BM 2003-11-06 BSC MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 6, 2003
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION
The Building and Standards Commission of the City of Coppell met on Thursday, November 6, 2003,
at 7:15 p.m. in the Fire Administration Building, 500 Southwestern Blvd.
In attendance:
Mark LeGros, Chairman
David Stonecipher, Vice Chairman
Steve Wright, Commissioner
David Terry, Commissioner
John Hoppie, Alternate Commissioner
Donald Perschbacher, Alternate Commissioner
Laura Ketchum, Alternate Commissioner
Absent:
Robert Chomiak, Commissioner
Ronald Smith, Alternate Commissioner
Also present:
Greg Jones, Chief Building Official
David Dodd, City Attorney's Office
Mary Beth Spletzer, Secretary
Item 1: Call to Order.
Meeting was called to order at 7:20 p.m. by Chairman LeGros.
Commissioner Perschbacher was invited to serve on the board in the absence of Commissioner
Chomiak.
Item 2:
Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stonecipher that the same slate of officers be elected as for Board
of Adjustment: Mark LeGros as Chairman and David Stonecipher as Vice Chairman. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner Terry, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0.
Item 3:
Consider approval of amendments to Building and Standards Commission
By-Laws.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stonecipher that the following revision to the by-laws concerning
attendance and the addition to the by-laws concerning abstention, be approved, as recommended by
the City Secretary Office:
"MEETINGS:
J. If a Regular Board member is absent for three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, or 25%
of the regularly scheduled meetings within a 12-month period, said member shall be removed from
the Board, and the City Council will fill the unexpired term. (Article 8, Section 8.04, City Charter
and Article 101 l g, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes)."
;;ABSTENTION:
Should any member of the Building and Standards Commission choose to abstain from voting on any
question before the Building and Standards Commission, where no declared conflict of interest exists,
the abstention shall be recorded as an affirmative vote in favor of the motion pending before the
Building and Standards Commission in the official minutes of the City of Coppell's Building and
Standards Commission."
Motion was seconded by Commissioner Wright, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0.
Adiournment.
Motion for adjournment was made by Commissioner Stonecipher. Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Wright, and a vote was taken. Motion carried, 5 to 0. Meeting adjourned.
Mark LeGros, Chairman
Mary Beth Spletzer, Recording Secretary