INSIDE IREM | ethics • on the roAD • membershiP figures
EThICS BOARDS ACTIvE AT
IREM 2008 FAll MEETINGS
The Board of Ethical Inquiry reviewed two new complaints. While the party
filing the first complaint decided to withdraw it, the Board reviewed the
complaint as required by the Statement of Policies to determine that a violation of the Code of Ethics had not occurred, and dismissed the complaint. In
the second complaint, an outside party cited a CPM® for negligence when his
condo was flooded and the CPM’s firm did not act quickly enough to clean and
dry the unit. The matter will be investigated to determine if there is cause to
forward for hearing.
The Ethics Hearing and Discipline Board conducted a “show-cause”
hearing. A show-cause hearing can be requested by an IREM Member who
has been suspended or terminated by the Ethics Inquiry Board for cause.
Sufficient cause can be a violation of the bylaws, policies or Code of Ethics. In
a show-cause hearing, the member appears before the hearing board and has
the opportunity to show cause why membership should not be suspended or
terminated. In this particular case, David Barber, CPM, did not disclose a 1983
felony conviction on his 2001 CPM application. Part of Barber’s defense was
that IREM staff advised not to disclose a conviction over 10 years old.
The Board found that Barber had misrepresented information on the CPM
application and voted to suspend his membership for three years. A successful
completion of the Ethics 800 course within six months is required. Failure to
complete the Ethics 800 course within six months will result in Barber’s termination.
Note: This is an updated version of the Ethics Board Activity news from the
Jan/Feb 2009 issue.
Membership Figures
Here are THe year-end membersHiP numbers,
for 2008, includinG all membersHiP TyPes for THe
uniTed sTaTes and inTernaTional cHaPTers:
8,705
CPM MeMBerS
CPM CAnDIDATeS
ArM MeMBerS
ASSOCIATe MeMBerS
STuDenT MeMBerS
ACADeMIC MeMBerS
TOTAl MEMBERS
3,501
3,704
2,210
280
21
18,467
AMO HeADQuArTerS
AMO BrAnCHeS
515
617
on the roAD
mArch 5
Dallas chapter no. 14
Location: Dallas, Texas
Visiting Officer: ron Goss,
Secretary/Treasurer
mArch 10
central florida chapter no. 60
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Visiting Officer: randy Woodbury,
President-elect
mArch 11
south florida chapter no. 19
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Visiting Officer: randy Woodbury,
President-elect
mArch 18
greater new york chapter no. 26
Location: new york, n.y.
Visiting Officer: Pam Monroe,
President
mArch 18
western north carolina chapter
no. 40
Location: Charlotte, n.C.
Visiting Officer: ron Goss,
Secretary/Treasurer
mArch 19
greater nashville chapter no. 71
Location: nashville, Tenn.
Visiting Officer: ron Goss,
Secretary/Treasurer
APril 8
maryland chapter no. 16
Location: Baltimore, Md.
Visiting Officer: Pam Monroe,
President
APril 13
houston chapter no. 28
Location: Houston, Texas
Visiting Officer: Pam Monroe,
President
