1 / 21

Dennis N. Sterwerf, President

Dennis N. Sterwerf, President Fairfield Auto & Truck Service, Inc 3351 Port Union Road Fairfield, Ohio 45014 513-874-5857 Michael R. Greene, Executive Director Ohio Board of Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Registration (CRB) 37 West Broad Street, Suite 880 Columbus, Ohio 43215-4159

Faraday
Download Presentation

Dennis N. Sterwerf, President

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Dennis N. Sterwerf, President Fairfield Auto & Truck Service, Inc 3351 Port Union Road Fairfield, Ohio 45014 513-874-5857

  2. Michael R. Greene, Executive Director Ohio Board of Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Registration (CRB) 37 West Broad Street, Suite 880 Columbus, Ohio 43215-4159 Telephone: (614) 995-0714 Facsimile: (614) 995-0717 www.CollisionBoard.com

  3. Ohio’s Collision Shop Registration H.B. 143 Passed- December 1997 in the 122nd General Assembly Gov Voinovich appointed 7 Board members in February 1998

  4. Repair/maintenance industry is burdened with regulation just as manufacturing Repair/maintenance industry has inconsistent accountability Need to create more government to control government

  5. ASA OH retained a young, new, lobbyist Lobbyist Brooke Cheney (top 3) Governmental Policy Group Process took 12 years to pass H.B.143 H.B. 143 in place for 8 years now

  6. ASA OH tried to license mechanical and collision businesses Ohio’s legislators would not pass Licensing Ohio’s legislators would support Registration Opposition from the oil industry to pass mechanical registration Separated collision from the mechanical

  7. ASA OH recognized OH EPA inconsistencies 1. Interpretation of the EPA laws/rules 2. Enforcement practices throughout Ohio 3. Air pollution, Class V Wells and H/W disposal 4. Air Pollution Source Permits a. Paint booths b. Waste Oil Heaters c. Parts Cleaners Created a substantial difference in the cost of doing business for the compliant repairer!

  8. Hot buttons of H.B 143 Creating a level field of competition Assuring the consumer the repairer has General Liability Insurance (Garage keeper's Ins) Consumer Protection

  9. Requirement of H.B. 143: 1. Federal & State tax ID numbers 2. Ohio Vendor’s License 3. Hazardous Waste number 4. Liability Insurance 5. OH Worker’s Comp and OBES 6. EPA Compliant 7. Meet Local Zoning Codes 8. Registration Fee of $150 per year

  10. Exemptions: 1. New & used car dealers (Licensed) 2. Motor Vehicle Auction 3. Motor Vehicle Leasing Dealer 4. Person/Lessee of 10 or more vehicles a. repairs only their own 5.Person doing collision repairs to only; a. single commercial/industrial business b. governmental establishment c. instructor of automotive school & the school

  11. Opposition to passing H.B. 143 1. Car Dealers 2. Leasing companies 3. Insurance industry a. Board Seat 4. Industry wanted 5 years to become EPA compliant (2 years-air pollution permits, & time to obtain zoning changes)

  12. Took 3 General Assemblies to pass H.B.143 Educated/positioned legislators a. Show & tell trips with legislators b. Legislative Reception at the Capitol c. Obtained support from trade associations d. Support from the Ohio Attorney General

  13. H.B. 143 passed December 1997 Unanimous vote in the OH Senate ASA OH submits names to the Governor 90 days later Gov Voinovich appoints a Board. All were ASA Ohio members other than the consumer

  14. Board Members; 5- Collision Shop 1- Mechanical Shop 1- Ohio Consumer

  15. 10 People to Accomplish theMission!Three Employees ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTOHIO BOARD OF MOTOR VEHICLECOLLISION REPAIR REGISTRATION Governor, State of Ohio Board- 7 Members Executive Director Administrative Assistant Investigator

  16. Passing H.B. 143 was the easy part Last Oh Agency formed was years ago Board had to establish; Rules and hold public hearings Current budget and projected budgets Create policy and procedures Hire Executive Director Lease Office Space

  17. Took over one year before registering the first collision shop. The CRB is constantly; Correcting provisions in H.B. 143 Correcting rules of H.B. 143 Budgets/audits Following the “Sun Shine Laws” of Ohio

  18. Who is registered; 1. Automotive collision and /or refinishing Businesses. 2. Paintless Dent Repairers (PDR) 3. Mobile Collision Repairer/Refinishers 4. Automotive Glass Installers/Repairers 5. Airbag/SRS Installers/Repairers

  19. What takes so long? 1. Assistant Attorney General Change a. Difference in opinion 2. Turn over of Executive Directors (3) 3. Board members change (2-3yr terms) 4. Sun Shine Law & Due Process 5. Politics

  20. Ohio Future; 1. H.B. 208-Salvage bill to open salvage auctions in Ohio to authorized buyers. a. Attached is mechanical shop registration b. CRB will include Mechanical Registration c. Make up of the board will change d. Correct the process of closing a business in H.B. 143

  21. Opposition to H.B. 208 1. Retail mass marketers 2. Tire Dealers 3. Ohio Salvage Dealers

More Related