schultz seconded the motion.  The motion passed without dissent.

c)      Patron stated the Investigation advisory committee would review new information related to background checks.. 

        
d)      Vaughn presented Sue Little a Certificate of Appreciation for her hard work and dedication to the Board.
 
Adjournment 
 
Respectfully Submitted,

Nicole Edwards
 
 
 
 
 

 

               NCHILB Meeting in Wilmington – May 15, 2004
 
 
Board Members Present:  Jeff Vaughn – Acting Chairman, Wanda Edwards, Bob Schultz, Gerald Canipe, Tom Edwards, Larry Sumner.
 
Board Members Absent: John Hamrick, Roger Pierce
 
Staff Present:  Andy Patron – Executive Director, Jennifer Hollyfield, Tammy Parker.
 
 
Acting Board Chairman Jeff Vaughn called the meeting to order at 9:30am.  He recognized and welcomed Wanda Edwards to the board meeting. (Grover Sawyer’s replacement).  Mr. Vaughn then outlined the Board’s meeting agenda and method for the day.  He requested that the meeting proceed without interruption from the gallery and at the conclusion of the meeting questions would be received with a 2 minute limit.
He reminded everybody present that Board meetings are not open forums.  Public hearings are scheduled for proposed rules changes and that is the venue that is appropriate for discussion.
 
The minutes of the meeting on March 12, 2004 were approved.
 
Committee Reports
 
Application Evaluation Report:      No report
 
Exam Committee:        No report, will report at July Board Meeting.
 
Continuing Education Committee:  2004-2005 mandatory course “Accuracy in Structure” has been approved.  August 18, 2004 has been set aside for the instructor’s course. 
 
Tom Edwards motioned to increase Bill Thompson’s yearly travel expenses to attend the continuing education committee meetings from the current $250 to $500.  Motion carried.
 
Tom Edwards motioned to change the yearly travel cap to non-board staff members of the CE committee to $500 as well. Motion carried.
 
Tom Edwards recommended that the CE committee enter into a $5,557.00 contract with Edwin Weaver for development of the 2005-2006 mandatory course “Summary Page”. Motion approved.
 
Tom Edwards motioned to increase the AG’s representative travel cap to $1000.00 per year.  Motion carried.
 
Finance Committee:    Bob Schultz reported that that 2003-2004 year came in under budget except for NCHILB travel expenses.  He is recommending increasing the 2004-2005 travel expenses to $2000 per year for the NCHILB to continue to travel to different venues for meetings.  Motion carried for the 2004-2005 budget.
 
Rules Committee:  Gerald Canipe recommended the following rules changes:
 
“Investigator’s Authority”
 
Section.1204 Investigation
(a)    On receipt of a complaint conforming to this Section, the Engineering Division shall make an investigation of the alleged violations of the rules or the General Statutes , as well as alleged violations that may be discovered by the investigator, and issue a report.
 
This motion was passed unanimously by the board.
 
“Inspectors Response”
 
Section.1204 Investigation
(b)    A copy of the complaint shall be mailed to the inspector.  The inspector shall submit a written response to the Engineering Division within two weeks after receipt of either the copy of the complaint or notification of additional alleged violations.
 
This motion carried unanimously.
 
Delete the word “Appears”
 
      Section.1103 Purpose and Scope.
(c)    (3) (D) State whether the condition reported requires repair or subsequent  observation or warrants further investigation by a specialist; and…    
 
“Inspect versus Observe”
 
The SOP be revised throughout Section 1100 deleting the term “observe” and replacing it with “inspect”.  This includes the definition also.  “Inspect” would assume the same definition as “Observe”
 
These motions carried unanimously as well.
 
 
Staff Report
 
Jennifer Hollyfield reported that there are currently 1095 active licensed home inspectors and 116 associate home inspectors in the state.
 
The exam on April 7th had 63 taking the exam with a 61% pass rate and 27 associate exams given with an 88% pass rate.
 
June 17th has 49 registered to take the exam.  This exam will be given at Mocksville and the state exam will change locations according to demand.  Please check NCDOI website for changes. 
 
 
 
Investigation Report
 
Andy Patron reported that the number of complaints has risen. (avg. # for 2003 was 49/yr).  This averages out to 1 complaint per week.  August has been the busiest month for complaints.  There will be NCHILB hearings scheduled on July 9th, July 22, and July 23rd.
 
Andy reported that 4 consent agreements have been accepted.
 
Currently there are 12 active consent agreements in progress, 4 proposed consent agreements, 3 hearings scheduled and 7 active complaints pending.
 
The increase in complaints may be caused by 1) increase in number of home inspections being performed, 2) using checklist forms for home inspections, those presented with complaints were judged inadequate and did not meet the SOP, 3) not having a written agreement or contract.
 
New committee members have been assigned and can be referred to on the NCHILB website. (http://www.ncdoi.com)
 
 
Continuing Education Committee
 
Jennifer reported that there are 13 approved instructors to teach the mandatory course, 13 approved sponsors, 10 approved update instructors and 24 elective courses that have been approved.
 
For Board Consideration
 
-          The definition of “probing” of exterior trim components should be left up to the personal responsibility of each inspector.  Realtors have complained that inspectors use “excessive” force during probing and wanted it to be regulated by the NCHILB.  The NCHILB will continue to leave it up to the inspector’s judgment.  No changes proposed.  Andy Patron will discuss this in next newsletter.
 
-          -Smoke alarm functionality .1110 (d) – if yes or no has been checked the inspector has fulfilled the requirement for functionality of the smoke alarm.  This has been referred to the interpretation committee.
 
-          Code references in the Home Inspection Report.  The Mecklenburg City Code Department is dealing with many code calls due to references in home inspection reports.  David Savage (Mecklenburg County) will be invited to attend the NCHILB meeting in July to discuss code issues (.1105) being referenced in home inspection reports and review what an individual must do.
 
-          Bundled contractors reports being offered as one home inspection report will be referred to the AG’s office.
 
-          Roger Pierce has tendered his resignation and recommended David Jones as a replacement.
 
-          Mr. Ulhorn has been referred to the Commissioner’s office.
 
-          Andy Patron will be attending the NCIT conference.
 
Open Discussions:
 
Cherry Jones was concerned about all the proposed rule changes and who it effects.  He was reminded by the Chairman that all proposed rule changes have public hearings scheduled. NCHILB meetings were not open forums for discussions.  Committee meetings are also open to the public.  Committee meetings and public hearings will be published in the NC Register online. (www.ncgov.com) (office of administrative hearings)
 
Gus Stasi asked about rules changes.  Was the investigator expanding an investigation beyond the original complaint? The Board responded “yes”. Does Andy Patron have the authority to do that?  The Board responded yes with Gerald Canipe adding the rules are there to protect the public.  The complainant does not know SOP’s but the home inspector is expected to know the SOP’s.  Andy refers to the entire report when conducting an investigation and any other violations noted should be addressed.  It would be analogous to a policeman investigating one homicide and not able to report another homicide/felony if found during the original homicide investigation.
 
It was recommended to the Board that notifications be sent out to licensees regarding public hearings for proposed rules changes.
 
At the end of the meeting Jennifer Hollyfield was presented with an award from the Education Committee for “Excellence in Education”
 
Respectfully Submitted,
 
Executive Director
 
 
 
 

The Home Inspector Licensure Board met at the Chapanoke Road offices on Friday, March 12^th.  Members present were John Hamrick  (chairman), Jeff Vaughn, Tom Edwards, Larry Sumner and Brandon Truman (representative from the state attorney's office). Bob Shultz and Roger Pierce were absent and Gerald Canipe was unable to attend due to his mother’s recent death.  A quorum was not present at this meeting.

Chairman John Hamrick called the meeting to order.

He stated that since there were not enough members present to have a quorum vote, all issues requiring a vote would have to be postponed.

The minutes for the January Board meeting were approved by the board as written.

Andy Patron announced that the replacement for Grover Sawyer has been selected.  The appointee is Wanda Edwards.  This appointment will be effective as of April 1, 2004.  She has also elected to serve on the NCHILB.  She will start her duties as Grover’s replacement on April 12, 2004.

Committee Reports

Applicant Evaluation Committee

·         Tammy Parker reported that 5 applications had been approved. 

Exam Committee

·        There are currently 1077 active Home Inspectors, and 113 Associate Home Inspectors licensed in the state. 

·         Jennifer Hollyfield reported that the pass rate for the Home Inspector test is down to 50%.  The pass rate for the associate inspector test is 72%.  The most likely reasons for the reduced passing rates is tougher tests and less experienced people taking the tests.   

Continuing Education Committee

·         Jeff Vaughn reported that the 2004-2005 mandatory course currently in development is “Accuracy in Reporting – “Structural”.  Bonnie Gregory has been working closely as a consultant with the education committee for this course.  Instructor training will commence in August 2004 with 13 sponsors and 13 instructors. Currently there are a sufficient number of instructors and sponsors.  The course will be offered beginning October 1, 2004.

·         The topic of 2005-2006 mandatory course will be Accuracy in Reporting – “Summary”.

Finance Committee

·        John Hamrick stated the budget as a whole was met. The BOD was slightly over budget.   This was probably due to travel expenses incurred in attempting to bring board meetings to different locations in the state.  This practice will continue.

Rules Committee

·        Decisions on rules committee issues were deferred due to absence of chairman Gerald Canipe and the lack of a quorum

Staff Report

·        As of March 15^{th ,}  ninety-one applicants have enrolled to take the exam.  Twenty of these are repeat applicants.

·        The next exam is scheduled for April 7^th in Raleigh.

·        Jennifer Hollyfield announced that there will be 2 locations in which the licensing exam would be given in June.  On June 17^th the exam would be given in Raleigh and another licensing exam would be given in Mocksville at the Davie County campus of the Davidson Community College (room 200) on June 24^th.  Further information to be announced.

Investigation Report

·        There are currently 4 active complaints being investigated. 

·        The next investigation hearing is scheduled on May 14^th in Wilmington.  There will be a board meeting the following day, May 15^th in Wilmington as well.

·        Mr. Laine Harling had been suspended for non-compliance with his Consent Agreement.  He was to have taken 8 hours of classes related to structural inspection within 1 year of signing on February 25, 2003.  As of February 26, 2004, no record of continuing education had been filed.   Mr. Harling has since attended a board approved class and it was agreed by the board to lift the suspension. Since there was no quorum present Bob Schultz was consulted by phone so that the suspension could be lifted immediately.

·        All other investigation business required a board quorum.  This business will be taken up at the next licensure board meeting scheduled in Wilmington in May.

For Board Consideration

·        Committees and Task Forces:  Scheduled for updates, redistribution and to fill vacancies in June.

·        Questions from the NCLHIA conference:

1)      Are e-mail responses and approvals from clients legally acceptable?  (Brandon Truman, state attorney’s office will investigate and advise the board).

2)      Is the inspection contract enforceability beyond the original client?  The

 Board responded “no”.

·        Can a home inspector inspect a home without a signed offer to purchase, how to assure legal access to property?  The board determined that this was a non-issue for the home inspector and an issue for the realtor involved.

·        Does CE carry over from Associate to Home Inspector if re-licensing in same licensing year?  The board stated “yes”

·        Associated Inspections – multiple trades inspecting a single property, client pays a single company.  Do these inspections come under the jurisdiction of the NCHLIB?  If not, should they?  Brandon Truman to investigate legality of issue and get back to the board.

·        The Guilford County District Attorney’s office has sent John Salstrom a cease and desist letter from performing all home inspections in Guilford County.

·        The Closed Crawlspace revision to the Residential Building Code has been approved.  This is currently under review.

·        Regis Kurtz had written to Andy Patron in regards to a question of sharing information from a previous inspection.  In this case, Mr. Kurtz had inspected a property that was subsequently condemned until all the pertinent issues were addressed.  After the issues were corrected and permits completed, another buyer asked Mr. Kurtz to inspect the same home (under a separate inspection contract).  What is Mr. Kurtz’s obligation in informing this new buyer that the property had been previously condemned?  The board advised Mr. Kurtz that the home inspector should disclose prior knowledge of the house to his current client, then perform a complete home inspection, according to NCHILB standards.  The inspection should be performed as if he had never seen the property before.

·        Larry Oppegard had a question regarding signing the home inspection report, would signing the summary page be sufficient?  The board advised Mr. Oppegard that the report itself should be signed  since the summary sheet could be separated from the report and the report needed to be able to stand alone with a legal signature.

·        It was also questioned if polybutylene piping could be described as “plastic”.  The board  responded that polybutylene needed to be described as polybutylene and the term “plastic” was not descriptive enough.

·        Another question brought to the board inquired if e-mailed contracts without a client’s signature, just his typed agreement, were legal.  Brandon Truman from the State Attorney’s office to investigate.

 Respectfully Submitted,

Executive Director NC-ASHI

January 28, 2003 Board Meeting

The NC Home Inspector Licensure Board met on January 28, 2003   The meeting scheduled for January 17 was postponed because of inclement weather. 

  As you probably know by now, Steve Smallman resigned from the board, and Tom Edwards was appointed to take his place.  Steve, thanks for a job well done.  Tom, you’ve got some big shoes to fill, but I’m sure that you will be up to the task.

  The Board’s offices are going to be moved, along with the other Dept. of Insurance divisions currently located at the Boylan Avenue building.  The new offices will be located at 322 Chapanoke Road , off Highway 70 and north of Tryon Road .  There will be more space available for operations in the new building.  The board had hoped to be in the new offices by the next meeting on March 14, but it will be held in the old offices on Boylan Avenue .

  At the January meeting, Robert Shultz discussed the board’s budget and expenditures for the current fiscal year.  At the moment, the board is under the budget on most line items.  To meet the budget crisis, the State of NC took $250,000 from the Licensing Board account to help balance the budget.  Since this money did not come from public funding, but rather from fees paid by home inspectors, it was not really the state’s money to take.  The board is going to attempt to get this money restored to the Board’s account through informal inquiries and discussion, but if these attempts are not successful, the board may consider taking legal action.

  Andy Patron, the new Licensing Board Investigator, is making progress investigating and resolving the backlog of cases that built up since the prior inspector left.  At the time of the inspection, there were 6 consent agreements pending, and there were 8 investigations still in progress.

  Jeff Vaughan proposed using a form similar to the one that the Contractor Licensing Board uses to establish financial responsibility.  The form would help to make sure that inspectors will have adequate assets to compensate their clients in the event of an error or omission that falls under the standards of practice.  There was some discussion about the pros and cons of using an additional form.  Additional training would be required, and additional investigation would probably be necessary in order to determine if the information filled out on the form was factual.  No decisions were made, but the board will pursue this issue in the future.  Possible modifications to the current policy will include increasing the required net assets and requiring liquid assets instead of net assets.

  The issue of mandatory errors and omissions insurance is being raised.  John Hamrick, the board chair, asked Jeff Vaughan to chair a committee studying the issue.  Jeff asked that Tom Edwards be co-chair.  Additional members on the committee will be Gerald Canipe, David Jones, Sergei Worrell, Keven Kossler, and Larry Sumner.  We will be researching this subject to determine if there is adequate availability, and to determine if the cost would be prohibitive.  The approximate time frame for gathering information and deciding on a course of action will be one year or less. If you have any opinions on the subject, I would like to hear them. 

  Andy Patron raised an issue concerning active judgments against inspectors.  In one particular case, a client had won a judgment against a home inspector, but the issue was not a violation of the standards of practice.  He wanted to know if a judgment against a home inspector should automatically trigger a licensing board investigation, even if a homeowner did not file a complaint against an inspector.  A motion was made and passed, that if the board became aware of a judgment against a home inspector, it would trigger an automatic investigation to determine if Standards of Practice had been violated.

  A motion was made that would add a line to the application for license or renewal of license that would ask if the inspector had any judgments against him or was aware of any pending judgments.  The motion passed unanimously.

  A motion was made to require notarization of the annual license renewal application.  The motion failed.

  There was some discussion about posting disciplinary actions on the Licensing Board Website.  There was general agreement that actions should be posted.  A discussion about the duration of the posting ensued.  A motion was made and passed that would have disciplinary actions posted on the site for a period of one year after the action, and published in the quarterly newsletter.  The motion passed.

  Andy Patron wants to compile some data on reporting methods.  He would like to be able to view numerous reports to determine what types of reports are most prone to generating complaints.  He sees mostly the reports that resulted in complaints to the Board, and would like a more representative sample.  After some discussion, the board passed a motion to place a request in the Bulletin for voluntary submissions of reports.  These would be used only for statistical analysis.  If you would like to submit a sample of your report to him, you can send it to his attention at the new licensing board office at 322 Chapanoke Road , Raleigh , NC 27603 .

  Frank Vigil of Advanced Energy was presented with an award for his excellent work in designing the mandatory education course for this year.

  John Hamrick questioned whether or not emailed reports meet the reporting requirements of the licensing law.  Jeff Vaughan stated that the electronic signature on emailed report meets the SOP.  An additional mailing of a hard copy is not required.

Licensing Board Liaison
davidgjones@earthlink.net

Licensure Board Activity Report  
March 14, 2003 Board Meeting

The Home Inspector Licensure Board met on Friday, March 14 at the Boylan Ave. offices.  This was the last meeting prior to their move to the new offices at 322 Chapanoke Road .  They have made the move.  The new phone numbers are:

• Phone   (919) 662-4480
• Fax      (919)662-4459

  Board chairman John Hamrick stated that he would be sending a letter to the governor asking for an audience to discuss the status of the funds that were appropriated from the licensing board.

  Committee Reports:

  Application Evaluations Committee

• Grover Sawyer reported three applications had been approved and one denied.

Education Committee

• Jeff Vaughan reported continuing progress with the design of next year’s required course.  The final draft of the course should be ready in April. 

Finance Committee

• Robert Schultz reported that the expenses are generally in line with the budget.  There are no significant expenses associated with the move, other than expenses related to new telephone lines and printing of new stationery.  The new building owner is paying for the move of all of the furnishings and equipment.

Rules Committee

• Roger Pierce reported that at the meeting on March 21 in Charlotte , 15 people worked about 3 ½ hours in discussions of four primary subjects; reinspections, electrical wiring, heating and air conditioning, and mold.  With regard to the reinspection issue, there was some discussion about whether or not a separate contract should be required for performing a reinspection, and about whether or not a home inspector is qualified to evaluate repairs made by a trade without possessing a trade license.  Another meeting was scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, March 14.

Non-Renewal vs. Inactive Status Task Force

• Bob Schultz announced the new proposed policy with regard to renewal of licenses.  If a licensee has allowed their license to lapse for more than one year, the board will not consider renewal.  The licensee will have to go through the full licensing process again.  If a license is in inactive status, the licensee can re-activate their license within 3 years.  If the license has been inactive for more than 3 years, the board can consider renewal as a “hardship” case, subject to the following restrictions:

a)      The licensee must apply in writing to the board for “hardship” case reactivation.

b)      If approved, the “hardship” reactivation may be subject to special conditions imposed by the Board, including, but not limited to Continuing Education requirements.

After some discussion, this policy was voted on by the board, and was passed unanimously.

Staff Report 

• There are now 1021 active home inspectors and 102 active associate home inspectors.  In February, 20 new licenses were approved, and 2 new associate licenses were approved.  The passing rates for tests in February tests were 61% for the home inspector test and 85% for the associate home inspector test.

Investigation Report

• Four new complaints were received between January 28 and February 24.  There are four active investigations.  One investigation has been completed and is pending review.  6 consent agreements have been signed by inspectors, pending board review.  There are eight open cases pending investigation.  Four hearings are pending scheduling.  The board approved five of the consent agreements, and voted to hold a hearing on one case.

  The Licensing Board Bulletin has been sent to the printers, and will be in your mailboxes soon.

  As soon as I receive the official draft minutes of the March 14 meeting, they will be forwarded to you.  The next scheduled meeting of the Board is May 9, 2003 at the Chapanoke Road offices.

  If you would like for me to bring any requests or concerns to the Board, feel free to contact me.

Licensing Board Liaison
davidgjones@earthlink.net