| CAAK Membership Renewal for the 2025-2026 year has started. Membership dues received during this time are for the cycle that runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. Please take the time to complete the contact information on the membership form completely. Most importantly, be sure to include the e-mail address as we communicate all upcoming events via email. You may renew online on CAAK’s website using the link below. Please complete all parts of the form to ensure accurate records. Printed renewals can be emailed to me at caakky23@gmail.com or mailed to me at: CAAK – Cora Dill 48 Burney Lane Fort Thomas, KY 41075 Membership dues for the upcoming year are based on your membership type and are also identified below. The dues are as follows: Active Member – $50 – Must be currently employed by a municipality Associate Members – $70 – Outside organizations involved in code enforcement Retired members – $50– One-time payment for lifetime membership Student – $0 –Must be currently enrolled in an educational entity Honorary – $0 –Must be voted on by board RETIRED MEMBERS: If you have already paid your one-time membership payment, please complete the form with your contact information and email/mail it to Cora Dill at the address above. It would be helpful if you would also note your year of retirement. ***Dues paid after July 15, 2025, will be subject to a $10.00 late fee.*** |
| If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Cora Dill, caakky23@gmail.com or caak_kentucky@caak.org. |
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SAVE THE DATE FOR FALL CONFERENCE
Fall conference is not far off. Here are the dates and location. Click the picture to be taken to the website for booking rooms with the discount code applied.
Indiana Association of Building Officials to Offer Virtual Training Seminar
Virtual Training Seminar (Zoom)
Thursday, October 20th, 2022
9:00am to 4:00pm ET
The Indiana Association of Building Officials is excited to offer this training seminar on behalf of ICC Midwest Region V. All proceeds from this course will be donated to support ICC Midwest Region V’s mission of creating a stronger and more unified network of building safety professionals across Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan.
Legal Aspects of Code Administration
Course Description:
This virtual seminar will provide code officials with guidelines for administering the legal aspects of codes with regard to enforcement, prosecution, and maintenance. In this course participants will discuss historical consequences of ignoring the regulation of building construction and materials, and learn how to interpret and applying local government, state, and federal legislative laws, pertaining to the administration and enforcement of a building code. Participants will learn how to define and apply concepts which are legally important to the administration and enforcement of a building code and establish or document rules of procedure used before a board of building code appeals. By using the guidelines presented in the course, participants will learn how to effectively testify in a court of law.
Instructor: Linda S. Pieczynski
Linda S. Pieczynski is a former assistant state’s attorney and municipal prosecutor in DuPage County, Illinois. She devotes her legal practice to teaching and writing about the legal aspects of code administration including building, property maintenance, fire, and zoning codes. She conducts trainings nationwide for the International Code Council (ICC). She is the author of numerous code related books including The Building Process Simplified, The Residential Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints, The Fire Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints, The Building Official’s and Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints, and The Property Maintenance Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints, all published by Cengage. She also has served as editor of revisions to the Legal Aspects of Code Administration published by ICC.
CEU’s: This course has been approved for CEU’s with the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan.
Cost: $100.00 Online payment is available at registration.
Sign up here: https://www.iabo.com/event-4948084
Now Taking Scholarship and Award Applications
AWARDS
Nominations are being accepted for the CAAK Richard Prater Code Administrator of the Year and the John Payne Patron of the Year awards.
Nominations will be accepted through July 1, 2022.
Learn more and download the nomination forms here.
SCHOLARSHIPS
CAAK member’s children or grandchildren who are planning to attend an accredited institution of higher education this Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, located in Kentucky, are encouraged to apply for a $1,000 CAAK member scholarship.
Also – if you know of any full-time code related degree seeking student, that is currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education and will be returning this fall, are encouraged to apply for a $1,000 Code Related scholarship.
Annually, the CAAK scholarship committee may recommend to award up to four $1,000 scholarships for tuition assistance. Applicant requirements may be found on the CAAK website along with a description of all available scholarships. Applications will be accepted through July 1, 2022.
Learn more and download the application here.
If you have any questions, contact Dale Spicer, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, via email at dspicer@kyhousing.org
2022 Winter One-Day Residential Code Training (Virtual) – Registration is now open!
CAAK is pleased to announce a Winter One Day residential training session beginning March 23rd and ending March 25th. Below are the class descriptions from ICC for both morning and afternoon portions of the class. The classes will be combined for a single one day class that will provide 6 CEU hours. This will be a virtual class. The same class will be offered on three consecutive days. The same instructor is scheduled for all classes. This will promote consistency regardless of the class date.
2009 IECC Fundamentals – Residential Provisions
3 hour
This seminar provides an overview of critical concepts of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC®). These concepts provide a basis for the correct use of the code in the design, plan review, inspection and analysis of projects. It will provide a clear understanding and correct use of the requirements identified by these basic code provisions, tables and categorizations. You will have the opportunity to apply the code in clear-cut situations and build your understanding of the intent of the code when asked to make code compliance decisions.
2009 IECC Residential Inspection Highlights
3 hour
This course provides an overview of the sealing requirements of the building thermal envelope for residential construction. The course is intended to help the building inspector, to identify the most important and problematic areas to inspect on the site to ensure compliance with the IECC. This half-day version (3 contact hours) of the course does not address the fundamental concepts of the IECC but rather an in depth examination of sealing and insulation inspection from the full 2 day seminar called 2009 IECC Performing Residential Energy Inspections.