1. IAMPO, ICC End Discussions On Proposed Joint Codes
A memo sent by ICC to IAPMO discards agreements made to-date and lays out a series of non-negotiable, major ultimatums that IAPMO must meet for talks to resume. The ultimatums cover critical areas of the Joint Venture: process, committee balance, base documents and ownership.
“Both parties were in agreement on key matters and a successful conclusion seemed only weeks away,” said IAPMO Executive Director GP Russ Chaney. However, according to ICC Board President Henry Green, “We made it clear to IAPMO from the beginning that the code development process had the potential to be a real stumbling block, and that we would seek input from our members and stakeholders before finalizing any agreement. Our entire organization has given extensive consideration to a hybrid code development process that would have satisfied IAPMO's desire to maintain ANSI accreditation. Ultimately our members and stakeholders made it clear that they were unwilling to deviate from the ICC governmental consensus process, in which public officials-who have no economic interest in the outcome-determine the content of the code."