The West Virginia Code Officials association is committed to the protection of the safety, health and well being of all persons who live in, work in, or visit the State of West Virginia by requiring safe construction standards.On our website you'll find information about the West Virginia Code Officials Association and its Events, Resources for prospective Code Inspectors, a Members Directory and Resource Page, Important Contacts in the Association, and Links to other Building Code and Safe Construction related websites.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Membership Data
Our website member information is seriously outdated but based on the last
submission from you and your respective departments. Please review the info carefully and forward any and all corrections to Jeannie Campbell- email: njcampbell@beckley.org
or fax: 304-256-1864. We need: (1) the name of each dues paying member of your department; (2) job title; (3) mailing address; (4) telephone; (f5) fax number; (6) cell number.

Please respond as soon as possible so we can make the needed corrections.


Membership Dues
The annual WVCOA membership dues cover the entire calendar year of 2008.
Please download the form forward it and the check to:

Treasurer Steve Parsons,
email: khayden@barboursville.org;
FAX 304-736-7850
or mail:PO Box 266, Barboursville, WV 25504.

They are due, in full on or before April 1, 2008

Send a copy of the membership form to:

Jeanie Campbell
203 S. Eisenhower Dr.,
Beckley, WV 25802-4931
Fax: 304-256-1864
or email: njcampbell@beckley.org.

Each city or county is entitled to enroll each of its staffers @ $40.00 annually.
Each active member is entitled to a vote at any WBCOA meeting on any matter. Individual Associate Members can vote in any election but not on other matters. Construction Suppliers or non-enforcement organizations pay a $150 annual membership fee and are entitled to one vote in any election, but not on other matters.

Thank you for visiting the website of the West Virginia Code Officials Association. We are the organization of professional building code officials, inspectors and plans examiners, design professionals, construction industry and supplier representatives all across the state, promoting and supporting the State Building Code.

We exist to provide training leading to ICC Certification, provide our members the information forum on national and state code matters, legislative proposals and actions and further the goal of maximum professionalism in our chosen vocation.We are the West Virginia Chapter of the International Code Council (ICC) and Participate in national code change hearings and voting. We are also members of ICC Region 7, representing ICC chapters in WV, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware, expanding our voice in national code matters and providing a regional exchange of code-related training and information.

The WVCOA conducts ICC training seminars three times annually, the Thursday and Friday prior to the ICC National Paper and Pencil Test Dates. The tests are conducted on the second Saturday in March, June, September and December and are held at Days Inn Conference Center, Sutton, WV. The WVCOA holds membership meetings, including an annual election of officers and directors, at least three times a year on the Thursday afternoon of a seminar. The Board of Directors meets the Tuesday evening prior to a seminar, any member is welcome to attend.We also join with AIA West Virginia in their annual EXPO at the Charleston Civic Center in April of each year and provide a training seminar for our members and EXPO registrants. We have and will continue to co-sponsor training anywhere in the state.

Call me or any officer or director for more details West Virginia law now requires all building code officials, inspectors and plans examiners to document not less than 4.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits, 45 contact hours of instruction to maintain WV Certification. The WVCOA provides at least 36 hours each year.Membership information and an application is available elsewhere on the site. But, if you have any questions, suggestions, comments or even criticisms, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Work – 304-256-1757; cell- 304-237-2912; home- 304-253-8185; FAX 3304-256-1864 or email- rlcannon@beckley.org.

Sincerely,
Bob Cannon