Advisory Committee

• Purpose
• Members
• Meeting Notices, Agendas and Minutes

Purpose

The Advisory Committee shall advise and assist in administering the newly established South Carolina Hurricane Mitigation Program (SC Safe Home program). The Committee shall study issues associated with mitigating property losses due to hurricane, earthquake and fire.

Meetings may be called by the Chairman at the request of three of more members of the advisory committee. All Committee members must have seven days' notice of a meeting. All meetings are open to the public.

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Appointed Members

The Advisory Committee is composed of 20 members appointed by the Director of Insurance. Members shall serve for two years and are not able to receive per diem, mileage or subsistence. Members shall elect a Chairman and a Secretary. A two-thirds vote of members in attendance at a meeting shall constitute an official decision of the Committee.

(1) the Director of Insurance, or his designee;

Ann Roberson, South Carolina Department of Insurance

(2) the Chairman of the Building Codes Council or his designee;

 Frank Hodge, Building Official, Town of Bluffton
   
(3) a representative from Clemson University involved with wind engineering;

 Scott D. Schiff, Ph.D., Clemson University

(4) a representative from an academic institution involved with the study of earthquakes;

 Pradeep Talwani, PhD, USC Department of Geological Sciences

(5) a representative from an insurer writing property insurance in South Carolina;

 VACANT as of January 2010

(6) a representative from the Department of Commerce;

 Seth Peterson, South Carolina Department of Commerce

(7) a representative from the South Carolina’s  Municipal Association:

 Emily Dziuban, Assistant City Administrator, Isle of Palms

(8) a representative from the South Carolina Association of Counties;

 Carl H. Simmons, Director of Building Services
  
(9) a representative from the Homebuilders Association;

 Berkeley White, Classic Homebuilding
  
(10) a representative from the Manufactured Housing  Institute of South Carolina;

 Todd Hiott
  
(11) a representative from the State Fire Marshal’s Office;

 John Reich, Deputy Director for Fire, Life and Safety

(12) a representative from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division;

 Scott Hammond, Hazard Mitigation Officer, SCEMD
  
(13) a representative from the State Flood Mitigation Program;

 Lisa Jones

(14) two at-large members appointed by the Director;

(a) Allison Dean Love, API, MBA
 Independent Consultant
   
(b) Frank Sheppard, AAI
 Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of South Carolina
   
(15) two at-large members appointed by the Governor;

(a) Frank Dirks
    
(b) Dave Starnes, Senior V.P., South Carolina Bank and Trust

(16) a general contractor;

 Gary Mason, Services License Manager- The Home Depot
  
(17) a representative from the South Carolina Association of Realtors;

Drew Streett, Garden City Realty

(18) a structural engineer.

 Timothy Reinhold,  Director of Engineering and Vice President,
 The Institute for Business and Home Safety

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Meeting Notices, Agendas and Minutes

Meetings may be called by the Chairman at the request of three of more members of the Advisory Committee. All Committee members must have seven days notice of a meeting.

All meetings are open to the public.

2012:

• January 18 Meeting Minutes
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• February 15 Meeting Minutes
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• March 21 Meeting Minutes
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•  April 18 Meeting Mintues
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• May 16 Meeting Minutes
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• June 20 Meeting Minutes
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• July 18 Meeting Minutes
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• August 15 Meeting Minutes
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• September 19 Meeting Minutes
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• October 17 Meeting Minutes
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• November 21 Meeting Minutes
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• December 19 Meeting Minutes
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2011: 

• January 19 Meeting Minutes
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• February 16 Meeting Minutes
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• March 16 Meeting Minutes
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• April 20 Meeting Minutes
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• May 25 Meeting Minutes
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• June 22 Meeting Minutes
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• July 20 Meeting Minutes
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• August 17 Meeting Minutes
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• September 21 Meeting Minutes
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• October 19 Meeting Minutes
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• November 18 Meeting Minutes- NO MEETING
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• December 7 Meeting Minutes
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2010:

• December 15 Meeting Minutes
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• November 17 Meeting Minutes
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• October 20 Meeting Minutes
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•  September 11 Meeting Minutes
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• August 11 Meeting Minutes
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• July 21 Meeting Minutes
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• June 16 Meeting Minutes
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• May 19 Meeting Minutes
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• April 21 Meeting Minutes
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• March 17 Meeting Minutes
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• February 17 Meeting Minutes
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•  January 20 Meeting Minutes
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2009:

• December 16 Meeting CANCELED

• November 18 Meeting Minutes
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• October 21 Meeting Minutes
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• September 16 Meeting Minutes
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• August 19 Meeting Minutes
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Attendees listening to a panel discussion on SC Safe Home in N. Charleston