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Public Meeting Notice  Building Official Certification Committee Meeting - 4.7.26

Meeting start time: 9:00am
Posted: March 31, 2026 1:59 p.m.

Address

DOL Offices - Tewksbury, 365 East Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876
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Overview

This meeting will be held both in person and VIRTUALLY. See the details in the agenda.

Meeting Minutes

Meeting called to order at 9:08 AM

MemberPresentAbsent
Michael Giampietro, Chair, Member at LargeX 
John Naff, Vice Chair, Member at Large X 
David Fuller, MBCIA  X
Michael Clancy, SEMBOA  X
Henry Fontaine, MetroWest X 
Andrew Bobola, BBRS Representative X 
George Peterson, BOWMX 
Kevin Ross, Member at Large X 
Mark Robidoux, Member at Large X 
Anthony Marino, MMA Representative X 
VACANT, Member of Academia  X
  1. Review/Vote - Meeting Minutes for March 3rd, 2026

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of meeting minutes from March 3rd, 2026. John Naff motioned to approve meeting minutes, seconded by Mark Robidoux. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  1. Review/Discuss - Executive Director Report

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Executive Director Report. Executive Director Tammy Gropman provided overview of BOCC Annual Building Official Notification Form, stating that staff have received 232 forms to date.

  1. Review/Discuss - Board Counsel Report

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Board Counsel Report. Board Counsel Charles Kilb noted that there was nothing to report beyond the continued work on R7.  . 

  1. Review/Discuss/Vote – Notarization of Forms

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Notarization of Forms. E.D. Tammy Gropman provided overview of notarization requirements for BOCC forms and staff recommendation that these requirements be removed. Subcommittee discussed possible effects of removing these requirements. John Naff motioned to remove the notarization requirements, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, Michael Giampietro opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

  1. Discuss/Vote - Course Review: PSD – MA C10.2 TEDI

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Course Review. John Naff motioned to approve course, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

  1. Review/Discuss – 780 CMR 110.R7

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of 780 CMR 110.R7. Board Counsel Kilb provided overview of proposed language relative to 780 CMR 110.R7 Definitions and categories of education. He indicated that this draft was unchanged since the last meeting but reminded the Committee that the focus was currently on incorporating the existing continuing education policy with any appropriate changes.  John Naff raised question as to whether provisions would limit alterations to BOCC education policy. Board Counsel Kilb noted enforceable rules must be stated in regulation and future policies are only supposed to clarify those rules, not change them.  Chair Giampietro noted recent MFBO meeting and stated the organization’s general approval of proposed changes to 780 CMR 110.R7. Board Counsel Kilb reviewed language regarding hours for Category 1 and Category 2 education. Committee discussed course scenarios and applicability of credited hours. Kevin Ross recommended 780 CMR 110.R7.1.7.4 (3) and (4) relative to Conditional Appointments be switched in numbering. Committee members discussed language regarding conditional appointees serving in a second town. E.D. Tammy Gropman raised question regarding proposed language requiring ten Category 1 hours per year. Committee clarified that conditional appointees must take at least one hour of Category 1 education per month.  Members generally agreed that they would attempt to finish the R7 review at the live meeting in May. 

  1. Examination Approval Packets

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Examination Approval Packets. 

            

  1. Adam, Anthony

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

    1. Bethoney Jr, Christopher J
    2. Bethoney, Olena
    3. Broussard, Joseth M
    4. Bruccoleri, Jamie J
    5. Buckley, John C

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

    Kevin Ross motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Henry Fontaine. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

    Kevin Ross motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by John Naff. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

  2. Castro, Jude V

    Kevin Ross motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Henry Fontaine. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

  3. Coyle, Eric J

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    1. Dery, Matthew J
    2. Hart, Stephen J

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by George Peterson. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  4. Lincoln, Donald F

    Kevin Ross motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  5. Lushaj, Andi

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  6. Martelly, Peter C

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by George Peterson. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  7. Martelly, Philip J

    Kevin Ross motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by John Naff. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    1. Peters, Zoe M

    John Naff motioned to deny Examination Packet, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  8. Pulliam, John

    John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    1. Racicot, Joseph

    John naff motioned to table application as incomplete, seconded by Kevin Ross. John Naff rescinded motion to table. John Naff motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by Mark Robidoux. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  1. Wolcott, Ellsworth A

    Kevin Ross motioned to approve Examination Packet, seconded by John Naff. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  2. Application for Certification Packets

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Application for Certification packets. 

  1. Barrera, Michael A

    John Naff motioned to table Application for Certification for exam certificates, seconded by George Peterson. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    1. Bettencourt, Leo

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Henry Fontaine. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  2. Cabral, Geneva G

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  3. Dahlen, Colin J

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  4. DelPrete, Peter J

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously. 

    1. Goodchild, Matthew K

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  5. Minasian, Kenneth C

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  6. Williams, Gregory V

    John Naff motioned to approve Application for Certification, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  7. New Employee Report Form

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of New Employee Report Forms.

  1. Aicardi, Timothy

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    1. Barrett, Sean

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  2. Bezanson, Alex

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    1. Brasier, Eric
    2. Coyle, Eric
    3. DelPrete, Pete
    4. Ferguson, Karl 

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Henry Fontaine. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    John Naff motioned to table New Employee Report Form for appointment date as Building Commissioner, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

    John Naff motioned to table New Employee Report Form as an outdated form was submitted, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  3. Granai, Jason

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  1. Harris, Jason

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by George Peterson. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  2. LeFrancois, Randal

    John Naff motioned to table New Employee Report Form as no position was indicated, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  3. O’Boyle, Matthew

    John Naff motioned to table New Employee Report Form as incomplete, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  4. Perez, Kris

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  5. Racicot, Joseph

    John Naff motioned to table New Employee Report Form as no appointment date was provided, seconded by Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  6. Redlon, Michael

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, Andy Bobola abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  7. Rogers, Christopher

    John Naff motioned to acknowledge New Employee Report Form, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  8. Extension of Time Request

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Extension of Time Requests.

  1. Allard, Gary

    John Naff motioned to approve second Extension of Time Request for a period of six months with a new expiration date of October 3rd, 2026, seconded George Peterson. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  2. Barrera, Michael

    John Naff motioned to approve first Extension of Time Request for a period of six months with a new expiration date of October 14th, 2026, seconded Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  3. Perez, Kris

    John Naff motioned to approve first Extension of Time Request for a period of six months with a new expiration date of September 3rd, 2026, seconded Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  4. Tardif, Erik J

    John Naff motioned to approve first Extension of Time Request for a period of six months with a new expiration date of December 18th, 2026, seconded Henry Fontaine. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  5. Ward, Leslie
    1. John Naff motioned to approve first Extension of Time Request for a period of six months with a new expiration date of October 8th, 2026, seconded Andy Bobola. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.
  6. Applications For Continuing Education

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of Applications for Continuing Education.

  1. Form A
  2. 04_10_2025 Roundtable
  3. 12_17_2025 Roundtable
  4. 02_16_2026 February 2026 Class report
  5. 02_19_2026 MBCIA state attendance report
  6. 02_24_2026 MA C9.1 Energy Modeling for Commercial Compliance Pathways (Part 1)
  7. 02_24_2026 MA C9.2 Energy Modeling for Commercial Compliance Pathways (Part 2)
  8. 02_25_2026 MA C2.2 Derating and Thermal Bridging
  9. 02_25_2026 MA R1.2 Residential Stretch Code Mandatory Requirements Part II
  10. 02_25_2026 Short Term Rental MFBO
  11. 02_25_2026 Substantial Damage Planning
  12. 02_26_2026 MA C9.4 Energy Modeling for Commercial Compliance Pathways (Part 3)
  13. 02_26_2026 MA C9.4 Energy Modeling for Commercial Compliance Pathways (Part 4)
  14. 02_26_2026 State Building Inspector Training Day 1
  15. 03_04_2026 District 4 meeting
  16. 03_04_2026 State Building Inspector Training Day 2
  17. 03_10_2026 Braintree Local Meeting
  18. 03_10_2026 District 2 Meeting
  19. 03_11_2026 SEMBOA report
  20. 03_11_2026 District 10 Meeting
  21. 03_17_2026 Monthly meeting sign in
  22. 03_18_2026 BOWM sign in
  23. 03_18_2026 Understanding FEMA Firms
  24. 03_19_2026 MBCIA state attendance
  25. 03_20_2026 District 3 Meeting
  26. 03_24_2026 MA C.01 Targeted & Relative Performance Paths (Part 1)
  27. 03_25_2026 MA C2.3 Commercial Air Leakage Testing
  28. 03_25_2026 MA R1.3 Residential Stretch Code Solar Ready and EV Ready Part III

  29. 03_26_2026 MA C.02 Targeted & Relative Performance Paths Part 2

    John Naff motioned to approve all Form A submissions, seconded George Peterson. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  30. Form B
  31. Adams, Walter - 10
  32. Arguedas, Abel - 0
  33. Aziev, Shukhrat - 1
  34. Bezanson, Alex – 2.5
  35. Bezanson, Lisa – 1.5
  36. Crisafulli, Michael - 0
  37. DeMarco, Steven - 4
  38. Dindo, Scott - 2
  39. Duquette, Christian - 6
  40. Forsberg, Russell – 1.5
  41. Frederickson, Steven - 2
  42. Gale, Brian - 10
  43. Gorman, Bryan -7
  44. Healy, Paul - 1
  45. Morash, Jeff - 2
  46. Novak, Gene - 6
  47. Pivero, Joe - 1
  48. Reidy, Thomas - 4
  49. Sansoucy, Joseph - 1
  50. Whitman, Tony - 1
  51. Williams, Gregory - 6

John Naff motioned to approve Form B submissions as amended, seconded Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none opposed, none abstained. Motion passed unanimously.

  1. Discuss - Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated 48 hours in Advance of Meeting

Chair Giampietro introduced topic of matters not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of meeting. Committee members discussed change of May meeting date from first Thursday of month to May 13th, 2026, and noted venue would coincide with SEMBOA conference at 180 Water Street in Plymouth. Abel Arguedas raised question regarding eligible Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Board Counsel Kilb clarified that the BOCC’s existing policy is that courses taken on 2024 ICC are not credited as that code year is not yet in force in Massachusetts.

  1. Investigatory Conference – CLOSED per M.G.L c. 112, § 65C

No matters were discussed.

  1. Quasi-Judicial – CLOSED per M.G.L. c. 30A, §, 18.(d)

No matters were discussed. 

John Naff motioned to adjourn public meeting, seconded by Kevin Ross. A roll call vote was held, none abstained, none opposed. Motion passed unanimously.

      Meeting adjourned at 11:05 AM.

      Items Relied Upon

Agenda
Draft Minutes
Course Review Applications
Applications for Certification
New Employee Report Forms
Extension of Time Requests
Examination Applications
Applications for Continuing Education
Draft of 780 CMR 110.R7

Agenda

Open PDF file, 218.79 KB,  BOCC Agenda - 4-7-26 (English, PDF 218.79 KB)

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