Are you planning to participate in the appeal hearings?
On July 30, the International Code Council posted its Notice of Appeal Hearings for the 2019 Group B code cycle. The Appeals Board has grouped appeals into the categories below. The deadline for written comments and requests to participate are due by the following dates:
- Committee Reconsideration: August 11
- Federal Preemption: August 17
- Scope and Intent: August 19
- Impact of Online Voting, Cost Impact, Voting Guides: August 26
- Voter Eligibility, Validation Process: August 31
Submit your comments and requests via email to Mike Pfeiffer, P.E., Code Council Senior Vice President of Technical Services.
Those interested in participating during the hearings are strongly encouraged to use the presentation template linked below. The template ensures the quality and formatting of the presentation follows the recommended presentation guidelines. All presentations will be posted to the Code Council appeals webpage as they were submitted, without edits. Please note, our event system does not support Adobe (.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) files for presentations. Only Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) files will be accepted. Presentations are due a minimum of five days prior to the respective hearing. Any presentations submitted after the deadline will not be accepted or permitted at the hearing.
Prior to the hearing, presentations will be forwarded to the Appeals Board for review, incorporated into the Webex Event system, and posted on the appeals webpage. The Webex details will be sent to those who confirm participation via a registration process. The hearings will also be broadcast via YouTube for those who would like to view but not participate. There will be separate registration process for viewing on Youtube.
Following each hearing, actions taken by the Appeals Board and all related documents will be posted on the appeals webpage.
