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The issue matters because the council must file a CR-102 rule-making notice and supporting documents, including a small-business economic impact statement and a preliminary cost-benefit analysis, before holding public hearings and adopting final rules by the statutory December 1 deadline. Staff identified October 1 as the practical filing target that would allow hearings beginning in early November and deliberation time before the December 1 adoption deadline.

Dustin, a council staff member responsible for managing the code schedule, told the committee the IRC (International Residential Code) tag is still completing review of existing state amendments and significant changes. Staff described the history of delays: late baseline model code publication by the International Code Council, legal challenges, limited staff capacity and heavy volunteer workload. Dustin said those factors combined have pushed the council behind its usual three-year cycle and have made the current schedule a steep challenge.

Committee discussion focused on two related questions: how the IRC tag should formally submit proposals generated by tag review, and how to accumulate economic data needed for the small-business economic impact statement. Multiple members supported a transparent, centralized list or spreadsheet of tag proposals (as an alternative to a full petition form) so that tag-generated proposals would be visible to stakeholders and subject to public comment. Staff said the petition form could still be used for document control but suggested a lightweight spreadsheet or a \"third report\" summarizing tag-proposed amendments to accelerate review and maintain the record.

Staff recommended forming a work group on economic impact immediately to collect data, prioritize petitions and question proponents about likely costs and benefits. Dustin said surveys and targeted outreach would be part of the plan but cautioned that prior survey efforts produced limited responses; he said combining surveys with scheduled work-group discussions and direct outreach to proponents would improve input.

On timing, staff outlined the code-reviser publication calendar: filing on October 1 yields publication in the register on October 15 and allows hearings to begin in early November. A later filing (for example, an October 22 filing) would push hearings to late November and compress the council's deliberation window before the December 1 statutory adoption deadline. Committee members discussed the operational risk of repeatedly refiling CR-102 documents if substantial post-file changes are needed; staff said minor substantive changes can be justified in the CR-103 final adoption filing but repeated refilings would create long delays.

Members also discussed funding and staffing limits. Staff and attendees noted an unfunded staff position, limited staff capacity compared with other jurisdictions, and reliance on volunteers. Committee members urged documenting staffing shortfalls in the budget presentation to legislators and exploring longer-term funding requests; staff said permit-surcharge fees and architect licensure fees provide the council's primary ongoing revenue and that any change to those sources would require legislative engagement.

Action items the committee agreed to pursue include convening the economic impact work group in August, asking tag chairs to begin compiling tag-proposed amendments in a centralized format, and bringing an updated project schedule and a budget presentation to the full council in mid-August. Staff said they would aim to have draft WAC rule changes and other CR-102 materials ready for internal review before the September council meeting and target an October 1 CR-102 filing if tag review completes on the presently projected schedule.

The committee also discussed logistics for public meetings and the desirability of scheduling additional council or tag sessions in August and September to provide hearing windows and limit meeting overlap. Staff said they would try to avoid concurrent council business meetings to reduce conflicts for members who serve on multiple tags.

The transcript records multiple speakers raising the same point: the timeline is feasible but will be difficult without additional staff or streamlined procedures, and tag-generated proposals should be clearly labeled as such when submitted to maintain transparency.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SBCC Executive Committee Meeting - August 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council staff told the executive committee the schedule to finish work on the 2024 code adoption remains compressed and recommended an October 1 CR-102 filing to allow hearings in November and final adoption by December 1.","taxTitle","Building Code Council, Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions, Executive, Washington","taxId",24233,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6146856,"Executive committee appoints industry insurance representative to WUI technical advisory group",322,221000,543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5524089-089d1bf90ea10e4c395f44f4a8d9cee4&start=221&end=543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5524089-089d1bf90ea10e4c395f44f4a8d9cee4/thumbnail_221000.jpg","/articles/6146856/Washington/Executive-committee-appoints-industry-insurance-representative-to-WUI-technical-advisory-group","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6146856-0a78b1df2269cb5dd1a26b0f1eb5e98f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179442&Signature=Sg7IfKgIFUsOIqpGhB8ttot8pOKS4BrSmbp2NSrFsqu-FnFZnnZ4tIM-87b5JnNKqk-tm4ySFL70c2yPiQPols5Xq-3uyWTM7AKuavQqWWoP4wrcIZVkBDyI1kOfIMrPowkpe3-wtsPD7nrPMyfuE3WQFrOFc3JAm6DldN3nUEiMF~1cmRH9i3Z0gsZ2FnaD8RMZRjTdjW3uQ6unUVNaYKEoxGnFApIX8znGejdrQqYjYHCJ9c3B~MP5eDur02F2pCuPXR~lwoI-t2prK8j~UCTbZ1f37pitvd632L9~AlZlabgL2DWn6fDOvWCW3doFLAvuWTiF49fhexx4rAjaDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The State Building Code Council executive committee voted Friday to appoint an insurance-industry representative to a vacancy on the WUI technical advisory group. The committee approved the appointment by voice vote after members discussed the candidate's qualifications and letters of recommendation.

The appointment matters because the WUI tag advises the council on code provisions intended to reduce structure loss and risks in areas where wildland and developed areas meet; having an insurance perspective is intended to inform decisions about risk, liability and potential costs.

At the meeting staff displayed the candidate's application and resume, noting the nominee works in the insurance industry, has more than 30 years of industry experience and is active with the Building Industry Association of Washington. The staff summary noted two letters of recommendation and that the candidate had not previously served on the tag. Committee members discussed whether the alternate chair could offer a recommendation in lieu of the chair's written recommendation; the alternate chair did so. A committee member moved to appoint the candidate and another member seconded. The committee conducted a voice vote and the chair announced the appointment passed.

Committee members said they welcomed the volunteer's participation and noted the appointee planned to contribute specific insurance and bonding expertise relevant to code topics. The appointee did not attend the meeting; staff said the appointee had a scheduling conflict and had been informed of the appointment.

The council will record the appointment in its minutes and the new member is expected to participate in upcoming tag work sessions on code amendments.

Details extracted from the meeting record: the candidate was described in meeting materials as an insurance-industry professional with roles developing a property and casualty program and working with municipal bonding and compliance issues; the candidate was recommended by the Building Industry Association of Washington and related associates. The committee's action was an appointment vote by voice; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.","The State Building Code Council executive committee voted to appoint an insurance-industry volunteer to the wildland-urban interface (WUI) technical advisory group after discussing the candidate's background and letters of recommendation; the appointee was not present at the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Council staff outlines compressed timeline for 2024 code adoption; economic analysis and staffing constraints flagged

Executive committee appoints industry insurance representative to WUI technical advisory group