MONTHLY MEETING

The next regular meeting of the Bergen Passaic Municipal Inspectors Association will be held on June 7th, 2023, at the Crow’s Nest, 701 Vincent Avenue Hackensack 07601 Guest speaker Harold Peddie, managing member of Backflow Testing Services LLC, will talk on three types of backflow prevention devices, what hazards they address, how they function, and how they are tested. Please make every effort to attend our last regular meeting before our summer break. If you are interested in one of the Director’s seats on the Board of Directors, please contact Ernie Sisco, immediate Past President at eshogman@optonline.net, or see him before the start of the June meeting on the 7th. Hope to see you there.

Bring your code questions and comments, and also any topics you’d like to discuss at our regular meetings.

It is with great sadness to have to announce the passing of long time member and Past President Greg Velardi. Greg served as a Board member and worked his way up through the chairs to eventually serve as BPMIA’s President. He served with honor and distinction, and contributed greatly to the cause, what we as code enforcement professionals must all strive for, which is the protection of people who interact within the built environment.

Greg will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace dear friend.

JOB OPENING

BUILDING SUBCODE OFFICIAL / INSPECTOR           CITY OF SUMMIT

Full-Time Building Subcode Official HHS / Inspector.  Minimum 5 years’ experience. The successful candidate will perform plan review and sign tech sections along with a variety of duties for the city which will include inspecting new and existing residential, commercial, and industrial buildings and structures to enforce compliance with applicable local and building codes. Applicants must possess a valid license as a Building Subcode (RCS), (ICS) and (HHS), Inspector, and Construction Official licenses issued by the NJDCA. The successful candidate will have good communication skills in working with the public. Salary commensurate with experience.  Summit is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to interview and/or select a candidate prior to the closing of this ad.

To learn more and apply, visit:  https://www.cityofsummit.org/jobs.aspx.  NO PHONE/FAX.

Look at our Classified page for code official job openings.

BPMIA held its regular monthly meeting on December 7th, 2022. The meeting was held at the Crow’s Nest in Hackensack. Past President Felix Esposito administered the oath of office to the incoming officers for 2023.

There are three open board seats for director positions on the board, so if you are interested, please contact Vice President Anthony Merlino at amerlino53@gmail.com

Get involved gents. 

There are also opportunities to serve on committees, a list of which is also available through the President.

Get involved.

Application forms for membership, the Scholarship awards fund, and the golf outing can be downloaded from this page.

Legislative News

The 2021 IBC, IRC, IFGC, IMC, IECC, and the 2020 NEC have all been officially adopted by the State of New Jersey on September 6th, 2022. The 2021 National Standard Plumbing Code was also adopted on September 19th, 2022. The grace periods run until March 5th, 2023, and March 18th, 2023, respectively. All adopted codes are now available to use on the DCA website at https://nj.gov/dca, the New Jersey versions of which are included for the IBC, the IRC, and the NSPC. Don’t forget that the other adopted codes do not include NJ’s changes, and they are also found on the Codes and Regulations page. They include the NEC 2020 edition, and the 2021 editions of the IECC, the IMC, the IFGC, and the 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 standard. You will have to click on Related Links on that page to navigate to the NJUCC, and specifically to Subchapter 3 where the NJ changes can be found, starting with NJAC 5:23-3.14. Update your 2021 codes which should be able to be ordered from ICC at  https://shop.iccsafe.org/codes to be ready for March 5th, or in the event a permit application is submitted to your office based on the new codes.

Another proposal that has been adopted and is now in the UCC, is meant to clarify the Conflict of Interest rules found in NJAC 5:23-4.5 (j) iii, as shown in red below. Prior approvals and fees must be those of the municipality where the work is located, as is the responsibility of the municipality where the work is located to report the work to the DCA.

iii. Where an inspection or enforcement procedure is performed by another
enforcing agency due to a conflict of interest, the fee schedule of the enforcing agency in
which the project is located shall be utilized in calculating the fees for the project. The
State training fee for the project and the reporting of the project pursuant to Department
requirements shall be submitted by the enforcing agency where the project is located.
After inspection or enforcement procedures have been performed, the agency that
performed such procedures shall provide the information required to be reported to the
municipality where the project is located. Permit documentation shall be shared between
the local enforcing agencies for timely and accurate reporting. The prior approvals
required in the municipality where the project is located shall apply.

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GET INVOLVED

If anyone is interested in a position on BPMIA’s executive board, send in your letter of intent by June 30, 2023, to the Nominating Committee chairman Ernie Sisco. His email address is eshogman@optonline.net Get involved.

Contact Vice President Anthony Merlino if you’re interested in serving on a committee. Positions are still available for 2023. amerlino53@gmail.com