The Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Board met on December 5 th, 2007 at 0859 am.  Members present were:
James Perry, Mike Nelson, Matt Schue, Drake McDannold, LaRue Medders, and Rick Brown.

 Member Late :  Steve York, Bob Carrol    Member Absent:  Paul Juneau

The Following Companies applied for Licensure consideration and were approved:
a) Fire Tech System Inc, (
Louisiana), (Commercial Fire Sprinkler).
Manager: Linda M Biernacki
b)  Strategic Fire protection. (
Texas), (Commercial Fire Sprinkler).
Manager: Harold Kendrick 
c) Defender Security Co. (Indiana), (Burglar Alarm, Residential Fire alarm).   Manager: John D. Sorrell
d) InGrid Services, LLC (
Pennsylvania), (Burglar Alarm, Residential Fire Alarm).   Manager: Stephen G. Schueren  

The Following Items were Discussed:
b) Is the Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee responsible for educating the public about the Alarm and Locksmith Industry :   Answer at this time is no
c) A possible sub-license for cable installers :   This will effect the Burg and Fire industry, as well as Access Control, CCTV, and Nurse Call.     Because of concerns, the Advisory Committee has requested  that all Associations survey their members for a consensus on this subject for the next Advisory Committee board meeting in January.
d) The Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee meeting will
January 9, 2008, Location TBA

The Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee adjourned at 10:11 am.

 

A second meeting took place on 5 December 2007 at the NECA Chapter HQ,s in OKC, OK.
Present at the meeting were representatives from OMLA Legislative Action Committee, representatives of the National Electrical Contractors Association and a representative of the Lumber Yard Association.

Twp subjects were discussed:    The first one was a general discussion on SB45 and possible changes to that bill and how to bring it back to the Senate and House  for a vote.
The second discussion was about SB45 Section 11 section 1800.3  para 6 specifically.  This has to do with the Lumber yards being exempted from the Alarm and Locksmith Industry Act.  The Paragraph reads:
“Locksmithing industry activities of persons primarily engaged in selling lumber and other building materials who hold a sale tax permit as a group one vendor authorized to engage in business within this state pursuant to Sections 1363 and 1364 of the Oklahoma Sale Tax Code”.

Talks are continuing.

 Charles D Hudecek, CFL
hdck39@aol.com  hdck39@sbcglobal.net
OK OSDH Lic. # 1060
TX DPS Lic. # B12661
(580)357-5625
P.O. Box 6715
Lawton OK 73506