Building Inspection Commission approves slate of advisory-board appointments and swears in members

The Building Inspection Commission on Dec. 15 approved a package of appointments to three advisory bodies and swore in those present.

Commissioners moved to consider items 3, 4 and 5 together and approved a slate that included nominees for two Access Appeals Commission construction seats, multiple Board of Examiners seats and a 17-member Code Advisory Committee. When applicant Henry Cardenalowicz told the commission he wanted to withdraw his application, commissioners amended the motion to replace him with Arnie Lerner for the Access Appeals Commission. The amended motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Clerk read the list of nominees at the dais; the record showed Ken Cleveland will resign a Board of Examiners seat because of a separate mayoral appointment, and Jane Martin, though present, could not be sworn until an Ethics Commission waiver was filed. The commission administered the oath to Arnie Lerner and William Ellsworth for the Access Appeals Commission and proceeded to swear available Board of Examiners and Code Advisory Committee members.

Edgar Finney, chair of the Code Advisory Committee, thanked the nomination subcommittee and encouraged board of examiners members to attend advisory meetings to strengthen code review.

The commission noted a shortage of public applicants during the nominations process and said it would continue outreach to fill future vacancies. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes for the appointment vote; the motion passed by voice 'Aye.'