UPDATE 1/31/12: This seminar is now FULL and we will not be accepting any more registrations.  If you would like to be put on a wait list in case someone cancels, please email Lara Mormino at lmormino@marylandheights.com. Thank you for your interest.

The Missouri Association of Code Enforcement and the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement will present a seminar on Residential Mechanical Inspections and Residential Plumbing Inspections on Wednesday, February 8. Sign-in opens at 8:30 a.m. and the morning session gets underway at 9:00 a.m. There will be an hour break for lunch, followed by the afternoon session, which is scheduled to wrap up at 4:00 p.m.

The instructors are John Morgan, MCP for the mechanical portion and Art Genasci, MCP for the plumbing portion. The day of training will be held in the Municipal Courtroom at the Maryland Heights Government Center, located at 11911 Dorsett Road in Maryland Heights. Participants will receive .6 Continuing Education Units (CEU's).

The cost is $40 for current MACE/SLACE members and $80 for non-members. The non-member fee includes membership in both MACE and SLACE for the remainder of 2012. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and lunch will be served mid-day.

Attendance at this seminar will be limited to 50, so be sure to register now. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact John Morgan at 314-994-3200 or email John at jmorgan@cityoffrontenac.org.

Click HERE to download an information & registration form.

The February meeting of the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement is slated for Wednesday, February 15 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Peters City Hall, located at One St. Peters Centre Blvd. (off Mexico road, west of Jungermann and east of Spencer) in St. Peters.

Dan Flynn from Negwer Life Safety will be the guest speaker. His presentation will feature fire door installation.

Lunch will be provided. See you there!

The Missouri Association of Code Enforcement and the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement will present a seminar on firestopping on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Frontenac City Hall, located at 10555 Clayton Road in Frontenac.

Dan Flynn from Negwer Life Safety will be the presenter. This will be a two-hour session starting at 10:00 a.m. Participants will receive .2 Continuing Education Units (CEU's).

Registration and fee information will be posted here when finalized.

Learn how to deal with regulations that affect property maintenance on foreclosed properties at the March meeting of the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement (SLACE). William Roach (left), Community Relations Manager for LPS Field Services, will be the guest speaker. He will also present information on how to identify the responsible party of a foreclosed property.

The meeting gets underway at 11:30 a.m. with lunch and the regular monthly business meeting, followed by Mr. Roach's educational presentation, which is scheduled to wrap up at approximately 1:00 p.m.

The City of Bridgeton will host the March meeting at Bridgeton City Hall, located at 12355 Natural Bridge Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044.

November 14, 2011 -- Tamara Schenke became only the fourth person in the history of the American Association of Code Enforcement to receive the organization's President's Award. The honor was bestowed upon Tamara by AACE President Sherri Johnston at the 22nd AACE Annual Conference, which was held November 1-3 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Prior to beginning her career in Code Enforcement, Tamara was hired with the City of Belton in 2000 as a police dispatcher and received a letter of commendation in her first year of employment for going above and beyond the call of duty in assisting a police officer during a hostage situation.

In 2003 Tamara was promoted to Code Enforcement Officer and during her first year in this position wrote and implemented a code enforcement policy and procedure manual, a department training manual and implemented a neighborhood cleanup program. In December of 2003 Tamara was selected as Employee of the Year due to all of her accomplishments. FULL STORY

November 14, 2011 -- MACE President Johnny Benisch was elected First Vice President of the American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE). The election results were announced at the organization's annual conference, which concluded November 3. After serving his term as First Vice President (2011-12), Benisch will accede to the Presidency of the national organization for 2012-13 term. Benisch also serves as President of the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement (SLACE).

Benisch said, "It's an honor to be elected to the Board of AACE. I plan to work hard to strengthen the organization and grow our membership. I appreciate the trust our membership has put in me in electing me to this position."

Benisch joins David Park, Jim Fossell, Robert Gillis, David Reyburn and Tamara Schenke as MACE members who have served as AACE officers.

LEFT: The 2011-12 AACE Board of Directors.

Tom Alford from EnviroPro gave an informative presentation on mold abatement at the November 16 meeting of the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement. Alford has also presented seminars at the 2010 and 2011 MACA/MACE Educational Conferences. Below is a video of Alford on the History Channel program "Modern Marvels".