KAMC Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3...meet with anyone and their legislator to discuss either or both...
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September 2016
KAMC Newsletter
Board of Directors
David Tretter , President
Brian Tharpe, Vice President
Guy Speck
Secretary/Treasurer
Stephen Strong
Member at Large
Bill Gibson
Director District 1
Bill Woodard
Director District 2
Chris Eichberger
Director District 3
Charlie Prather
Director District 4
Jeff Hinkley
Director District 5
Mike Quinlan
Director District 6
Dean Muse
Director District 7
Randy Vanhook
Director District 8
Mike Teasley
Director District 9
Doug Minix
Director District 10
Terry Centers
Director District 11
Greg Nicholas
Industry Liaison
Linda Klein
Alliance
Volume 1, Issue 3
It’s official—the ribbon has been cut and we are open!!!
KAMC Foundation Building Mechanical Sciences School
featuring fast track HVAC and Plumbing. HVAC classes
start Tuesday, September 13, and Plumbing classes start
Monday, September 19 so there is still time to enroll! Con-
tact the Association’s office for more details. See more pic-
tures from the ribbon cutting ceremony on the next page!
L to RL Dane Muse, David Hutchinson, Mark Breunig, David Tretter, Denise
Guelda, Lynn Faulkner, Mark Senninger, James Hardin, Chrissy Jones, Joe Han-
cock, Tim House
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Thank you for coming out and
supporting the Foundation’s School!
Members, It has been a busy few months! I was honored last month to be awarded the Emerging Leader Award from the Kentucky Society of Association Executives.
I then had the privilege of attend training for forklift, backhoe and earth moving equipment and I am now a certified trainer. So if you are in need of training, please let me know. As always I am here to help you and your company! Lynn Faulkner Executive Director [email protected]
Do You Have All Your Continuing Education Hours? Fall is now upon us and so are the fall KAMC continuing education classes! If you still need hours for your license, or a class to meet your AGC safety requirement (deadline October 31), we have a number of different courses around the State. Please see the dates below and contact me to register: September 26/27, 2016 – KAMC Office, Frankfort (2 nights, 4 hours each)
October 4, 2016 – Louisville Winnelson, Louisville, 8 hours
October 5, 2016 – Brock McVey, Bowling Green, 8 hours
October 11, 2016 – Corken, Florence (HVAC ONLY), 8 hours
October 18, 2016 – Brock McVey, Corbin, 8 hours
October 20, 2016 – Brock McVey, Prestonsburg, 8 hours
Also, if you are interested in having quarterly continuing education classes onsite at your offices, contact me and I would love to try and work some-thing out with you! Have a great fall everyone! Amanda Valdivieso Office Manager [email protected]
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Legislative Update by Erv Klein
not additional regulation,
but rather, consolidated
regulation. Right now so
many different organiza-
tions have regulatory
authority that a cross
connection program
would actually reduce
regulation. Please talk to
your legislator about
sponsoring this bill for us.
The other issue that I
have been asked to ad-
dress is to oppose the
expansion of HVAC per-
mitting and inspections.
This is not something we
need to present as a bill,
but only oppose it if one
is filed. At the present
time I do not see it as
likely.
So, we need two spon-
sors, one for the 811
program and one for the
cross connection pro-
gram. I will be happy to
meet with anyone and
their legislator to discuss
either or both of these
bills. Please work on
these with me.
Erv Klein
502-727-8030
We are coming up fast
on our next legislative
session, and there are
issues we want to ad-
dress.
First, I have had several
meetings with other
trade groups, as well as
union representatives, to
discuss our need to work
together on the issue of
sales tax on services. So
far, all the groups I have
approached agree that
we need to work togeth-
er across union/non-
union lines as well as
trade associations repre-
senting various trades, to
make sure that:
1. We are heard on this
issue;
2. If a sales tax is pro-
posed on services we
have input to the legisla-
ture so that the legisla-
tors know how this im-
pacts our business;
3. If a tax is imposed,
there are policing mecha-
nisms to insure that non-
licensed individuals do
not gain additional com-
petitive advantages over
licensed individuals.
This is an ongoing issue
and I will continue to put
together a coalition of
groups to work on this. If
you are aware of a trade
association or industry
that should be included in
this please let me know.
There are two proposals
I have been asked by our
board to work on for the
upcoming session. So far,
I do not have sponsors
for potential bills. We get
much more cooperation
when a legislator is asked
by one of his/her constit-
uents to sponsor a bill. I
need your help in coming
up with sponsors.
The first is the under-
ground protection issue.
This is to protect the
contractor from unscru-
pulous utilities that re-
fuse to participate in the
811 program, but want
to hold the excavator
liable if their under-
ground utility is damaged.
Please talk to your legis-
lator about sponsoring
legislation to put a stop
to this practice.
The next is the cross
connection program. I
still have not gotten a
good read on where the
Department of Housing
Buildings and Construc-
tion stands on this. I
know they are opposed
to any additional govern-
mental regulation of busi-
nesses. I am selling this
on the concept that it is
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Member Spotlight—
Linda and Erv Klein welcomed their newest grandson - Connor, who is the son of Susan and Jonathan.
Silver Partners
Association of Master
Plumbers of Northern
Kentucky
KAMC Summer Conference
Summer conference was a great success!
Thanks to Tom Lowder, Sioux Chief; Troy
Smith and Greg Nicols, Brock McVey;
Jerimie Peavler, Noel Clayton Heating &
Cooling; Floyd Schanz, HBC; Bill Gibson
and the competitors!
KAMC Summer Conference
If you have any pictures you would like to share, please send them to
[email protected] or post them on our Facebook page.
Bronze Partners
Upcoming Events
Lunch and Learn with the Department of Housing:, topics will include code changes, electronic plan review, license renewals, continuing ed-ucations, permitting, inspection requests and inspector offices. Plan to attend one of these in your area! Lunch is provided, please RSVP for head count!
September 14, 2016 – Brock McVey, Lexington September 16, 2016 – NKY Area Development District, Florence September 22, 2016 – Louisville Winnelson, Louisville September 28, 2016 – Warren Co. Public Library, Bowling Green
December 8th– Partners Appreciation Dinner
Belterra Casino & Resort
February 9-11, 2017 KAMC Convention
The Brown Hotel, Louisville
142 Consumer Lane
Frankfort KY 40601
KAMC is the only state-wide association
that exists solely to represent the PHC
Industry
Kentucky Association of
Master Contractors
Phone: 502-352-2575
E-mail: [email protected]