COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF PERMIT TECHNICIANS
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
Business Meeting Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Location: City of Lakewood
Start Time: 12:00 P.M.
Call to Order: Melinda Helmer, President
Roll Call:
P Melinda Helmer, President
P Theresa Campbell, Vice President
P Leslie Carpenter, Past President
P Kimberly Segura-Bates, Treasurer
A Sara Aragon, Board of Directors
P Lorinda Abbott, Board of Directors
P Audra Gerber, Board of Directors
Melinda Helmer called the Colorado Association of Permit Technicians Business Meeting to order at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Melinda thanked the City of Lakewood for hosting today’s business meeting/training. Melinda took roll and noted that for the record a quorum was present.
Meeting Minute Approval:
- Approval of the July 28, 2022 Colorado Association of Permit Technicians Business Meeting Minutes - Black Hawk.
Jessie Sorensen moved to approve the July 28, 2022 Business Meeting Minutes. Theresa Campbell seconded the motion. Motion passes.
Communications:
- Colorado Chapter ICC
The last Chapter Meeting was held in Golden on October 7, 2022. The topic of discussion covered Inspection of Through Penetration Fire Systems. The Chapter’s Annual Business Meeting would be held in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor on December 8th and 9th with this year’s training to cover Essential Skills for Rising Leaders/Courage in Leadership & Mangers vs. Leaders/Decision Making or Making a Difference. This year, all CAPT Board Members are planning to be in attendance. As always, there are Free Energy Trainings available on the CCICC website if you or anyone in your office is interested.
- International Code Council
Jessie Sorensen provided the ICC update that included information on code hearings, trainings, and upcoming meetings.
- PermitTechNation
PermitTechNation is holding a virtual board meeting today (10am). They typically offer webinar trainings that are suited to the Permit Tech field. On October 12th, they offered a course on the Code Specialist. Please know that if you are a member of CAPT, then you are also a member of PTN and can access their trainings at the discounted rate. Please speak to a member of the Board if you have any questions.
Reports of Officers and Committees:
Communication Committee:
Leslie Carpenter – gave an update on regarding communication and that the 2023 applications would be going out to the membership. If you are not a member, and would like to be, please let us know so we can ensure that you are on the email list or visit the CAPT website for membership information.
Corporate Affairs:
Theresa Campbell – Theresa noted forms had been sent out regarding meeting locations There were no responses received, so the Board would be determining the meeting locations/dates at the February 2023 Board Meeting. There is still time if anyone today is interested in hosting a CAPT Business/Training Meeting. The Black Hawk Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 and our Annual Business Meeting will be held in October. The October meeting will special as CAPT is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. This meeting will be a “don’t miss” event.
Election of Officers: Cornelia Orezcu, President of the Colorado Chapter of the International Code Council was present to do the swearing-in of the new CAPT Board. Cornelia reminded the membership of the 2023 Officer Nominations and asked if there were any other nominations. Hearing none, the voting and swearing-in of the 2023 CAPT Board commenced. Cornelia then performed the swearing-in of the new Board.
Melinda Helmer, President
Theresa Campbell, Vice President
Lorinda Abbott, Treasurer
Kimberly Segura-Bates, Board of Director
Daisy Hertel, Board of Director
Audra Gerber, Board of Director
Leslie Carpenter, Past President
The new Board Members gave appreciation and thanks to Cornelia for being present to do the swearing in of the new CAPT Board.
Membership Committee:
Lorinda Abbott – Lorinda noted that there are currently 80 paid members.
Program/Education Committee:
Melinda Helmer noted that the Board is always open to hearing training topics that people would be interested in. If you have ideas or anything that you think we need additional training on, please let us know by providing an idea on the purple piece of paper each member has in front of them. Please hand the paper back to the check-in table at the back of the room. Please reach out to any one of your Board members if you have any questions.
Public Relations:
Audra Gerber/Melinda Helmer - We are looking for non-profit businesses to donate to in 2023. If there is anything that is near to your heart or any business you think we should donate to, please let us know. You can add this information on the purple piece of paper that you have in front of you. Again, please include a training topic and a donation suggestion and submit to the check-in table at the back of the room. All ideas and suggestions are welcome.
Old Business:
No Old Business to discuss.
New Business:
Melinda opened up the floor for any new business items to discuss to which there were none.
Treasurer’s Report:
Lorinda Abbott - Lorinda provided an update and reported that the CAPT checkbook balance is currently at $8,803.86.
Adjournment:
Melinda adjourned the Business Meeting at 12:49 pm.