NYSBA November 2018 Newsletter

NYSBA & NYSBA REF NEWSLETTER, November 2018

Kristin Savard Elected 2019 NYSBA President at Fall Board Meeting in Niagara Falls

NYSBA held it's Fall Board Meeting in Niagara Falls last month and installed Kristin Savard as it's 2019 President. Kristin, a member and past president from the Niagara Region Construction Alliance, and owner the Advanced Design Group in Lewiston, NY.

NYSBA also elected it's 2019 slate of officers including new Vice President Scott Snyder and new Associate Director Gary Pollard.

Congratulations to you all and we look forward to a great year ahead.

NYSBA 2019 Officers:

President -- Kristin Savard
Vice President -- Scott Snyder
Associate Vice President - Rob Cantwell
Associate Director - Gary Pollard
EOC Representative -- Rick Herman
Assistant Treasurer -- John Hofelich
Immediate Past President -- Eric Willson

Thank you to our Installation Event Sponsors!

NYSBA REF Offers Sexual Harassment Training Program for All Members

NYSBA’s Research and Education Foundation has partnered with Benetech, a leader in employee benefit solutions, to offer online training that will help all member companies comply with New York State’s new Sexual Harassment Training Law.

For more information on this new member benefit provided by NYSBA REF, please click here.

Code Council Update

The New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council met last month and Department of State staff outlined their plan for implementing the new 2018-2019 New York State codes.

By the second week of November, DOS staff hopes to put out a Notice of Rules in Development which will begin a public comment period on the new code.

The next Code Council meeting is set for December 5 ^th . DOS staff will provide Code Council members with all of the provided public comments and begin discussions for how the final codes will look.

The council hopes to have a final code in place by their springtime meeting with a finalized official code by next fall.

NYSBA will notify all members when the public comment period begins. It is important that all NYSBA members interact with the Code Council during this period. We will provide talking points to assist everyone in this process.

NYSBA has provided further detailed information for members on the upcoming changes to the code here . If you require additional information or assistance, please contact Lew Dubuque

Looking for Sponsors for your Next Meeting?

York Risk Services Group which manages NYSBA’s successful Workers Comp Safety Group, is willing to sponsor and attend any of your local general membership meetings.

Since 1994, the NYSBA and QBBA’s Safety Group has more than exceeded the expectations of its members. Thanks to the efforts of RMPG/York members have received millions in upfront discounts and dividend returns.

For more information, please contact Lew Dubuque .

NYSBA ROOM BLOCK OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS SHOW

NYSBA has rooms available for the International Builders Show in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. But you need to move quickly as they are expected to go fast!