The notice of this meeting was prepared in the Office of the Board and mailed to the Secretary of State, the Star Ledger, the Trenton Times and the Courier Post.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee was called to order by Chairman Robert Shoremount at 9:30 a.m. in the Hudson Room, Sixth Floor, 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey. All parties were duly notified of the date, time and location of this meeting and pertinent material was provided to meeting participants.

Attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the roll call of members.

ROLL CALL

Committee Members Present:

Edward Bagniewski
Robert Boyer
Keith Eaves
Arthur Fucetola
William Hartung
Robert Shoremount
Jon Sprague

Others Present:

Barbara A. Cook, Executive Director
George DeLuca, Administrative Analyst
Angelica Guerrero, Clerk Typist
Joseph Donofrio, Deputy Attorney General

Committee members Charles Okun and Richard Rible were absent from the meeting.

Members of the Public:

There were no members of the public at the meeting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

- A corrected set of Public Session minutes for the March 18, 2008 meeting has been included on the Public session agenda. Page two of the minutes was inadvertently misplaced and an incomplete set of minutes was provided to the Committee at the April 15, 2008 meeting.

- Regulatory Analyst Maryann Sheehan will meet with the Committee at this meeting to discuss the sunsetting of the Committee’s rules, the adoption of N.J.A.C. 13:31A-1.4 Fees (Late Fee & Reinstatement Fee), the possible amendment to existing rules for Reciprocity, Continuing Education, and Unsupervised Employees.

- A listing of Continuing Education sponsors with contact information and subject codes has been submitted to the Division of Consumer Affairs and is now posted on the Committee’s web site.

- Staff has prepared approximately 100 business license applications and 7 individual license applications for Committee review.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 19, 2008 MEETING

Upon review, motion was made by Robert Boyer, seconded by Keith Eaves and unanimously passed to approve the Public Session minutes for the February 19, 2008 meeting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 18, 2008 MEETING

Upon review, motion was made by Robert Boyer, seconded by Keith Eaves and unanimously passed to approve the Public Session minutes, with corrections, for the March 18, 2008 meeting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 15, 2008 MEETING

Upon review, motion was made by Robert Boyer, seconded by William Hartung and unanimously passed to approve the Public Session minutes, with corrections, for the April 15, 2008 meeting.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Chairman Shoremount informed Committee members of a meeting he attended with members of the State of New York alarm licensing agency with regard to the prerequisite qualifications for alarm licensure in that State and in New Jersey.

Chairman Shoremount also informed Committee members of telephone calls he has received from applicants who have had difficulty in obtaining their fingerprinting for the criminal history review.

Additionally, Chairman Shoremount informed Committee members of telephone calls he has received from applicants who have had difficulty in successfully completing the Electronic Security section of the alarm licensing examination administered by Prometric. Since the current (2008) version of the National Electric Code (NEC) is now referenced for the Committee’s licensing examinations, Chairman Shoremount asked Executive Director Cook to inquire from Prometric which chapters of the recently adopted National Electric Code are utilized for the examination.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Executive Director Cook informed the Advisory Committee that approximately 400 business license applications have been received at the Committee office and that 203 business licenses have been issued to date.

Executive Director Cook also reported the following with regard to the current total individual licenses:

1764 Burglar alarm licenses
1383 Fire alarm licenses
679 Locksmith licenses
3,826 Total licenses

REPORT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

The Advisory Committee reviewed and discussed the request for approval of the continuing education package previously distributed to the Continuing Education subcommittee with regard to the following continuing education:

REPORT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

Sponsor: G.E. Security, INC.
- IACET Certified Programs

Titles

- Alliance Certification, 18 hours (CodeTECES)
- Diamond II Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECES)
- Diamond II Systems Administration, 12 hours (CodeTECES)
- EST 2 Program & Network, 30 hours (CodeTECFA)
- EST 3 Program & Network, 30 hours (CodeTECFA)
- Facility Commander WNX Certification, 24 hours (CodeTECES)
- Facility Commander WNX Systems Administration, 12 hours (CodeTECES)
- Fireworks Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECFA)
- IRC -3 Certification, 60 hours (CodeTECFA)
- Picture Perfect 4.0 Upgrade, 21 hours (CodeTECES)
- Picture Perfect Certification, 54 hours (CodeTECES)
- Picture Perfect Enterprise Certification, 18 hours (CodeTECES)
- Picture Perfect Systems Administration, 17 hours (CodeTECES)
- Procare 6000 Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECES)
- Procare Connect Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECES)
- Quickstart With Signature Series, 18 hours (CodeTECFA)
- Secure Perfect Certification, 24 hours (CodeTECES)
- Secure Perfect Systems Administration, 12 hours (CodeTECES)
- StaffCallPro Certification, 24 hours (CodeTECES)
- SymSecure Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECES)
- EST3 Synergy Enabled Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECFA)
- Telergy Certification, 30 hours (CodeTECES)
- Telligence Certification, 24 hours (CodeTECES)
- Concord Family, 4 hours (CodeTECBA)
- NetworX Series, 8 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Simon 3, 4 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Simon XT, 4 hours (CodeTECBA)
- GE Security, CCTV Fundamentals, 4 hours (CodeTECES)
- GE Security KTD 405, 4 hours (CodeTECES)
- Intro To GE Digital Recorders & IP Video, 4 hours (CodeTECES)
- GE Security Networks 1 Fundamentals, 4 hours (CodeTECES)
- GE Security Networks 2 IP Video Systems, 4 hours (CodeTECES)
- GE Security Advanced DVRs SymDec -16+4, 8 hours (CodeTECES)

Sponsor: Napco Security Corp.
Instructors: Thomas Rathjen, Will St. Clair

Titles

- Net Link, 2.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- I-See Video Module, 2.5 hours (CodeTECES)
- Napco Preset Software, 2.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Napco Freedom 8 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Napco Freedom 64 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Napco F-64 Coded Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini P-9600 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini X255 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini ACM (Access Control Module), 3.5 hours (CodeTECES)
- Napco Quickloader Software, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini P-816 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini P-1632 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini P-1664 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)
- Gemini P-3200 Control Panel, 3.5 hours (CodeTECBA)

The instructors for the continuing education programs were also approved by the Subcommittee.

Motion was made by Edward Bagniewski, seconded by William Hartung and unanimously passed to approve the recommendations made by the Continuing Education Subcommittee.

MEETING WITH MARYANN SHEEHAN, REGULATORY ANALYST

Sunsetting of N.J.A.C. 13:31A

Regulatory Analyst Maryann Sheehan appeared before the Advisory Committee and provided a brief description of the sunsetting process of the Committee’s regulations, N.J.A.C. 13:31A. The Regulations sunset on March 15, 2009. Mrs. Sheehan informed the Committee that it should complete its review of the regulations no later than September, 2008 since the regulations must be reviewed by the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors at its October, 2008 meeting.

The Committee determined that a Subcommittee be formed to review the regulations. The Subcommittee will consist of Edward Bagniewski, Robert Boyer, Keith Eaves, and Robert Shoremount. The Subcommittee will meet with Mrs. Sheehan on June 17, 2008.

Adoption of N.J.A.C. 13:31A-1.4 Fees (Late Fee & Reinstatement Fee) The Advisory Committee formally acknowledged the adoption of amendments to N.J.A.C. 13:31A-1.4, Fees, specifically the addition of a Late Fee (within thirty days of license renewal date) in the amount of $50.00 and a Reinstatement Fee (more than thirty days after license renewal date).

FOR THE COMMITTEE’S INFORMATION

Division Of Law Billing Report For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2008 The Advisory Committee reviewed the Billing Report for legal services provided during the third quarter of fiscal year 2008.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments at the meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Charles Okun, seconded by Robert Boyer and unanimously passed to adjourn the Public Session at 11:00 a.m. and proceed into Executive Session.

Public Session was called back to order by Shoremount at 2:15 p.m.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR ALARM AND LOCKSMITH BUSINESS LICENSES

The Advisory Committee reviewed the applications of alarm and locksmith businesses seeking business licenses at this meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Keith Eaves, seconded by Robert Boyer and unanimously passed to adjourn the Public Session at 2:30 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Barbara A. Cook
Executive Director

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