interface - Florida Association of Code Enforcement

VOL. 21
NO.1
July 2009
INTERFACE
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
www.face-online.org
Table of Contents
2009 - 2010
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
News from the Board ------------------2 - 5
Post-Conference Information---------6 - 10
Training Information-----------------11 - 12
Feature Article------------------------------13
President
Terry Suggs
Alachua County
1st Vice President
Frank Cassidy
City of Cape Coral
2nd Vice President
Jim Dehne
City of Lakeland
3rd Vice President
Dorothy Hird
Seminole County
Secretary
Lori Mobley
Town of
Howey-in-the-Hills
Treasurer
James Acosta
St. Johns County
Sergeant-at-Arms
Hector Garcia
City of Deltona
Past President
Shawn O’Rourke
City of Oviedo
Class/Exam Schedule ---------------------14
Chapter News ------------------------------15
New Certifications/CEP’s ----------------16
Delinquent Recertifications -----------17
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Terry Suggs
Affidavit of Completion ------------------18
I would like to begin my article by publicly thanking the F.A.C.E.
membership for twenty outstanding years of dedication to our profession.
The level of professionalism displayed by the conference attendees from
the ceremonial opening session through the closing of the business
meeting on Saturday was exceptional. As conference Chairman, it is
always special to receive positive feedback from presenters and
speakers recognizing the commitment and enthusiasm that our code
enforcement officers exhibit while attending their sessions.
This year’s Program Committee worked extremely hard to put together a
conference worthy of celebrating those first twenty years and I believe
they surpassed all expectations. Again, I need to publicly recognize and
thank the 2009 Program Committee members: James Acosta, Monica
Anderson, Danielle Helmick, Debbi Leigh, Mark O’Connor and Sam
Sullivan for all their hard work and dedication. I need to also thank the
Institute of Government, particularly Marilyn Crotty and her staff, Susan
Pruchnicki and Michelle Gardner for everything they do in helping
ensure that our conference is a success every year.
Last year in my candidate speech, I said that being elected to the
position of 1st Vice President was a three year commitment. Well the first
year has come and gone with the success of our Annual Educational
Conference.
Next Board Meeting:
August 21-22, 2009
In Orlando
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Now it is time to begin year two, and here are some of the items I will be addressing with the Board of
Directors on behalf of the membership this year: 1) Strategic Plan - Our Strategic Plan was
developed based on our vision, our mission and our goals for F.A.C.E. It is my responsibility to see
that we update and follow our plan; 2) Accreditation – I will assist and support our Sergeant of Arms
and Legislative Committee on allocating resources needed to secure the proper documentation
necessary to achieve State Recognition of our Certification Program; and 3) Professional
Representation – I will continue to represent the membership of F.A.C.E. as a knowledgeable
participant with city, county and state officials and agencies.
I would like to echo the words of our Past President, Shawn O’Rourke, in that we have a challenging
year ahead of us. Budget cuts and reduction in force are a reality for many of us in the profession of
code enforcement. We need to stick together, support each other, and remember that there is
strength in numbers. Keep your certifications and membership current. Don’t let something as small
as a $30 membership fee keep you from being an active participant in your professional organization.
In closing, the Board of Directors’ meetings are open to all members of F.A.C.E. and your attendance
at these meetings is most welcome. As President, I encourage all members to stay involved and
keep the lines of communication open between membership and your Board members.
NEWS FROM THE BOARD
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Frank Cassidy
Well, I am sure my section of this edition will
sound similar to the others, but here I go - that
was a great conference! It was great to see so
many folks from other agencies around the
state; to share ideas, successes, and failures;
and to gain new insights and friends in the
profession. This is truly one of the most
valuable aspects of any conference. We also
showed that this is a strong association with
strong membership and a dedication to this
profession. With all of the past presidents who
led the way and the steadiness of advice and
leadership from Bob Hamilton, F.A.C.E.
continues to be the association in the nation
for code enforcement.
I am very appreciative and honored to have
been your 2nd Vice President for the past two
years. Our committee accomplished quite a
bit, and now the reigns have been handed over
to another very competent and dedicated 2 nd
Vice President and his committee.
I am confident that education and training will
remain professional, contemporary and
valuable.
putting the program committee together and
hope to have all on board by mid July- if you
are interested, please let me know ASAP. We
have already begun working on next year’s
conference that will be in Orlando. One of our
goals is to bring more code enforcement
personnel into the training sessions - again, my
motto, by code enforcement for code
enforcement. If you have any suggestions,
thoughts or ideas please do not hesitate to get
them to me. Even if you are not on the
committee, I encourage your participation in
giving me your thoughts; this is your
conference and we need to know what you
would like to have.
I will continue to solicit articles for the
newsletter. We have come a long way towards
providing industry information and helpful hints
through our newsletter. It is not meant to be a
one-person show, so please submit articles or
at least ideas for articles so we can share your
valuable information.
As always, I encourage and solicit all feedback
on training and the F.A.C.E. courses - training
is the backbone of F.A.C.E., so we all need to
be involved.
Please contact me with
suggestions, questions, ideas, and feedbackthank you!
Keep training and be safe!
I am honored and thankful again to now be
your 1st Vice President. I am in the process of
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2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Jim Dehne
I know everyone will say it, but another
successful conference is in the books. The
atmosphere
was
great,
the
classes
educational, and the networking fantastic. I am
sure everyone went home with a new
understanding of areas of code enforcement
we don’t deal with on a regular basis.
I am looking forward to serving as your 2nd Vice
President this year. The interest in education
and certification is overwhelming. I would like
to thank this year’s committee for volunteering
their knowledge and expertise. They are:
Monica Anderson, City of Oviedo, Allen
Berg, City of Winter Haven, Gwyn Herstein ,
City of Daytona Beach Shores, Skip
Margerum, City of Fort Lauderdale, Teresa
Myrick, Orange County, and Mike Titmuss,
City of Fort Myers. This group of members
will be busy this year moving forward on
updating Level II and finishing the F.A.C.E.
Trainer Notebook started last year.
Some other issues we will be looking at will be
the feasibility of on-line courses that may be
accepted as CEH’s, and other methods of
providing continuing education during these
tough economic times. All while continuing to
work with the IOG’s and PTI to ensure our
program remains relevant and retains its
reputation as the premier professional
certification program in Florida.
I would also like to ask for your help, by
providing your ideas of ways training may be
obtained to keep all of our members’
certifications current. This is OUR association
and I am sure many of you have wondered,
“Why don’t we do…?” Let us know what you
think. E-mail, call, fax, write, or any other way
you can communicate your ideas to the
committee.
Please
remember
that
the
Certification/Recertification Program is the
cornerstone of F.A.C.E. Be safe and learn.
3RD VICE PRESIDENT
Dorothy Hird
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all
of those who attended the conference in
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Naples for your encouragement and your
continued support during my tenure on the
Board. I have truly enjoyed working for and
with such a great group of people. I will
continue to do my very best for you all, as I am
sure the Board will also.
I hope you all had a good time; I know that I
did. It was great to have the chance to see
and talk to all of the familiar faces; but it was
also fun meeting and talking to people, I had
never met. I wish I had more time to meet all
of you, but I was busy trying to help, get my 16
hours in and also attend the scheduled Board
meetings.
While at the conference, I was able to help
some of you with your website problems and I
am hoping that my committee and I will be able
to do more to help you with your questions and
concerns. Let me take this opportunity to
thank our new President Terry Suggs, his
Program Committee and Marilyn Crotty and
her staff from the Institute of Government
(IOG) for a phenomenal conference. I enjoyed
everything: the hotel, classes, food and the
area, but most of all, I enjoyed talking with and
meeting the membership.
The Membership Committee and I will continue
to contact any of you who are in danger of
decertification, so if you get an e-mail or
telephone call from any of us, please contact
us as soon as possible, as time is of the
essence. I truly want everyone to consider
how important it is to keep up our certifications
and our membership. Numbers speak loudly
in Tallahassee, and with trying to get High
Risk, or even state recognition, we need to
make sure we continue to maintain our
certifications and membership, which are two
(2) different things. We are a professional
organization, with professional people. Each
one of us that has been certified has worked
hard studying. For most of us our
municipalities paid for this, but even more so, if
you had to pay for it yourself, we all know that
we can’t afford in these days and times to have
wasted our money.
My position also requires me to be the editor
for this newsletter, so I am asking all of you
who have something in your area that you or
your municipality are doing, or that has
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happened that would be informative, funny or
helpful to others, please e-mail me the article
and I will try to get it into the newsletter. I will
be e-mailing everyone in a few days asking for
the same.
Take care of yourselves, and if you ever need
my assistance for anything, I will be glad to
help or find you someone who can. Thanks
again for your continued support.
TREASURER
James Acosta
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
those of you who were at the conference in
Naples and took the time to vote for your
Board of Directors. The conference, I feel, was
a very big success. For those of you who were
not there, I write this as your new Treasurer of
F.A.C.E. As I stated at the conference, the
F.A.C.E. financial records will always be open
to any F.A.C.E. member.
If you have
questions or concerns please call, write or email me and I will respond.
In my column, I will attempt to provide the
membership with a breakdown of the financial
records current balances, expenditures, and
deposits. As time goes on, I will respond to
requests for information, and add to the
column any newly requested information. I am
in the process of learning our accounting
system, and attempting to obtain new
signature cards for each account. I can provide
you this period with the checking and savings
account balances as listed on our ledgers, as
of June 23, 2009. Checking account balance
is $144,481.46; Scholarship account balance is
$8,405.39; and our Credit Union savings
account is $5,092.58, for a grand total of
$157,979.40. I am waiting on invoices to pay
from the conference, which these amounts do
not reflect.
I will also provide, in a separate listing, the
items I have in inventory for purchase by the
membership. Anyone wishing to purchase an
item can contact me directly and I can arrange
for the items to be shipped to you. In addition,
you can go to the F.A.C.E. website and click
on the “Merchandise” link to purchase the
items listed there directly from our vendor.
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I want to take time to send out a special
“Thank you” to Cynthia McDougal for her
years of service as your past treasurer.
SECRETARY
Lori Mobley
W OW! What a Great Conference! I had a
great time. All of your support overwhelmed
me in my quest to become your next
Secretary. I would personally like to thank all
of you who voted for me.
This is a great association. I look forward to
assisting F.A.C.E. in continuing to grow and
promote our membership.
I am looking forward to a great year and it is
my goal to work as hard for F.A.C.E. as both a
member of the Board, and a member of the
association as I did on my campaign.
I was very impressed by the conference. As
this was my first time having the opportunity to
attend a conference, I was very amazed at all
of the hard work and all of the effort the Board
and the various Committees put into making
such a great event happen!
As I completed my Level IV Certification just
prior to the Conference, I encourage all of you
to take this Level. I found it to be quite
different from any other Level offered
previously by F.A.C.E. This course gives a
whole new outlook on how we interact with the
public through code enforcement, as well as
reiterating the priority of Officer Safety. If you
have the opportunity to take this Level, please
do so, because it also touches on hazardous
materials and drug abuse.
If any of you have any new ideas, thoughts or
suggestions, please feel free to contact me at
352-516-1344
or
through
e-mail
at
[email protected].
Again, I want to thank all of you for your
support! Keep up the great work and stay
safe.
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SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Hector Garcia
PAST PRESIDENT
Shawn O’Rourke
First, I would like to thank everyone for reelecting me as your Sgt.-at-Arms. As I stated
in my speech, I will be accessible to everyone
for whatever reason. All you have to do is email me [email protected] or call me,
386-878-8722.
Congratulations to your new Board of
Directors.
Moving on to the position of
Immediate Past President – my role and duties
will be significantly diminished. It’s time for the
new blood to take over their respective tasks
and move forward.
Wow, I must say we had a great conference.
Seeing most of the Past Presidents and the
history behind F.A.C.E. was great. Donna
Wisniewski, our Historian, did an excellent job
in her presentation. The hotel staff did an
excellent job.
The Program Committee
deserves big congratulations given to them for
a job well done. Look further in this issue for
pictures from the conference.
I am very proud of what the past Board
accomplished, holding our first-ever Strategic
Planning Session, and initiating the recognition
of our Past Presidents at the 20th Annual
Conference and Training Seminar. I know that
the new Board is up to the future challenges of
our organization.
I would like to introduce the Legislative and
Judicial Committee for 2009-2010.
Debbi
Leigh (Seminole County), Sam Sullivan
(Alachua County), Mercedes Carcasses
(City of Miami Beach), Michael Donovan
(Palm Coast), Jennifer Kelly (Lake County),
and Tommy Gravagna (Charlotte County).
The committee will soon be meeting to
continue working on the proper verbiage for
state recognition. We will be working closely
with Bob Hamilton and Charles Barner to
ensure we are getting the correct information
from Tallahassee and bringing it to you all. I
look forward to working with my committee. I
believe we have representation from all over
the state and I look forward to serving you, the
members, in this upcoming year.
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Seeing all of the Past Presidents who were
able to attend this most recent conference and
be duly recognized made moving on to such
an elite group very special for me. I am
honored to have been able to serve the
organization as 2nd VP, 1st VP and President
and look forward to being of whatever
assistance I can be as a Past President.
A final “Thank You,” and then I’ll leave you with
this note: Get Involved – start on a committee,
run for office in your local chapter, and then
run for office at the State level if you like but
whatever way you choose – get involved!
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2009 F. A. C. E. CONFERENCE EVENTS…
2009 – 2010 F. A. C. E.
Board of Directors
(l-r): Shawn O’Rourke, Lori Mobley,
James Acosta, Hector Garcia,
Dorothy Hird, Jim Dehne, Frank Cassidy,
Terry Suggs
The “Passing of the Gavel” from Past
President Shawn O’Rourke to
incoming President Terry Suggs
Scott Hair
Receiving the
2009
Joseph V. Huskey Award
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F. A. C. E. Past Presidents
(rear) Carl Smart, Cindy Diemer, Rick Wolf, Ron Collodi, Tom Gajentan
(front) Donna Wisniewski, Jo Forti, Janet Csomos, R. Brian Rewis, Frank
McDowell, Joe Fenton, Scott Hair, and Shawn O’Rourke (not pictured: Brian
Archer, Robert Gasper, Robert McCormick, Phyllis Wright)
Past President Robert McCormick receiving
his Lifetime Membership Card at the Banquet.
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Past President Carl Smart receiving is
Lifetime Membership Card.
Past Presidents
Janet Csomos and Shawn O’Rourke
Bob Hamilton presenting
“Hot Topics in the Legal
Arena”
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FACES at the Conference…
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CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
The 20th Anniversary Conference for the Florida Association of Code Enforcement was held June 17th
– 20Th, 2009 in sunny Naples, Florida. The beauty of the Naples Grande Resort was only matched by
its outstanding customer service by the always-attentive staff. There were nearly 300 conference
attendees at this year’s annual educational seminar, of which 52 were “First Time Attendees.”
The opening session began with the Presentation of Colors by the Collier County Honor Guard and
what a great job they did followed by our very own Past President, Frank McDowell who graced us
with the singing of our National Anthem. The opening session concluded with the creation of the Past
Presidents Club, where each member was recognized for their individual accomplishments and
dedication to F.A.C.E., and presented with their Lifetime Membership Cards.
The conference training sessions were both informative and pertinent in the arena of code
enforcement. Classes such as “What Do I Do Now”? Skills to Effectively Deal with People I Don’t
Understand, Red Light Enforcement, Hoarding Animals, Vegetative Issues, Conflict Resolution,
Foreclosures, Erosion and Sediment Control, Managing a Code Enforcement Department in Tough
Times and International Property Maintenance Code taught by Carl Smart, President of the American
Association of Code Enforcement.
The League of Women Voters conducted the elections for the 2009-2010 F.A.C.E. Board of Directors
on Friday afternoon and the results were guarded under lock and key until the announcement at the
banquet later that same evening. Congratulation to President , Terry Suggs - Alachua County, 1st
Vice President , Frank Cassidy - City of Cape Coral, 2nd Vice President, Jim Dehne - City of
Lakeland, 3rd Vice President, Dorothy Hird – Seminole County, Sergeant at Arms, Hector Garcia –
City of Deltona, Treasurer, James Acosta – St. Johns County, Secretary, Lori Mobley – Town of
Howey-in-the-Hills and Immediate Past President, Shawn O’Rourke – City of Oviedo.
The 2009 Huskey Award was presented at the Banquet to this year’s recipient, Scott Hair of Bay
County. His staff nominated Scott for his hard work and his “Can Do Attitude”. On behalf of the
F.A.C.E. Board of Directors, I want to say congratulations, Scott on your success.
The Program Committee did a wonderful job decorating the room for Friday night’s Banquet and
Entertainment. For our 20th Anniversary, the committee thought it would be nice to dance and sing
along with live entertainment. What a fun time, the dance floor was crowded; people were singing
and Moments to Remember were belting out the tunes. Congratulations to Michelle Bradley of
Orange County, who was the winner of the 50/50 drawing and to Tom Gravagna, winner of the Bob
Hamilton Scholarship for the 2010 Conference. I would say all enjoyed the conference.
Thank you to the 2009 Conference Program Committee for a job well done.
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JUNE 16 – 19, 2010
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There’s no Stress in Code Enforcement
by
Frank Cassidy, 1st Vice President
If you have ever heard one of my training sessions, you have heard me ask, “What do code
enforcement officers do?” I ask people to sum up our job tasks in an easy snippet like- cops arrest
bad guys; fire personnel put out fires. I see these quick snap shots as a marketing tool and yet I can’t
seem to get there with code enforcement. My idea of what we do is as follows:
Code enforcement personnel enforce ordinances, property use regulations, zoning, statutes,
and other community regulations that preserve the quality of life, property values, and over all
economic viability of a community for those who live, work, play, and visit; we enforce these
regulations to protect the community from health, safety and welfare issues; we enforce those
codes and ordinances that reflect the personality and goals of the community we work in; we
protect communities from blight; and we strive to serve the community professionally, with
empathy and unwavering dedication.
WHAT?!
Exactly. Those of us in code enforcement have quite a task and we have discussed this many times
in the past. For now, let’s look at this from a personal stand point. What does it mean to have such a
daunting task? What does this do to the person filling the position? What does it mean about
training?
Let’s look at the first question - a task as in depth as ours requires many different “hats.” How many
times have you heard this? As an ex-cop, I remember priding myself with how many “hats” I used to
wear. As a code officer, I have come to realize there are many more “hats” I must wear in order to be
effective.
Hat #1 (really four hats) - Ordinance Experts: This hat actually requires us to wear several “subhats.” In order to be proficient at this one, we must be zoning experts; we must have a working
knowledge of development requirements; we must be skilled at the civic process of government and
the creation and adoption of ordinances; and we must be able to interpret the laws as they are written
and the intent of their application. We cannot simply enforce a law because it is there; we must
understand it and be able to explain it. Without having these processes understood, we are less able
to educate the community and working towards compliance becomes more difficult.
Hat #2- Teacher: As we constantly state, 99% of our job is education. In order to educate properly
we must be skilled teachers. We must have the basic understanding of cognitive thought and how
people process information. We must organize our thoughts and put them into understandable blocks
of information so that those who do not understand what we do and what we enforce can understand,
process, and apply. The “hat” of teacher can also include trainer for we also follow up and ensure
processes are being followed and are in line.
Hat #3- Motivator: This is huge in our business- after all is this not what we do? We motivate people
to conform, to comply. This means we inspire them, we solicit a positive response, and we work with
them to our common end, compliance. We guide and direct.
Hat #4 (really four hats) - Social Worker: As we are in a people business, we wear the hat of social
worker; this too brings with it “sub hats.” As social workers, we are psychologists, social scientists,
economists, and behavioral scientists. We are all of these as we talk to people and put the pieces
together as we try to find solutions. We must be all of these as we figure out what stands in the way
of compliance; what struggles people must be having that prevent them from being in compliance;
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and then what resources we have at our disposal that can assist them. Once we pass through these
hats, like a social worker, and direct them to assistance.
Hat #5- Para-legal: This hat might be argued to be that of an attorney. The big difference is we do
not give legal advice. This hat requires us to understand the laws and rules that govern our
processes. This also includes the myriad of documents we must research and examine as our cases
progress. Then we must assemble our cases and have them at the ready for examination, review and
presentation.
This gives you an idea of the many hats we wear, and I know I left some of the others out, like trash
collector, lawn mower, board up crew, bug chaser, home inspector, property manager, and graffiti
painter (that makes 18 hats); but I think this illustrates my point - we are more than “just” a code
officer. Our jobs require skills and talents beyond basic understanding and application of the codes
and ordinances. We are in the people business and any time you are in this business, things are
never as simple as they seem.
The next question regards what this does to the person filling the position. On the first hand, this
means that the new code staff member must realize that if they are to become good at this business,
they are in for a long learning process. Every day we are learning something new about our jobs, but
more importantly, about who we are and how we handle ourselves. Code personnel are bombarded
with daily requirements of learning new information, new processes, and new ways to handle
situations. Once we get comfortable, we must learn some thing new. This means that the person
filling the position is never “there” at a point of high confidence: at a point 100% performance. Some
of us see this as an attraction to this business; but some see it as a challenge that they can never
meet. The person filling the position is never comfortable; always on high awareness; and always
challenged. Again, some of us like this.
So what does this mean about training? Obviously, we are never done training. We should always
be in a position of learning and adapting. The successful code enforcement personnel will be the
proverbial sponge - always absorbing information, skills and knowledge to become better each day.
When you put this all together, we have another reason to stress out. All of these topics lend
themselves to more stress. Now, let’s try to turn this into a positive, because the nature of the word
stress lends itself to being negative. I argue that stress is a good thing. Stress motivates us to take
action. In the case of the many hats, we should be motivated to work on our training and
advancement of our skills so these hats fit comfortably. We can be comfortable while being in a
changing and challenging environment. If we view stress as always a negative, it will work against us.
Take the full understanding of the challenges our jobs present and turn them into a positive. With all
of the cuts and fears of job loss, on what side of the coin do you want to be? The side that rolled over
and gave up when times got tough; or the side that continued to grow, to learn, and be challenged in
tough times. If the worse case scenario comes to be, the worst you did for yourself is develop your
skills, your resume, and your confidence. Wear your hats proudly for they illustrate who you are.
By the way, if you can come up with a quick snippet for what we do, please let me know.
As always, thank you and be safe,
Frank Cassidy
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Sam Sullivan of Alachua County was featured for his efforts in raising money for the Lance
Armstrong Foundation (reprinted with permission from County Line. Original article by Ms. Melissa Palmer, Alachua
County Public Works)
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CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
FEE SCHEDULE
Class hours
Exams


Legal Issue Paper

$12/hour, members; $15/hour, non-members
$75, members; $110, non-members (also for payments
received past the deadline); at PTI: $115
$60, members; $75, non-members
The Florida Association of Code Enforcement has established five levels of certification for individuals working
in the field of Code Enforcement in Florida, which include:
• Level I - Fundamentals of Code Enforcement 40 hours of classes and passage of examination
• Level II - Administrative Aspects of Code Enforcement 40 hours of classes and passage of examination
• Level III - Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement 36 hours of classes and passage of examination
• Level IV – Officer Safety and Field Applications Course 30 hours of classes and passage of examination
• Code Enforcement Professional (CEP)
Requires three years employment in Code Enforcement, certification in Levels I, II, and III, and writing and
passing of an approved legal issue research paper (5 hours CEH credit given.)
CLASSES, CONTACTS, EXAMS
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Ft. Lauderdale, Jeff Dolson, 561.297.3749
Level II
Exam
Administrative Aspects of Code Enforcement
November 2-6, 2009
9:00 - 11:00 November 7, 2009
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
Fort Myers, Nancy Staub, 239.425.3279
Level I
Exam
Level II
Exam
Level
IV
Exam
Fundamentals of Code Enforcement
August 10-14, 2009
9:00 -11:00 August 15, 2009
Administrative Aspects of Code Enforcement
October 19-23, 2009
9:00 – 11:00 October 24, 2009
Level I
Exam
Fundamentals of Code Enforcement
October 5-9, 2009
10:00 – 12:00 October 10, 2009
Level
II
Exam
Administrative Aspects of Code Enforcement
November 2-6, 2009
10:00 – 12:00 November 7, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Tampa, Kevin Wagner, 813.974.1317
Exam
Fundamentals of Code Enforcement
October 19-23, 2009
9:00 – 11:00 October 24, 2009
Officer Safety and Field Applications
November 9-13, 2009
Level
II
Administrative Aspects of Code Enforcement
November 16 – 20, 2009
3:30 – 5:30 November 13, 2009
Exam
9:00 – 11:00 November 21, 2009
Level
III
Exam
Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement
October 26-30, 2009
2:00 – 4:00 October 30, 2009
Level
IV
Exam
Officer Safety and Field Applications
September 28 – October 1, 2009
3:30 – 5:30 PM October 1, 2009
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee, Amy Brewer, 850.487.1870
Level
III
Exam
Level
III
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Orlando, Susan Pruchnicki, 407.235.3960
Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement
August 3-7, 2009
1:30 – 3:30 (CST) August 7, 2009
Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement
August 3-7, 2009
INTERFACE July 2009
Level I
page 14
NEWS FROM THE CHAPTERS
This section of the INTERFACE is dedicated to the local chapters within the Florida Association of
Code Enforcement. Dorothy Hird, 3rd Vice President, extends an invitation to each chapter president
to contact her with any chapter news.
Code Enforcement Officer Association of Palm Beach County (CEOAPBC) Chapter meetings are
held
the
4th
Tuesday of
each
month.
Please
contact
Shenoy
Raghuraj
561-233-5522 [email protected] for more information.
Tampa Bay Association of Code Enforcement (TBACE) TBACE is working on expanding
membership. Dues are only $10 a year. It's an inexpensive way to be included in training that helps
toward F.A.C.E. required CEH’s. Contact Carolyn Carrasquillo, [email protected]
Gold Coast Association of Code Enforcement (GCACE) I would like to welcome those who are
new to Code Enforcement and are looking for a place to obtain CEH’S. You can contact me for time
and place in the Broward/Dade area. We network and learn from each other and have dynamic
speakers that are experts in their field so that we can be in ours. For more information contact: Pat
Uber- [email protected] or at 954-344-5955.
Treasure Coast Association of Code Enforcement (TCACE) The Treasure Coast Association of
Code Enforcement meetings have temporarily been suspended until further notice. Contact Dennis
Bunt, St. Lucie County, at [email protected]. for further information.
Polk Association of Code Enforcement (PACE)
[email protected] for meeting information.
Contact
Dennis
Sweeney
at
Panhandle Association of Code Enforcement (PAOCE) Are you on our email list? If not, contact
Amy Brewer, FSU/IOG, at (850) 487-1870 or Scott Hair at (850) 784-4038. Our chapter meets
quarterly, and has a four (4) hour F.A.C.E. approved class with each meeting. If you live in the
Panhandle from Escambia County east to Leon and Wakulla County, are not a member of our
chapter, and are interested in joining, contact Scott at the above number. You all need to maintain
your certifications. Being a member of our chapter is a great way of doing that. See you all soon.
Southwest Association of Code Enforcement (SWACE) As president of SWACE, I would like to
extend a personal invitation to attend our meetings and to join our chapter. We meet on the second
Wednesday of every other month. Hope to see you at our next. My contact number is 941) 743-1544
or E-Mail at [email protected].
Central Florida Code Enforcement Association (CFCEA) CFCEA would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate the new Board of Directors for F.A.C.E. We wish you all success in your
endeavors. The Board of Directors of CFCEA has recently met and has decided to expand its
territory to include Lake County. We have had several requests from people in that area and we will
now be accepting applications for members in Lake County to join. We are also pleased to announce
that our website is up and running now. The website is still going through some construction but can
be accessed at www.cfcea.org . There, members will be able to find our newsletter and information on
the board. Soon we will be having a forum for members to discuss issue they are having. We need
information from you all!! We are looking for stories, whether code related or not. Send them and we
will put them on our website, we also need pictures. The board is continuing to find ways and ideas to
keep this organization running but we need your input also. We are here for you! This is your
organization! Contact Hector Garcia, [email protected] or (386) 878-8722.
.
INTERFACE July 2009
page 15
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE PASSED THE EXAM AND ARE
NOW CERTIFIED IN LEVEL I: Pedro Alvarado, Dorothy Austin, Ronny Beltran, Valentina
Beylin, Juan Collao, Fabiola Dubuisson, Elyrosa Estevez, Magaret Frost-Boggess, Belinda
Graham, Dolores Grossfield, Daniel Han, Rebecca Hasty, Frantz Jean-Louis, Bradley Kelley,
Russell Kreager, Karen Lerner, Nicholas Maggiore, Donald Manning, Evelyn Merizalde,
Arthur Mitchell, Michael O’Brien, Natalia Onikienko, Michael Orta, Cornelius Pierre, Sharon
Ragoonan, Donald Sanders, Harvey Smith, Orlando Torres
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE PASSED THE EXAM AND ARE
NOW CERTIFIED IN LEVEL II: Susan Anisko, Nilda Espinosa, Carlos Garcia, Shirley
Garcia, Tonya George, Mark Howard, Mark Kubilus, Michael Lubeck, John McIntyre, Corey
O’Neill, Cara Reed, David Reyes, Sandie Taylor, Weldon Walker
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE PASSED THE EXAM AND ARE
NOW CERTIFIED IN LEVEL III: Ray Addision, Keith Bettcher, Charles DiFelice, Mark
Fransen, Lisa Grider, Patrick Hayman, Bobby Hicks, Ken Jackson, Ricky Jones, Curtis
Krauel, Keith Laakkonen, Sherry Leonard, Ronald Martindale, Shelley Mason, Debbie MilletFowley, Jean Nadeau, Glenda Parris, Joe Romanik, Wanda Rota, Janey Ovshak-Singer,
Kara Stewart, Patricia Stuehler, Sandra Swaffar, Mark Williamson, Tom Wooten
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE PASSED THE EXAM AND ARE
NOW CERTIFIED IN LEVEL IV: Vivian Acevedo, Bobbi Boynton, Sue Ellen Calderon, John
Cecil, Kevin Forbes, Bruce Hilker, Stacy Hirsch, Robin Hood, Joseph Ientile, Skip Lewis,
Mike Melillo, Lori Mobley, Robert Morgan, David Notman, Crystal Ollivierre, Dana Phillips,
Peter Roy, Gene Samuels, Charles Scott, Paulina Vial, Willie Webb
 NEW CEP’s 

No new CEP’s.
Time to get to work, those of you who are certified in Levels I, II, and III!
INTERFACE July 2009
page 16
RECERTIFICATION
Re-certification was due for the following by July 1, 2009. There is an extension until January 1, 2010
with the penalty fee. To be recertified the individuals listed below must: (1) take 16 hours of continuing
education, (2) return the affidavit if necessary, (on page 18, and (3) pay a late recertification fee, otherwise they
will lose their most recent level of certification on JANUARY 1, 2010.
Ackley, Leonard*
Addison, Raymond
Almeida, Debra*
Andruzzi, John
Ange, Louis
April, O. Joseph
Bachers, Philip
Barge, Dexter*
Barroso, Robert
Bass, Karen
Berutti, Gina
Beswick, Gary
Blouin, Kirk
Boyle, Michael*
Brunetto, Robert
Campbell, Karan
Carr, Joanna
Clark, Robin*
Clinton,Tamica*
Combs, Richard
Courson, Eugene
Cousineau, Paul
Crandall, Mary
Croft, Charlie
Culbreth, James
Del Llano, Emilio
Dickerson, David
Dodd, Roy
Dumas, Delontay*
Earle, John
Ernest, Frances M.
Eze, Richard
Feher, Michael
Feliciano, Jose (PBC)
Festa, Joseph*
Ford-Johnson, Doris*
Galipeau, Michael
Gamble, Albert
Garecht, Stacey*
Garrett, James
Gentile, Don
Gentry, Bob
George, Laura*
Gillespie, Curtis*
Gisone, Louis
Gonzalez, Jesus*
Grice, Richard
Griggs, Sherrie
Hall, Roy
Handley, Geoffrey
Harris, Jill*
Hauser, Joe
Hawkins, Belinda
Hennessey, Elizabeth
Heron, William
Hess, Fred*
Hill, Angie
Hirvela, Eric R.
Holinko, Kimberly
Hoque, Jackie
Huss, Steven
Jackson, Michael E.
Jean-Pierre, Rita
Jecha, Jay*
Jenkins, Robin*
Johnson, Dale
Julceus, Hans
Kelton, Phil*
Kent, Lamar
Kirk, Pamela
Kozabo, Carol
Krajewski, Scott
Krause, Jean*
Lee, Alan
Lindes, Fred
Linzey, Wendy
Loeffler, Edward
Love, Donald*
Lubeck, Michael*
Magargle, Terry
Maldonado, Carlos
Mayer, Gregory*
McClain, Gail*
McCray, Tonya*
McLeish, John
McSwain, Gerald*
Mica, Jerry
Micale, Heidi
Michael, Todd*
Miller, Caryn
Mitchell, Dennis
Moran, Rainelle*
Morrison, John
Myers, Bonnita*
Nielsen, Kathy*
Palmer, Tanya
Perilla, Danielle
Phillips, John
Porter, Tony*
Quinn, James
Rees, Donny*
Rivera, Henry*
Robertson, Jerry*
Roehrich, Liz
Roszel, Claire (Skip)
Russell, Frank*
INTERFACE July 2009
Santiago, Marejuanet
Sears, Kathleen
Seiler, Troy
Selph, Christania
Simon, Shelly
Sims, Patrick*
Smith, Calvin
Smith, Charles A.
Soucy, Michael
Stahurski, Don
Stephen, Aqualla D.*
Stirrup, Milton
Struder, David*
Stubstad, William
Tibbetts, Jessica*
Tiencken, Laura E.
Uman, Stephen*
Underwood, Dennis*
Vazquez, Alexis J.*
Walker, Ricky*
White, George
Will, Margie
Williams, C. David
Williams, Tracy
Wooten, Rachel
Wyko, Kevin*
Zeman, Michelle
CHECK THIS LIST
CAREFULLY.
IS YOUR NAME
HERE?
A CO-WORKERS?
SEND IN YOUR
AFFIDAVIT (IF
REQUIRED) & LATE
FEE NOW!
If your name is in
bold print with an
asterisk (*) next to
it, you have the
required hours on
file and need only
pay the late fee
prior to 12.31.09 to
be recertified.
page 17
INTERFACE July 2009
page 18
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
The information requested on this form is in accordance with the Florida Association of Code Enforcement (F.A.C.E.) policy
governing continuing education requirements for maintenance of F.A.C.E. certification. Sixteen hours of continuing
education courses must be completed every two years following initial certification (in either Levels I, II, III, or IV) and every
two years thereafter in order to remain certified. Falsifying or fraudulently representing completion of continuing education
requirements in order to renew a certificate shall result in revocation of your most recently earned level of certification.
Name
Jurisdiction_________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip __________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone
FAX ______________________________________
E-mail address
Course(s) attended: name, location, date, time _______________________________________________________
I swear or affirm that the information contained in this affidavit is correct to the best of my knowledge and that I
have fully complied with the continuing education provisions of the Florida Association of Code Enforcement.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Please sign on line above
Date
Return with $15 member/$20 non-member or $65 member/$75 non-member if after due date. Make check payable to
University of Central Florida and send to: IOG, University of Central Florida, 36 West Pine St., Orlando, FL 32801
F.A.C.E. OFFICERS 2009 - 2010
web page address is www.face-online.org
PRESIDENT
Terry Suggs
Alachua County
352.338.3233
FAX 352.491.4680
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Jim Dehne
City of Lakeland
863.834.3357
FAX 863.834.6266
TREASURER
James Acosta
St. Johns County
904.209.0734
FAX 904.209.0691
SGT-AT-ARMS
Hector Garcia
City of Deltona
386.878.8722
FAX 386.789.7237
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Frank Cassidy
City of Cape Coral
239.574.0684
FAX 239.574.0611
3RD VICE PRESIDENT
Dorothy Hird
Seminole County Sheriff
407.665.1435
FAX 407.665.1415
PAST PRESIDENT
Shawn O’Rourke
City of Oviedo
407.971.5785
FAX 407.971.5819
[email protected]
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Lori Mobley
Town of
Howey-in-the-Hills
352-516-1344
FAX 352-324-0523
[email protected]
[email protected]
Newsletter produced by John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government, University of Central Florida.
DOROTHY HIRD, EDITOR
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF
CODE ENFORCEMENT, INC.
36 West Pine Street, #204
ORLANDO, FL 32801