Members , please try getting in through standard link from YOURCE email
there are some issues getting into zoom
LAWRENCE AMES is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: STAHI December 2022Regular Meeting – Regular Business Meeting & Election of Officers Time: Dec20, 2022 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85729499767?pwd=RWw4N2Q4RllydUU1K1AvZ2xxZWovQT09Meeting ID: 857 2949 9767 Passcode: 207953 One tap mobile +19292056099,,85729499767#,,,,207953#US (New York) +16469313860,,85729499767#,,,,207953# US Dial by your location+1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US+1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +
| STAHI Member: The regular meeting scheduled for 6PM Tuesday 12/20/22 is an important meeting as we will be holding an election for officers and reviewing and hopefully approving a budget for 2023. No NYS CE is scheduled but we will have an educational component. We still have no candidate for Secretary and need a responsible member to step up to fill that position. These activities require quorum. At least eleven members must be present to take any action on an election or budget. Otherwise, there is no point in meeting and things will have to wait until January. Please register to attend the meeting at YourCE by the end of today to show that you will attend the scheduled Zoom meeting. If I don’t have ten responses by Saturday morning i will have to cancel the meeting. Thank You. Larry Ames, President |
Hi ALL,
Despite Larry contacting multiple members with regard to serving as officers, there is no candidate yet for the position of Secretary. Frank Macak has served with distinction for six years and unfortunately will not be able to continue for personal reasons. Jamie Arnold has agreed to serve as STAHI’s “Tech Czar” to support a Secretary in matters of technology and communications and that is very much appreciated. The primary duties of the Secretary will remain: preparing meeting minutes monthly; STAHI record-keeping; communications with the membership and others (along with and with the support of the President). The position of Secretary is vital to STAHI and we need a responsible member to step up to do that job for our organization. Please contact Larry.
Thank you.
December’s meeting agenda will be posted soon.
Hello STAHI Friends,
The new year is right around the corner! As such, this is a reminder to send your dues in for 2023.
Currently dues are: Member $225 (includes $75 NYSAHI dues); Associate Member $150 (NYSAHI dues paid in another association); Retired Member $0; Trade Member $100; McGovern Scholarship Member $0 (includes NYSAHI).
Please send a check made out to STAHI to:
STAHI
P.O Box 524
Oneonta, NY 13820
If you have already submitted your payment please disregard this email.
Thank You,
Nate Mann
Treasurer
Hi All,
Below is the description of the duties of the secretary, which will hopefully help the future secretary to better understand his/her duties. Frank M. is stepping down at the end of this year, so we need to find someone willing to take the secretary position. Feel free to nominate someone, or if you are interested
to step up, please contact Larry Ames, president.
Duties of the STAHI Secretary:
- Recording the meeting minutes during monthly meetings
- Posting recorded minutes on the STAHI.org website in a form of a New Post, which is set up to notify all members that the minutes were posted and provides a link for viewing, but also in the Forum section under the Meeting Minutes so that they are chronologically accessible unlike in the Posts.
- Sending out notifications of upcoming meetings, events, reminders, or any other communication from the leadership. The notifications are sent using a Mail Poet plugging app on the STAHI.org website. [Future secretary will have an Editor or Admin privilege to be able to use the app.]
- Keeping all meeting minutes, meeting agendas, letters to the NYS, and other communication records in a STAHI folder on my computer, with a backup version on a thumb drive, which will be passed on to the new secretary.
- Keeping track of the active membership numbers for a valid Quorum at the meetings, determining a Quorum at the meetings, and keeping the roster.
- Secretary also posts various Polls on the STAHI website and also keeps track of interest for various events, when the opinion/interest of the membership is sought by the leadership to make appropriate decisions.
- Secretary is assigned, monitors and utilizes a Secretary@Stahi.org email, which will be transferred to the new secretary, password access will be changed at that time. At the current time, the email is not able to send or receive attachments – we will look into upgrading the plugin to paid type plugin to resolve that issue.
- I also update pages of the STAHI.org website as needed, create accounts for new members, delete members that left the organization, post updates to By-Laws, Directory with membership changes, Inspector Search feature, and any other changes or modifications of online pages. [that’s not the secretary’s job, that’s part of the website management]
From Larry:
Check out this article:
https://www.jadelearning.com/blog/2020-nec-service-disconnects/
Excerpts:
“NEC Section 230.71. Six Switches or Circuit Breakers in One Enclosure”
“The NEC in 2020 has erased our antiquated method of installing six circuit breakers in one enclosure to serve as a building’s service disconnect. The reason? Bundling multiple service disconnect switches inside one enclosure makes it impossible to comply with NFPA 70E Standards for Electrical Safety in the Workplace when it comes to safe work practices applied to service equipment. “
Tom Sherman added clarification:
“Thanks Larry. Yes, this is correct and I believe consistent with what we discussed Tuesday night. These installations are not permitted under the NEC. However, there is no rule requiring them to be removed or changed on existing installs. (Unless there is something I’m not aware of.) Thanks for digging into this!”
Thank you guys
About STAHI
The goals of STAHI (Southern Tier (of NYS) Association of Home Inspectors) are:
- To promote excellence within the profession and to improve inspection services to the public.
- To provide members and others with a forum in which to enhance their professionalism through education and an informed exchange of ideas.
- To build public awareness and confidence in the home inspector.
- To interact with related professionals, the legal community and government bodies as a representative for the local home and building inspection profession.
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