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WASHINGTON COUNTY
ELECTRICAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS & SUPERVISORS
MEETING MINUTES
September 10, 2019
A&B CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Charlie Shindle called the regular monthly meeting of the Washington County Electrical Board to order at
7:30 a.m. on September 10, 2019 in Conference Room "l A" of the Washington County Administrative
Annex Building in Hagerstown, Maryland. Members present were Daniel Sterling, Terry Molnar, and
Steve Ryan. Becky Gander, Tasha Shifflett, and Katie Rathvon from the Division of Plan Review and
Permitting were also present.
MINUTES
The minutes for the August 13, 2019 Electrical Board meeting were accepted as written.
OPEN SESSION
OLD BUSINESS
1. REPORT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY LICENSE HOLDERS WITH STATE
LICENSE
• Becky Gander advised it appears most license holders have obtained a State electrical
license.
• Becky Gander advised once completed the report will be presented to the Board.
NEW BUSINESS
1. RESTRICTED HVAC ELECTRICAL LICENSE
• Katie Rathvon provided a letter to the Board received from William Nalley.
• Mr. Nalley was installing HVAC equipment in the Washington County Fine Arts
Museum and was advised that an electrical permit was required for the electrical work his
company performed.
• Mr. Nalley requested clarification on when and why a restricted HVAC electrical license
would be required for the installation of HVAC equipment.
• Katie Rathvon advised that Mr. Nalley could apply to take the HVAC electrical exam and
Mr. Nalley advised he is willing to take the exam.
• The Board will draft a response letter to Mr. Nalley.
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2. PERMITTING COMMENTS
• Becky Gander introduced Tasha Shifflett to the Board. Tasha Shifflett was promoted to a
permit technician. Tasha will be attending the board meetings and will transition to
become the Clerk to the Electrical Board.
• Becky Gander advised the front desk position that is currently vacant will be taken before
the County Commissioners for approval of the selected applicant.
• Becky Gander advised the Division of Plan Review and Permitting hosted an Outreach
meeting at the Washington County Library. These meetings are open to the public. The
meetings are held on the first Friday of each quarter. The next meeting will be held
December 6th, at 10:30 am in the Washington County Library.
• Becky Gander advised the County is currently on track to adopt the 2018 Codes in
January of 2020 with a proposed implementation date of March 2020.
• Charlie Shindle stated he received a publication from the Washington County
Government through the Firemen's Association that provided a list of the information the
Firemen's Association operates under. The electrical section states Washington County is
still using the 2014 National Electrical Code. Becky Gander confirmed this is correct as
the National Electrical Code is adopted along with the building codes as part of the code
adoption process.
• Becky Gander advised the County has one year to adopt the new codes once the State has
adopted them.
3. APPLICANTS THAT WERE ISSUED AN ELECTRICAL LICENSE
• Thomas Kerley, EL -M-1791, Kerley Signs INC, 301-908-5881
• Christian Pena, EL -M-1792, Montano Electric LLC, 240-832-4739
• Paul Mattie, EL -M-1793, Mattie Enterprise, 856-373-0067
• Gary Golden Jr., EL -M-1794, A -Team Electric LLC, 301-606-2590
• Tony J. Holt, EL -M-1795, T. J. Holt Electric, 301-526-1614
4. OPEN DISCUSSION
• No open discussion.
5. CLOSED SESSION
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 a.m.
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