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Iowa Real Estate Commission
1920 SE Hulsizer Road
Ankeny, IA 50021
January 17, 2008
Meeting Conducted by Telephone Conference Call
MINUTES
Present: James Hughes, Chair, James O’Neill, Dan Berry
Present via Telephone because it was not practical to personally
attend due to inclement weather: Laurie Dawley, Vice-Chair; Lori Diehl
Absent: Patty Daniels, Judy Stevens
Others Present: Roger Hansen, Executive Officer; John Lundquist,
Assistant Attorney General; Jeff Evans, Auditor; David Batts, Compliance
Officer; Susan Griffel, Education Director; Sandy Malek, Administrative
Assistant and Dana Klisares, Administrative Assistant
Public: Paul McLaughlin (Iowa Association of Realtors)
The meeting was called to order at 9:07 a.m. by Chair Hughes.
MINUTES
Motion made by Berry, seconded by O’Neill, to approve the December
13, 2007 minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
MEETING SCHEDULE (Tentative)
Future IREC meetings are scheduled as follows:
Commission Meetings: Investigation Committee Meetings:
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
( Hughes, Dawley, Diehl)
Thursday, March 19, 2008
Wednesday, March 20, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
O’Neill reported he attended the ARELLO meeting and it was business
as usual.
STAFF REPORTS
Klisares reported on line renewal was successful with 83% of renewals
done online this year as compared to 28% last year.
Malek reported that 499 continuing education audits were done in 2007
and 12 were not in compliance. She also reported 56 firms and 294
individuals were audited in 2007 for E&O Insurance and of those, 10
firms and 46 individuals were not compliant.
Batts handed out a chart reviewing the statistics for the last three
years showing an increase in complaints each year.
Hansen reported that the Commission’s E&O Insurance Program would go
out for bid this year.
PUBLIC COMMENT
McLaughlin reported the IAR legislative Bus-in Day scheduled in
February. He also reported on IAR legislative committee issues to be
pursued in 2008: the water lien bill, changes to 543B.15(3a), and a
repeat offender bill.
CLOSED SESSION
Motion made by Dawley, seconded by O’Neill, to enter into closed
session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(d) and 21.5(1)(f) to discuss
informal settlements, consent agreements/orders or Consent Orders. Roll
call as follows: Hughes, aye; Dawley, aye; Diehl, aye; O’Neill, aye and
Berry, aye. Motion carried unanimously.
The Commission entered into closed session at 9:29 a.m. and arose
therefrom at
10:37 a.m.
OPEN SESSION
Motion made by Dawley, second by O’Neill to accept signed settlements
and/or consent agreements, cease and desist or consent order for cases:
07-158; A07-019; 07-250; 07-218; 07-225; 07-256; 07-281; 07-046;
A07-025; 07-258; 07-272; 07-269; 07-255; 07-267; 07-268; 07-156;
A07-023; 07-155; 07-278; A07-022; 07-229; 07-243; 07-232; 07-169 and
07-024. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Berry, second by O’Neill to find probable cause on the
following cases: 07-276; 07-266; 07-282; 07-293; 07-305; 07-308; 07-314;
07-289; 07-309; 07-299;
08-004; A08-001 and 07-024. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Hughes, second by Berry to close the following cases:
07-220; 07-227; 07-242; 07-257; 07-277; 07-151; 07-291; 07-294; 07-296;
07-273; 07-292; 07-283; 07-288; 07-301; 07-303; 07-236; 07-259; 07-109;
07-130 and 07-190. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by O’Neill, seconded by Berry to deny the application for
salesperson license in case 07-249. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Dawley, seconded by Diehl to grant an extension for
payment on case 07-232. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Berry, seconded by Diehl to grant this request and
allow the two companies to license the same trade name. Motion carried
unanimously.
MEETING ADJOURNED
Motion made by Berry, seconded by O’Neill, to adjourn. Motion carried
unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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