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International Existing Building Code
SUB-COMMITTEE
Of the
City of Jefferson Code Review Steering Committee
April 14, 2016
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jim Wisch, Chair
Larry Kolb, Vice chair
Gary Oberkrom
Brian Connell
Tracie Siebeneck
Wes Doerhoff
Leslie Backstrom
Brad Schaefer
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Gary Wisch
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jason Turner, City of Jefferson
Janice McMillan, City of Jefferson
Larry Burkhardt, City of Jefferson
1. Call to Order
Chair Jim Wisch called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in the Large Conference Room. A quorum
was present.
2. Introductions
Introductions were made of the committee members.
3. Technical sub-committee expectations – what is expected
Expectations of the sub-committee were discussed. The committee is being asked to review the
Existing Building Codes and to make recommendations for adoption with any amendments. The final
end product would be a draft ordinance that would be presented to the City Council for amending the
City Code.
4. Technical sub-committee reports – what should be reported back
Discussion centered around public meetings to keep others informed, relationships with the City of
Columbia including their code review process, and the eventual ordinance to be presented.
5. What is necessary to update the Steering Committee
The approved minutes of the committee meetings will be forwarded to the Steering Committee to keep
them informed of progress.
6. What physical form of the code should be used
After discussion, the committee members desired to have three ring binders of the Code and
Commentary with a PDF file.
7. New Business
No new business items were presented.
8. Public Comments
No public comments were presented.
9. Next meeting date
The committee discussed meeting dates. It was decided they will meet the first and third Tuesdays of
the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The first meeting date will be May 3, 2016. Copies of the code will
be made available to the committee members by the City by April 26, 2016. The first three chapters will
be reviewed at the first meeting in May.
As for an option for this and other committees to consider was the possibility of adopting the Code and
Commentary versions. Most of the ICC codes do have a commentary that helps explain the intent of
the code.
10. Ad journ
The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.