Membership

Active Membership
An active member shall have voting privileges and pay dues. Any person employed by a community with the power to enforce its building, zoning, and/or other related ordinances is eligible for active membership.

Associate Membership
An associate member shall not have voting privileges but shall pay dues. Any person who wishes to belong to the Association and that is interested in enforcement and building procedures is eligible for associate membership.

Honorary Membership
An honorary member shall have voting privileges, but shall not be required to pay dues. Any person the Association wishes to honor for having rendered unusual services to the Association is eligible for honorary membership.

Dues
Dues are payable in advance on or before April 1 of each year in the amount of $60.00. This entitles you to eight training programs, which are included in your membership. There is also a per meeting fee of $20.00 which includes lunch. The fee will be charged whether or not you participate in the lunch being provided. The fee of $20.00 can be paid up front with your membership dues, at which point you would receive a card stating you had paid in advance, or you may pay at the door for each meeting.

Training
Public Act 54-approved Continuing Education Training is provided for the membership the third Wednesday of the month directly following the 1:00 p.m. business meeting. The training season begins with the month of September and continues through October, November, December, January, February, March, April (the month of April is the annual all-day seminar which is subject to an additional fee) and ends the month of May.

The association business meeting is held at 1:00 p.m. each month prior to the training programs. Lunch is served buffet style at 12:00 noon prior to the business meeting. Lunch is included with the $20.00 per meeting fee.

The current membership makeup consists of building officials; building, mechanical, and electrical inspectors; plan examiners, code enforcement officers, fire service personnel, architects, and contractors.