CALBO Committee Goals & Objectives:
If you are interested in serving on a CALBO Committee, please contact:
Kelly Sherfey at KSherfey@calbo.org.

Access Committee

The Access Committee is responsible for reviewing and responding to proposed changes to state disabled access regulations. These proposed changes may come from DSA, HCD or members of the disabled community. On some occasions, CALBO will be the sponsor of proposed changes to the regulations. Committee members historically have also played a major role in preparing and updating CALBO’s residential and nonresidential disabled access guidebooks and serving as disabled access instructors for CTI. For the last several years, the Access Committee’s business has been conducted primarily via teleconferences, though generally one all-day meeting is held per year in Sacramento. The cost for participation in Committee activities is covered by CALBO.

Building & Fire Advisory Committee

Building & Fire Advisory Committee is jointly sponsored by CALBO and the California Fire Chiefs Association. In addition, a representative of the State Fire Marshal’s Office routinely participates in meetings. The purpose of the Building & Fire Advisory Committee is to explore opportunities to enhance the ongoing working relationship between Building Officials and Fire Officials at the local jurisdiction level as well as on a statewide basis. The membership of the Committee is balanced equally between both organizations. The Committee typically meets quarterly in Sacramento for a one-day meeting. CALBO covers the cost of participation for CALBO’s representatives.

CALBO Training Institute (CTI)

CALBO Training Institute (CTI) is the training arm of CALBO. The objective of CTI is to provide quality training to the membership with focus on California- specific codes and building departments. CTI’s secondary objective is to provide revenue for CALBO in order to fund activities for the membership. Participation on the Commission involves approximately four one- or two-day meetings per year in various locations throughout the state. In addition, CTI Commissioners often teach classes, develop new classes, and coordinate classes taught by others. CTI members (Commissioners) also moderate classes at Education Weeks. Much CTI work is done individually or in task-oriented groups between meetings.

Emergency Preparedness Committee

The Emergency Preparedness Committee works with related state agencies and organizations to enhance local government and statewide emergency preparedness and response and recovery efforts following a disaster. The Committee provides policy recommendations on related matters for the CALBO membership and its Board of Directors. The Committee meets via teleconference approximately five times per year and in person at the Annual Business Meeting.

Energy Commission Advisory Committee

The CALBO-California Energy Commission (CEC) Advisory Committee has the objective of working with the CEC and its staff. Primarily, this involves giving input to the CEC and its consultants on regulatory code development. Participation varies according to CEC activities. There may be from 4-15 workshops and commission hearings in Sacramento. The CEC publishes its standards development clearly through documents on its website. Some CEC Committee members review proposed standards language on the web and participate via emails with the Chair.

Green Building Committee

The Green Building Committee works with aligned organizations, state agencies and departments, in addition to the model code bodies, on applicable green building practices. The Green Building Committee provides policy recommendations on related matters for the CALBO membership, Board of Directors and other policy committees as needed. As the state considered adopting the first statewide green building code in the nation in 2008, CALBO’s Green Building Committee was an active participant and catalyst within the process. The Committee meets via teleconference several five times per year and in person at the Annual Business Meeting.

Legislative Committee

The Legislative Committee is responsible for reviewing and providing a CALBO position on proposed legislation that may impact building officials. The Legislative Committee relies heavily upon the services of CALBO’s staff to monitor such legislation. On occasion, Committee members may be called upon to rally the support of other building officials in their area to support or oppose specific legislation. The Committee’s business is conducted via teleconferences that are held several times per year. Frequently, these teleconferences are scheduled with short notice due to the rapidly changing environment that characterizes the legislative process in Sacramento. On rare occasions, a member may be asked to attend and testify at a legislative hearing to represent the interests of CALBO. The cost for participation in Committee activities is covered by CALBO

Outreach & Communications Committee

Over the past few years, CALBO has actively been working with Public Relations Consultants, Neighboring State Associations and the former Communications & Technology Committee on raising the awareness of the public at large on the work of the code enforcement official. This work has included the expansion of California Building Safety Week, CALBO's Build It Right - Good Wall/Bad Wall Program, and overall greater recognition with the media and stakeholder organizations. The Outreach & Communications Committee oversees all of these public and external needs in conjunction with CALBO staff, and works to strengthen the image of the code official wherever possible.

State Code Committee

The main objective of the State Code Committee is to review the proposed state building code amendments from the various state agencies. The State Code Committee may work with the State Agencies on amendments and support or object the proposed amendments in the state code advisory committee meetings when necessary. The Committee Chair will coordinate with the Chair of the Building Standards Commission’s Coordinating Council for Building Code items that are on the CBSC hearing agenda. Depending on the number of proposed state amendments, the Committee usually communicates by e-mails and meets once or twice a year.

State Licensing Board Committee

The State Licensing Boards Committee works with the California State Contractor’s Licensing Board, the Architect’s Board, and the Engineer’s Board to discuss issues of mutual interest, and to promote partnerships that further our service to the public. This is a unique committee that brings together all disciplines of a project including design, construction, inspection and occupancy. This committee provides a forum for discussion of pertinent topics and is a conduit for dissemination of information that overlaps the disciplines. The State Licensing Boards committee strives to foster increased communication, sharing of ideas, advocacy, and training topics for the benefit of all. The committee meets regularly and prepares a program for presentation to the membership at the CALBO annual meeting.

Structural Safety Committee

The objective of the CALBO Structural Safety Committee is to assist California Building Officials in the application of seismic and structural design and inspection provisions by developing and disseminating guidelines and recommendations for applying and interpreting current codes and for making modifications to current codes when necessary. The Structural Safety Committee meets at the Annual Business Meeting and via conference call, typically four to six times per year.