Volume 1, Issue 3
Volume 1, Issue 3
KAMC Newsletter
September 2016
Board of Directors David Tretter , President Brian Tharpe, Vice President Guy Speck Secretary/Treasurer Stephen Strong Member at Large
L to RL Dane Muse, David Hutchinson, Mark Breunig, David Tretter, Denise Guelda, Lynn Faulkner, Mark Senninger, James Hardin, Chrissy Jones, Joe Hancock, Tim House
It’s official—the ribbon has been cut and we are open!!! KAMC Foundation Building Mechanical Sciences School featuring fast track HVAC and Plumbing. HVAC classes start Tuesday, September 13, and Plumbing classes start Monday, September 19 so there is still time to enroll! Contact the Association’s office for more details. See more pictures from the ribbon cutting ceremony on the next page!
Bill Gibson Director District 1 Bill Woodard Director District 2 Chris Eichberger Director District 3 Charlie Prather Director District 4 Jeff Hinkley Director District 5 Mike Quinlan Director District 6 Dean Muse Director District 7 Randy Vanhook Director District 8 Mike Teasley Director District 9 Doug Minix Director District 10 Terry Centers Director District 11 Greg Nicholas Industry Liaison Linda Klein Alliance
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Thank you for coming out and supporting the Foundation’s School!
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Members, It has been a busy few months! I was honored last month to be awarded the Emerging Leader Award from the Kentucky Society of Association Executives.
I then had the privilege of attend training for forklift, backhoe and earth moving equipment and I am now a certified trainer. So if you are in need of training, please let me know. As always I am here to help you and your company! Lynn Faulkner Executive Director [email protected]
Do You Have All Your Continuing Education Hours? Fall is now upon us and so are the fall KAMC continuing education classes! If you still need hours for your license, or a class to meet your AGC safety requirement (deadline October 31), we have a number of different courses around the State. Please see the dates below and contact me to register: September 26/27, 2016 – KAMC Office, Frankfort (2 nights, 4 hours each) October 4, 2016 – Louisville Winnelson, Louisville, 8 hours October 5, 2016 – Brock McVey, Bowling Green, 8 hours October 11, 2016 – Corken, Florence (HVAC ONLY), 8 hours October 18, 2016 – Brock McVey, Corbin, 8 hours October 20, 2016 – Brock McVey, Prestonsburg, 8 hours Also, if you are interested in having quarterly continuing education classes onsite at your offices, contact me and I would love to try and work something out with you! Have a great fall everyone! Amanda Valdivieso Office Manager [email protected]
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Platinum Partner
Legislative Update by Erv Klein
We are coming up fast on our next legislative session, and there are issues we want to address.
First, I have had several meetings with other trade groups, as well as union representatives, to discuss our need to work together on the issue of sales tax on services. So far, all the groups I have approached agree that we need to work together across union/nonunion lines as well as trade associations representing various trades, to make sure that: 1. We are heard on this issue; 2. If a sales tax is proposed on services we have input to the legislature so that the legislators know how this impacts our business; 3. If a tax is imposed, there are policing mechanisms to insure that nonlicensed individuals do not gain additional competitive advantages over licensed individuals. This is an ongoing issue and I will continue to put together a coalition of groups to work on this. If
you are aware of a trade association or industry that should be included in this please let me know. There are two proposals I have been asked by our board to work on for the upcoming session. So far, I do not have sponsors for potential bills. We get much more cooperation when a legislator is asked by one of his/her constituents to sponsor a bill. I need your help in coming up with sponsors. The first is the underground protection issue. This is to protect the contractor from unscrupulous utilities that refuse to participate in the 811 program, but want to hold the excavator liable if their underground utility is damaged. Please talk to your legislator about sponsoring legislation to put a stop to this practice.
The next is the cross connection program. I still have not gotten a good read on where the Department of Housing Buildings and Construction stands on this. I know they are opposed to any additional governmental regulation of businesses. I am selling this on the concept that it is
not additional regulation, but rather, consolidated regulation. Right now so many different organizations have regulatory authority that a cross connection program would actually reduce regulation. Please talk to your legislator about sponsoring this bill for us. The other issue that I have been asked to address is to oppose the expansion of HVAC permitting and inspections. This is not something we need to present as a bill, but only oppose it if one is filed. At the present time I do not see it as likely. So, we need two sponsors, one for the 811 program and one for the cross connection program. I will be happy to meet with anyone and their legislator to discuss either or both of these bills. Please work on these with me. Erv Klein 502-727-8030 [email protected]
Gold Partner
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Member Spotlight—
Silver Partners
Linda and Erv Klein welcomed their newest grandson - Connor, who is the son of Susan and Jonathan.
Association of Master Plumbers of Northern Kentucky
“Every man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs.”
Theodore Roosevelt
KAMC Summer Conference
Summer conference was a great success! Thanks to Tom Lowder, Sioux Chief; Troy Smith and Greg Nicols, Brock McVey; Jerimie Peavler, Noel Clayton Heating & Cooling; Floyd Schanz, HBC; Bill Gibson and the competitors!
KAMC Summer Conference If you have any pictures you would like to share, please send them to [email protected] or post them on our Facebook page.
Bronze Partners
Kentucky Association of Master Contractors 142 Consumer Lane Frankfort KY 40601
Phone: 502-352-2575 E-mail: [email protected]
KAMC is the only state-wide association that exists solely to represent the PHC Industry
Upcoming Events Lunch and Learn with the Department of Housing:, topics will include code changes, electronic plan review, license renewals, continuing educations, permitting, inspection requests and inspector offices. Plan to attend one of these in your area! Lunch is provided, please RSVP for head count!
September 14, 2016 – Brock McVey, Lexington September 16, 2016 – NKY Area Development District, Florence September 22, 2016 – Louisville Winnelson, Louisville September 28, 2016 – Warren Co. Public Library, Bowling Green
December 8th– Partners Appreciation Dinner Belterra Casino & Resort
February 9-11, 2017 KAMC Convention The Brown Hotel, Louisville
KAMC Newsletter
September 2016
Board of Directors David Tretter , President Brian Tharpe, Vice President Guy Speck Secretary/Treasurer Stephen Strong Member at Large
L to RL Dane Muse, David Hutchinson, Mark Breunig, David Tretter, Denise Guelda, Lynn Faulkner, Mark Senninger, James Hardin, Chrissy Jones, Joe Hancock, Tim House
It’s official—the ribbon has been cut and we are open!!! KAMC Foundation Building Mechanical Sciences School featuring fast track HVAC and Plumbing. HVAC classes start Tuesday, September 13, and Plumbing classes start Monday, September 19 so there is still time to enroll! Contact the Association’s office for more details. See more pictures from the ribbon cutting ceremony on the next page!
Bill Gibson Director District 1 Bill Woodard Director District 2 Chris Eichberger Director District 3 Charlie Prather Director District 4 Jeff Hinkley Director District 5 Mike Quinlan Director District 6 Dean Muse Director District 7 Randy Vanhook Director District 8 Mike Teasley Director District 9 Doug Minix Director District 10 Terry Centers Director District 11 Greg Nicholas Industry Liaison Linda Klein Alliance
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Thank you for coming out and supporting the Foundation’s School!
Page 2
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Page 3
Members, It has been a busy few months! I was honored last month to be awarded the Emerging Leader Award from the Kentucky Society of Association Executives.
I then had the privilege of attend training for forklift, backhoe and earth moving equipment and I am now a certified trainer. So if you are in need of training, please let me know. As always I am here to help you and your company! Lynn Faulkner Executive Director [email protected]
Do You Have All Your Continuing Education Hours? Fall is now upon us and so are the fall KAMC continuing education classes! If you still need hours for your license, or a class to meet your AGC safety requirement (deadline October 31), we have a number of different courses around the State. Please see the dates below and contact me to register: September 26/27, 2016 – KAMC Office, Frankfort (2 nights, 4 hours each) October 4, 2016 – Louisville Winnelson, Louisville, 8 hours October 5, 2016 – Brock McVey, Bowling Green, 8 hours October 11, 2016 – Corken, Florence (HVAC ONLY), 8 hours October 18, 2016 – Brock McVey, Corbin, 8 hours October 20, 2016 – Brock McVey, Prestonsburg, 8 hours Also, if you are interested in having quarterly continuing education classes onsite at your offices, contact me and I would love to try and work something out with you! Have a great fall everyone! Amanda Valdivieso Office Manager [email protected]
Volume 1, Issue 3
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Platinum Partner
Legislative Update by Erv Klein
We are coming up fast on our next legislative session, and there are issues we want to address.
First, I have had several meetings with other trade groups, as well as union representatives, to discuss our need to work together on the issue of sales tax on services. So far, all the groups I have approached agree that we need to work together across union/nonunion lines as well as trade associations representing various trades, to make sure that: 1. We are heard on this issue; 2. If a sales tax is proposed on services we have input to the legislature so that the legislators know how this impacts our business; 3. If a tax is imposed, there are policing mechanisms to insure that nonlicensed individuals do not gain additional competitive advantages over licensed individuals. This is an ongoing issue and I will continue to put together a coalition of groups to work on this. If
you are aware of a trade association or industry that should be included in this please let me know. There are two proposals I have been asked by our board to work on for the upcoming session. So far, I do not have sponsors for potential bills. We get much more cooperation when a legislator is asked by one of his/her constituents to sponsor a bill. I need your help in coming up with sponsors. The first is the underground protection issue. This is to protect the contractor from unscrupulous utilities that refuse to participate in the 811 program, but want to hold the excavator liable if their underground utility is damaged. Please talk to your legislator about sponsoring legislation to put a stop to this practice.
The next is the cross connection program. I still have not gotten a good read on where the Department of Housing Buildings and Construction stands on this. I know they are opposed to any additional governmental regulation of businesses. I am selling this on the concept that it is
not additional regulation, but rather, consolidated regulation. Right now so many different organizations have regulatory authority that a cross connection program would actually reduce regulation. Please talk to your legislator about sponsoring this bill for us. The other issue that I have been asked to address is to oppose the expansion of HVAC permitting and inspections. This is not something we need to present as a bill, but only oppose it if one is filed. At the present time I do not see it as likely. So, we need two sponsors, one for the 811 program and one for the cross connection program. I will be happy to meet with anyone and their legislator to discuss either or both of these bills. Please work on these with me. Erv Klein 502-727-8030 [email protected]
Gold Partner
Volume 1, Issue 3
Page 5
Member Spotlight—
Silver Partners
Linda and Erv Klein welcomed their newest grandson - Connor, who is the son of Susan and Jonathan.
Association of Master Plumbers of Northern Kentucky
“Every man owes some of his time to the upbuilding of the profession to which he belongs.”
Theodore Roosevelt
KAMC Summer Conference
Summer conference was a great success! Thanks to Tom Lowder, Sioux Chief; Troy Smith and Greg Nicols, Brock McVey; Jerimie Peavler, Noel Clayton Heating & Cooling; Floyd Schanz, HBC; Bill Gibson and the competitors!
KAMC Summer Conference If you have any pictures you would like to share, please send them to [email protected] or post them on our Facebook page.
Bronze Partners
Kentucky Association of Master Contractors 142 Consumer Lane Frankfort KY 40601
Phone: 502-352-2575 E-mail: [email protected]
KAMC is the only state-wide association that exists solely to represent the PHC Industry
Upcoming Events Lunch and Learn with the Department of Housing:, topics will include code changes, electronic plan review, license renewals, continuing educations, permitting, inspection requests and inspector offices. Plan to attend one of these in your area! Lunch is provided, please RSVP for head count!
September 14, 2016 – Brock McVey, Lexington September 16, 2016 – NKY Area Development District, Florence September 22, 2016 – Louisville Winnelson, Louisville September 28, 2016 – Warren Co. Public Library, Bowling Green
December 8th– Partners Appreciation Dinner Belterra Casino & Resort
February 9-11, 2017 KAMC Convention The Brown Hotel, Louisville
