b'industry publications and roofingvent larger companies with multicontractor organizations in the U.S.ple locations from receiving addiimmediately aftermeetingtional benefits at no charge, thewithout forcing them to pay full price 50tlt MRCAAnnualfor anadditional membership if Convention and Trade Showtheyareownedandoperated Host/ProMRCA\'s Conventionunder the same name. motionsCommitteeChair,ChipMRCA\'sServices Membership Cornell,reportedthatplansareCommittee Chair Jim Barr moved wellunderwayforMRCA\'s 50ththat the proposed multiple locayear convention and celebration,tion membership policy that folOctober 27-29.lows be adopted as policy: From their hotel rooms at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, the board of directors hadThere willbeaauction silent this view of the downtown city center, Municipal Theater and Bartle Hall.supported by industry exhibitors.MRCA l\'1ultiple Location The \'\'Annual All-Industry Party"willil\'Icmbership Policy insured facilities. Although Factorytinely incorporate the proposedbe continued,two sponsorship1. Firms that arepartof a andfranMutual claims that the standard isstandard into specifications forlevels have been developed, withchiseor roll-up arrangement notintendedtobeusedinthisroofing systems on non-FMICvarious benefits at each level.must pay full membership fees way, there is no way that FM caninsured buildings. The effectEffortsarebeingcoordinatedto be an MRCA member comkeep ithappening.will be inappropriate disqualifi withlocaldistributorstotargetpany.Firmsthatownbranch from Dr. Dupuis has been appointedcation to bid of o quali non-MR CA members to encourageoffices operated under a therwisedifferas MRCA\'s designated represen fied roofing contractors and thetheirattendance.MRCA\'s50thent namemustalsopayfull tative to the NRCA task force com potential for inappropriate andanniversary/ birthday willbe themembership fees. mitteeestablishedtowork withunfairdifferentiationbetweenfocal theme of the 1999 convention2. Firms with branch offices oper-\')actory Mutual on development ofcontractors.Further, thepro in Kansas City, Mo.ating under the same company 1 ~1is standard.posed standard could result inArtisandemonstrationshavenamearesubject toa feeof MRCA\'sFirstVice-Presidentan inappropriate shift inbeen added to theIt of educa $100 per branch office listing. designisdirected every The Elect Dave Tilsen,liability from the specification/tional programs.demonstra This allows the branch office to one\'sattentiontotheproposedconsulting community totions will take place on the tradebelistedseparatelyon the position papers disseminated toroofing contractors.show floor. There will also beaMRCAInternetSite,inthe eachboardmember by the T&RB. Cost: Obtaining and maintain walk-through exhibit regarding 50MRCA Membership Directory Committee.It was noted that noing approval will be an expen years of MRCA history on the floor.and for each branch to receive one in the industry had yet made asive proposition for the averageCommitteechairswillmakeal Imai Isentfromthe ings statement on this issue.roofing contractor.brief reports at the"Eye-OpenerMRCA tobranch site. that Ultimately, thefollowingver C. Record-Keeping Require Breakfast\'s"MRCABusiness3. If the fee is not remitted, branch biage was agreed upon:ments:The proposed standardMeeting on Friday morning duringofficeswillnotbelistedin TheBoardofDirectorsofcontains potentially burdensomethe c either theoronthe onvention.directory MRCAobjectstoproposedrecord keeping requirements.Arrangements are underway forInternet Site, nor will any mailstandard 4490 for the follow D. AuditsandInspections:the 2000 convention in Madison,ings be sent to aoffice. branch ing reasons:Contractors will be exposed toWis. The site of the 2001convenA.PotentialMisuseandofficeandfieldaudits,yettion will be Nashville,andAffiliate Relations Tenn., AbusebySpecifiersandanother intrusion into the roof the 2002 convention will return toMRCA\'sAffiliateRelations Consultants: Appropriately,ing contractor\'s business.ForChicago\'s Navy Pier.CommitteeChairEdWilliams byitsterms,theproposedthese reasons,positionofreported the details of affiliate relathe standardapplicable onlythe Board of Directors of MRCA~lcmhership Senicestions activities, including planned isto contractors who insta roofingis as follows:In response to concerns aboutgolf sponsorships and MRCA repll iate systems on buildings insuredhow companies should be chargedresentationatvariousaffi I by FMIC.Proposed standard 4490for membership dues for multiplemeetings. MRCA\'s Affiliate Relashould be withdrawnbyFMRC.locations, the MRCA MembershiptionsCommitteememberswil I However, there is alike! i The above position was printedServices Committee created avisit the conventions of affi I greatpro iate hoodthatthespecification/in the May edition of the Midwestposed policy thatbe fair forroofingcontractorassociations would involved.13 ~consulting community will rou- Roofer and was circulated to allallThe policy would pre- Continued on page 11'