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Benefits of Membership

(1) Belong to the only organization dedicated to serving the interests of EVERYONE involved in residential and commercial code administration and enforcement in Pennsylvania:

Building Code Officials
Plans Examiners
Inspectors
Third Party Agencies
Municipal Managers
Fire Marshalls
Solicitors
Certification and Training providers
Anyone else involved in code administration/enforcement

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(2) Belong to the only organization dedicated to providing comprehensive information on legislation, legislative affairs, regulation development and regulatory reform for building code-related issues in Pennsylvania. PABCO contracts with a professional, registered lobbyist to represent the interests of those involved in building code administration and enforcement in Harrisburg. PABCO is committed to educating state representatives, senators, their staffs and others involved in state government on issues of concern to YOU.

Sign up to receive fax or email alerts on bills that are moving in the State House or Senate that you need to support or oppose.

Receive "talking points" to share with your representative or senator on why they should support your position.

Receive regular updates on municipal amendments to the UCC that have been filed and approved by the Department of Labor and Industry.

Save yourself time and effort and let PABCO notify you when there have been changes made to the Building Codes website at the Department of Labor and Industry.

PABCO is establishing a registered Political Action Committee (PAC) to provide financial support to those local and state elected officials who are supportive of issues and legislation that represents the interests of those involved in professional building code administration and enforcement.

(This benefit is available to ALL members).

(3) PABCO members are eligible to serve on:

PABCO Legislative Affairs Committee
Legislative and Regulatory Sub-committees
Any other ad-hoc committees established by PABCO Governing Board

PABCO Governing Board

(4) "Members only" Employment Classified Listings (for a modest fee)

Professional members seeking employment opportunities elsewhere in Pennsylvania may advertise confidentially and anonymously in the PABCOM newsletter and on the PABCO website (all for one fee). PABCO will deliver an unlimited number of replies to all members using this classified listing service.

(This benefit is available to PROFESSIONAL M EMBERS ONLY)

Municipal and Third Party Agency members who are seeking to recruit employees, agents and independent contractors (either anonymously or not anonymously) may advertise in the PABCOM newsletter and on the PABCO website (all for one fee). PA BCO will deliver an unlimited number of replies to municipal and third party agency members using this classified listing service.

(This benefit available to MUNICIPAL AND THIRD PARTY AGENCY MEMBERS ONLY)

(5) Access to the member-only section of the comprehensive PABCO website (www.paofficials.org or www.paofficials.com)

Valuable information, news releases, important contact information, networking opportunities and much more (Limited to information of interest for Pennsylvania building code officials and administrators)

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(6) Access to member-only message boards. Post your question or problem and receive responses and friendly advice from other Pennsylvania code officials who are accustomed to dealing with Pennsylvania code enforcement and administrative issues.

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(7) Personalized, custom service for members. Special problem or need for research? Contact PABCO for help or referrals to someone who can assist you.

Special problem or need for research? Contact PABCO for help or referrals to someone who can assist y

(8) Access to member-only list serve (2 email address limit)

Rapid distribution and dissemination of time-dated and otherwise crucial information (Pennsylvania-specific) for those involved in code administration and enforcement

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(Municipal and Third Party Agency members are restricted to 2 email addresses of their choice for list serve functions

(9) Access to membership roster with full contact information for each member available on PABCO website or in print format.

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(10) Mailing labels of PABCO membership for sale to PABCO members only (for a modest fee).

(This benefit is available to ALL

(11) Membership Identification Card good for discounts on:

Seminars, Courses, Educational programs and Conferences hosted by PABCO
ICC Code Books
PABCOM Advertising rates

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(Municipal and Third Party Agency members are limited to 5 discount registrations for each conference, seminar, course or educational program)

(12) Unique membership number (PIN) assigned that will be used to verify membership for "member-only" services

(This benefit is available for ALL members)

(13) PABCOM (Pennsylvania Building Code Official Monitor) the member-only bi-monthly on-line newsletter(included with your membership at no additional cost)

Read, download or print at your convenience from member-only section of PABCO website
Back issues easily retrievable when you need or want them
Email notification via list serve that your most current issue of PABCOM has arrived
Dedicated to providing the most current and useful information for persons providing code administration and enforcement in Pennsylvania. A Pennsylvania resource for Pennsylvania code officials!
Not a rehash of ICC news – when appropriate PABCOM will put a Pennsylvania face on ICC issues.

(This benefit is available to ALL members)

(14) PABCO will coordinate efforts with ICC Chapters in Pennsylvania to assure that everyone involved in professional building code administration and enforcement activities that are not members of an ICC Chapter have a ready-made opportunity to have input into the code change process so that ALL Pennsylvania building code officials have a voice in changes to recommend and support during the code change process.

(This benefit is available to ALL members

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