2025 Documents
2025 Documents

City of Starkville, MS One-Day Conference
February 21, 2025

ROGER AXEL, C.B.O. Building Official, Retired
Mr. Axel has 12 years construction experience as self-employed contractor, 30 years inspection experience (10 years building inspector, 5 years plans examiner,15 years building official) including single and multi-family residential, educational, industrial, business and mercantile occupancies including the Mall of America; Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Education, University of Minnesota; Associate in Applied Science Degree in Building Inspection Technology, Inver Hills Community College; State of Minnesota Certified Building Official; Multiple International Code Council Certifications; ICC instructor; instructor for Housing and Building Inspection Institute at UW-Madison College of Engineering; instructor for MN Licensed Residential Contractor continuing education seminars; past Chairman, and current Executive Officer of the Association of MN Building Officials; active member of the Association of MN Building Officials, the 10,000 Lakes Chapter, MN Building Permit Technicians and the Upper Great Plains Region III Chapters of the International Code Council.
CLASS DETAILS: Basic Code Enforcement
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This course educated new code officials in basic concepts of code enforcement and provides an opportunity to master skills that are fundamental to performing the duties of a code official. The goal of this training is to ensure that the Participants will be able to explain the fundamentals of code enforcement and describe the duties of a code official.
Course Objectives:
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Define code, model code and building code
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Describe the building permit process
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Identify items to check in a zoning review
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Describe construction documents and their components
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Define Standards and explain how they are developed
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Explain the code adoption process
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Recognize a site plan
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Describe the plan review process
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Describe the inspection process, including called, complaint, periodic and survey.
6 CEU's were given for this day of training.


AACE (American Association of Code Enforcement)
Upon the conclusion of the One-Day Conference, MACE Members voted to become part of the American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE), members of (MACE) will gain access to enhanced training, expanded networking with peers nationwide, and stronger advocacy resources to advance their profession.

