COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE
BOARDS & COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENTS
CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
Ironwood Conference Room
January 19, 2007



A Regular Meeting of the Council Sub-Committee on Boards and Commissions 
Appointments for the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened by Chairman Carlat in open 
and public session at 8401 West Monroe, Peoria, Arizona, January 19, 2007 at 9:04 a.m.

Members Present:  Chairman Cathy Carlat and Councilmember Joan Evans

Members Absent:  Vice Mayor Vicki Hunt

Staff Present:  Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk; Glen Van Nimwegen, Community Development 
Director; Howard Munding, Fire Marshall; and Natalie Gilstrap, Executive Assistant;

NOTE: The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order in 
which they were discussed in the meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

MINUTES:  Motion was made by Councilmember Evans, seconded by Chairman Carlat, to 
approve the minutes of December 22, 2006.  Upon vote, the motion passed unanimously.

Boards and Commission Vacancies

Building Board of Appeals

Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk, provided an overview of the vacant positions on the Building Board 
of Appeals.  No qualified applications have been received for the two vacancies.   Glen Van 
Nimwegen, Community Development Director, and Howard Munding, Fire Marshall, were 
present to provide insight into the specific qualifications for the two vacant member 
positions on the Building Board of Appeals.

Mr. Munding explained that the City of Peoria’s fire code requires that a Fire Code Board of 
Appeals be in place.  The City decided that a separate Board was not needed and that the 
Building Board of Appeals could be expanded to meet the needs of both Boards.  The 
Building Board of Appeals was expanded from five to seven members as the existing Board 
did not have the expertise needed to hear fire code issue appeals.  The two new positions 
require candidates be a Fire Protection Engineer and an Industrial Safety Professional with 
a background in hazardous materials.  

Mr. Munding stated that the Building Board of Appeals responsibility is to review cases that 
have been appealed to ensure that the City has interpreted and applied codes correctly.  
He further explained the difference between the Uniform Fire Code and the International 
Fire Code.  The City of Peoria adopted and operates under the International Fire Code, as 
do many Arizona Cities.  Under the International Fire Code voting members are 
government agency representatives, while the Uniform Fire Code voting members can be 
anyone who is a member of the National Fire Protection Association.

Mr. Munding indicated that it is important that these two positions bring performance based 
design knowledge of their respective fields to the Building Board of Appeals.

Discussion ensued about where to focus recruitment efforts.  The Subcommittee asked  the 
City Clerk’s Office to contact various public utilities, as well as other businesses with trade 
specialties specific to the position requirements.  Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk, also indicated 
that another press release could be distributed.

Mr. Munding indicated that he knows a Fire Protection Engineer who may be willing to 
serve in that capacity on the Building Board of Appeals.  Contact information for this 
individual was provided to Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk.

Boards and Commissions Recognition Event

Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk, reported that the City Clerk’s Office has changed the reservation 
for the Arizona Broadway Theater from the evening of April 16, 2007 to May 7, 2007.  Ms. 
Kief indicated that the Boards and Commissions Recognition Event was rescheduled due to 
scheduling conflicts related to the budget sessions that are being held in April.  The 
Subcommittee indicated that the date of May 7, 2007 was acceptable.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the Subcommittee, the meeting was duly 
adjourned at 9:48 a.m.


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Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk 	                Cathy Carlat, Chairman
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