Maryland Home Improvement Commission

Public Business Meeting Minutes

Date: February 3, 2011

Time: 10:16 a.m.

Place: 500 N. Calvert Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

MEMBERS PRESENT: John Borz, Chairman

Marilyn Jumalon

Rossana Marsh

Andrew Snyder

Joseph Tunney

I. Jean White

MEMBERS ABSENT: James Chiracol

OTHERS PRESENT:

Joel Jacobson, Assistant Attorney General

James Kidd, Budget Analyst

Kimberly Rosenthal, Administrative Officer

Helen Johnson, Assistant Executive Director

Hilda Carr, Administrator

Fred Willig, Investigator

Steven Smitson, Executive Director

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 10:19 a.m.

Minutes

The Minutes of the January 6, 2011 meeting were approved.

Examination Results

Below is the examination statistics summary for the month of January 2011.
Home Improvement / Candidates Tested / Passed / Failed / Pass %
Contractor / 132 / 68 / 64 / 52%
Subcontractor / 7 / 4 / 3 / 57%
Salesperson / 49 / 39 / 10 / 80%
TOTAL / 188 / 111 / 77 / 59%

Guaranty Fund

The Guaranty Fund balance for December 31, 2010 is $599,443.02.

MHIC StateStat Report

Helen Johnson, Assistant Executive Director provided the Commission with the 2010 StateStat Report showing all activity for the Fiscal Year.

Sunset Review Program Extension and Program Evaluation-SB236

The Commission supports the Secretary’s recommendation to convert the contractor’s license into a tiered licensing system by 2012 and eliminate the Sub-Contractor’s license category.

Reportable Complaints

Commissioner Jumalon made a motion that all open complaints are made reportable. The Commission unanimously agreed.

Fred Willig, Investigator

Fred Willig, Lead Investigator with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission retired on January 31, 2011. The Commissioners thanked Investigator Willig for the great job that he’s done for the Commission and the Citizens of the State of Maryland. Investigator Willig has also worked with the Plumbing and HVAC Board.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

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John Borz, Chairman Steven Smitson, Executive Director