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A board member reported NASCLA had sent a proposed fee structure and that ProV (the local administrator) would handle on-site administration and grading at Ivy Tech. The outline discussed in the meeting proposed a $125-per-test arrangement with $75 to ProV, $25 to NASCLA and $25 to the licensing board; the board noted the current candidate fee for the test is $175 and asked where the remaining $50 currently goes. Board members also said Ivy Tech presently receives about $100 of the $175 and that the licensing board receives none under the current arrangement.

Members raised operational concerns including how many candidates Ivy Tech could seat at once (the board estimated surges of 45\u000060 candidates at peak times) and whether available seat times would meet local demand. Board members asked staff to confirm two pieces of information with Ivy Tech and the vendor: (1) how many candidates could be accommodated per session and per day, and (2) the per-candidate cost to the board for facility or proctoring fees. The board also discussed test turnaround times; past local testing experiences produced variable results, with grading turnaround times ranging from immediate to several weeks depending on vendor arrangements.

No formal motion to change the testing vendor or the test-administration contract was recorded in the meeting. Board members indicated they could move forward once staff returned with the vendor fees and seating capacity. Members also noted non-financial advantages of vendor-based testing: if the jurisdiction wanted to change the code cycle for testing (for example, moving to a 2026 code), the NASCLA/ProV model would allow an immediate test update.

Board members and staff who spoke during the discussion included representatives who said they had reviewed vendor materials, members who raised concerns about seating and scheduling and members who asked staff to gather precise cost and capacity information before a final decision. The board did not set a firm deadline for a final vendor decision but flagged vendor cost and seating responses as required next steps before any transition.

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Board members voted to approve individual applications for Tyler Ritchie (Pinnacle Contractors/IEC), Aaron Rexing (Pinnacle Contractors) and a journeyman application for Jordan Carr after motions, with the board recording the motions and calling for the vote. One applicant, Brandon Valenzuela, whose application listed master electrician and master HVAC and lacked required proof from the HVAC side, was tabled. The board said Valenzuela must provide evidence that he worked under a master electrician or contractor and submit three letters of recommendation before the application returns for consideration.

The board considered more than a dozen continuing-education course applications. It approved courses that had clear electrical content or safety relevance, such as a course titled \"Challenges in Construction\" (instructor Don Dobb) and a rigging-safety workshop; it denied courses judged to be outside the board\u0000s electrical scope, including several Professional Training Institute (PTI) offerings that focused on non-electrical topics. After discussion about the content outlines, the board amended a motion and approved the CE package with a single exclusion: residential mechanical code (chapters 4\u00006) was denied because it lacked electrical relevance.

The board discussed repeatedly whether multi-topic CE packages were sufficiently electrical in scope. Members noted that some PTI residential-code materials include electrical elements (for example, chapters addressing smoke and carbon-monoxide detector requirements and arc-fault/ground-fault protections). After reviewing outlines, the board approved residential electrical-code materials while denying the mechanical-code items.

No statute, ordinance, or other legal authority was cited at the time of the votes; the board\u0000s actions were recorded as motions and seconded votes in the meeting minutes. The board closed the business portion of the meeting and set the next meeting date for Oct. 30 in the same room.

Votes at a glance
- Tyler Ritchie (Pinnacle Contractors, IEC) \u0000 Motion: approve; Outcome: approved; Notes: application accepted.
- Aaron Rexing (Pinnacle Contractors) \u0000 Motion: approve; Outcome: approved.
- Jordan Carr (journeyman) \u0000 Motion: approve; Outcome: approved.
- Brandon Valenzuela \u0000 Motion: table pending proof of working under a master electrician/contractor and three letters of recommendation; Outcome: tabled.
- \"Challenges in Construction\" (Don Dobb, online) \u0000 Motion: approve; Outcome: approved.
- Contract management (course) \u0000 Motion: deny; Outcome: denied.
- Several PTI courses (construction law; introduction to air distribution/duct design; others judged non-electrical) \u0000 Outcome: denied.
- Residential electrical-code courses (electrical-specific chapters) \u0000 Outcome: approved.
- Residential mechanical code (chapters 4\u00006) \u0000 Outcome: denied.
- Final omnibus motion: approve the CE courses reviewed except the mechanical-code items \u0000 Outcome: approved.

The board recorded the tabling of Valenzuela\u0000s application as a requirement for additional documentation rather than a denial; no fines, citations, or additional enforcement actions were recorded during the meeting.

The board\u0000s discussion distinguished formal votes from requests for further documentation: multiple approvals were formal motions with votes, while the Valenzuela matter was explicitly tabled pending submission of specified documents.

Members who spoke during these agenda items included board members and staff who moved and seconded motions and read course outlines aloud. The board concluded the application and CE-review portion of the agenda before moving on to testing and old/new business.

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Board members said the individual is not part of the local apprenticeship program and that the building commission has received complaints. The board did not record fines, citations, or any formal enforcement action during the meeting; members urged that contractors use the building commission pathways to report and resolve defective work.

The discussion was framed as \"old news\" and informational; no motion to open an investigation or issue a citation was taken in the meeting minutes. The board noted its existing review procedures and said staff would continue to handle contractor complaints through the usual channels.

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Board discusses switching licensing exam administration to NASCLA/ProV at Ivy Tech; requests cost and seating information

Evansville City licensing board approves most contractor applications, denies several non-electrical continuing-education courses

Board hears reports of a journeyman working independently and contractors called to fix his work; no enforcement action recorded