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Dear Chapter Members
Hello fellow Chapter members. I hope
this message finds all of you happy and healthy. I know that I am
seriously ready for the warmth of the summer sun; it has been a
long, cold winter. If you remember the movie, "Groundhog Day", every
morning, Bill Murray wakes up to the same redundant music of his
alarm clock, the song by Sonny & Cher, "I Got You, Babe". Anyway, I
want to begin by thanking each of for your participation in the
chapter. I am honored to be a member of the board, and I feel
privileged to serve with the other dedicated and skilled members of
our board. It is our goal as a professional body of members with a
shared vision of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare
to be unified in purpose as we strive to interpret and enforce the
adopted building codes.
Our State Legislators are currently
in the process of adopting the 2012 International Building Codes and
Amendments. We will need to familiarize ourselves with all of the
code changes and State Amendments. To help you with this, we have,
the Beehive Chapter Annual Spring Training at Aspen Grove coming up
on May 14 th,
15th, 16th. Mark
your calendars, we will have the dates, and scheduled training sent
out to all members very soon.
One of the objectives of the Chapter
is to develop, recommend, and promote "uniform" regulations and
legislation pertaining to building construction, and to encourage
uniformity in practice and code interpretation. As we continue to
strengthen our skills through education, study, and on the job
experience, we become better code officials. As we share our
experiences and knowledge in our monthly chapter meetings, we can
achieve a higher level of uniformity within our chapter. Wouldn’t it
be great to put an end to the ever so unpopular statement, "they
don’t make me do that in_________"? We all know that most of the
time this is probably not a true statement. However, we also know
that code officials do vary in their interpretation of the codes. I
believe we can improve and we can become more consistent in our
enforcement efforts.
If your office is anything like
mine, your staff is lean and your workload is full; which brings me
to a final point. It’s like the story of eggs and ham; the chicken
is involved, but the pig is committed. Please become involved with
the Beehive Chapter if you are not already. If you are currently
involved, please continue to participate. Together, we can make a
difference!
Thanks for your support,
Kent L. Partridge
Pictures below we at the Monthly Meeting
Download 2012 Utah State Amendments!
Utah State
Code Amendments 2012
Call Doug Fallon for Information 801-369-1369
Download
the 2012 Membership Form Here
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