Alabama building official named to International Code Council Board

James Brothers, Director of the Decatur, Ala., Building Department, has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the International Code Council Board of Directors.

Brothers has been an active member of the International Code Council and its legacy organization, the Southern Building Code Congress International, since 1989.

"As an ICC Board member I hope to ensure that the organization remains focused on the development of highly skilled code officials through superior member support and high quality training and development programs," said Brothers. "It's important to understand how effective and important the code enforcement profession is to public health, safety and welfare."

Brothers also serves on the International Accreditation Services Board of Directors, a subsidiary of the International Code Council, and will act as a liaison between the two Boards.

Alabama's Code Official of the Year in 1997, Brothers serves as Vice President of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association and is Past President of the North Alabama Code Officials Association and the Code Officials Association of Alabama. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Alabama.

Brothers replaces Dorothy Harris, who resigned her Board position to become the International Code Council's Director of State and Local Government Relations.

The International Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes developed by the International Code Council.