Welcome!
Code Officials, Plans Examiners, Inspectors, Architects, Engineers and Contractors.
Five-County’ Building Officials Association is a local chapter of Ohio Building Officials Association and International Code Council.
We offer two types of membership, Active and Associate as defined in our By-Laws.
Educational meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at Guy’s Party Center, 500 E Waterloo Rd Akron, Ohio 44319, excluding June, July, August and December.
Yearly membership benefits, includes seven monthly educational meetings with continuing education and discount rate on any summer education.
2026 BSM Proclamation Welcome!
Code Officials, Plans Examiners, Inspectors, Architects, Engineers and Contractors.
Five-County’ Building Officials Association is a local chapter of Ohio Building Officials Association and International Code Council.
We offer two types of membership, Active and Associate as defined in our By-Laws.
Educational meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at Guy’s Party Center, 500 E Waterloo Rd Akron, Ohio 44319, excluding June, July, August and December.
Yearly membership benefits, includes seven monthly educational meetings with continuing education and discount rate on any summer education.
F. B. O. A.
P.O. Box 80152
AKRON, OH 44308
Five-County Building Officials Association©
Welcome!
Code Officials, Plans Examiners, Inspectors, Architects, Engineers and Contractors.
Five-County’ Building Officials Association is a local chapter of Ohio Building Officials Association and International Code Council.
We offer two types of membership, Active and Associate as defined in our By-Laws.
Educational meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at Guy’s Party Center, 500 E Waterloo Rd Akron, Ohio 44319, excluding June, July, August and December.
Yearly membership benefits, includes seven monthly educational meetings with continuing education and discount rate on any summer education.
F. B. O. A.
P.O. Box 80152
AKRON, OH 44308
Five-County Building Officials Association©
FBOA Academic Scholarship
Five-County Building Official’s Association
Academic Scholarship
"2026 AWARD"
A scholarship shall be awarded annually to the most accomplished and most promising applicant. The Board of F.B.O.A. shall determine the amount and number of scholarships awarded each year. The recipient shall be chosen by a scholarship committee
Application Link: FBOA 2026 Scholarship Application.pdf
Application and attachments must be emailed or postmarked: August 31, 2026.
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FBOA Bylaws
FBOA_By-Laws_2023.pdf
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2025 FBOA Board Members
2026 OFFICERS
Joseph Rakoczy
President
Summit County
Nicholas Olechnowicz
Vice President
K2M Design
Drew Flood
Secretary
City od Brunswick
Jason Heaton
Treasurer
City of Brunswick
Christopher Randles
Immediate Past President
Summit County
2026-2027 DIRECTORS
Brad Winters
Medina County
Bryan Jacobsen
Stark County
Jared Dickey
J. Dickey Design
2025-2026 DIRECTORS
David Sykes
Summit County
Shane Howard
City of Alliance
Jason Heaton
City of Fairlawn
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Five-County Building Officials Association© History
The Five-County Building Officials Association (FBOA) dates back to the late 1950‘s. It began as the Tri-County Building Officials Association (TBOA) founded in Akron, Ohio by local building code officials who saw the need for uniform codes for Summit, Medina, and Portage Counties. These founders fulfilled the need for uniformity by working together with the Home Builders Association of Greater Akron to produce the Tri-County Building Code for One and Two Family Dwellings (EDITION 2, OCTOBER 15, 1966). TBOA added two counties (Wayne and Stark) in the 1980‘s and changed its’ name to Five-County Building Officials Association.
Over the past years, FBOA has amassed fourteen different counties with more than 130 active members.
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Presidents of F.B.O.A.
| Year | Individual | Jurisdiction |
| 2025 | Joseph Rakoczy | Summit County |
| 2024 | Christopher Randles | Summit County |
| 2023 | Drew Flood | City of Brunswick |
| 2018-2022 | David Molnar | Richland County |
| 2017 | Jared Dickey | Richland County |
| 2016 | Jeffrey Rettberg | City of Massillon |
| 2015 | Jeffrey Rettberg | Lake County |
| 2014 | Timothy Payne | Medina County |
| 2013 | Richard Nelson | Medina County |
| 2012 | Richard Nelson | Medina County |
| 2011 | Richard Nelson | Medina County |
| 2010 | John Cheatham | Medina County |
| 2009 | Nicholas Montan | East-Central Building |
| 2008 | William Kraft | City of Massillon |
| 2007 | Ernest Sellers | City of Canton |
| 2006 | Charles E. Huber | Medina County |
| 2005 | Charles E. Huber | City of Kent |
| 2004 | Daniel J. Gargas | Olmsted Township |
| 2003 | Anthony Bumbalis | Several |
| 2002 | Pete M. Marchese | Trumbull County |
| 2001 | Rito Alvarez | Stark County |
| 2000 | Lionel Finch | City of Aurora |
| 1999 | Roger West | City of Canton |
| 1998 | Bill Vernarge | City of Aurora |
| 1997 | James Bauschlinger | City of Barberton |
| 1996 | Anthony M. Catalano | City of Stow |
| 1995 | Anthony M. Catalano | City of Stow |
| 1994 | Richard T. Hickman II | City of Akron |
| 1993 | Ronald Marusiak | City of Twinsburg |
| 1992 | Richard T. Hickman II | City of Akron |
| 1991 | Richard T. Hickman II | City of Akron |
| 1990 | Charles C. Eynon | Stark-Summit County |
| 1989 | Donald E. Bolender | City of Norton |
| 1988 | Donald E. Bolender | City of Norton |
| 1987 | Paul Postlethwaite | Portage County |
| 1986 | Paul Postlethwaite | Portage County |
| 1985 | John Hymes | City of Akron |
| 1984 | John Hymes | City of Akron |
| 1983 | Oscar A. Bloch | Medina County |
| 1982 | Herb Slone | City of Akron |
| 1981 | Herb Slone | City of Akron |
| 1980 | J.R. Derhammer | Medina County |
| 1979 | Vic Vatalaro | City of Kent |
| 1978 | Oscar A. Bloch | City of Medina |
| 1977 | Oscar A. Bloch | City of Medina |
| 1976 | Gary Harrison | City of Akron |
| 1975 | Gordon Eastwood | Medina County |
| 1974 | Howard Hosner | City of Cuyahoga Falls |
| 1973 | Joe Edwards | City of Akron |
| 1972 | Anthony J. Horack | Summit County |
| 1971 | Anthony J. Horack | Summit County |
| 1970 | Stan Soha | City of Stow |
| 1969 | Arthur Roepke | City of Medina |
| 1968 | John J. Konopka | City of Akron |
| 1967 | John J. Konopka | City of Akron |
| 1966 | John J. Konopka | City of Akron |
| 1965 | John J. Konopka | City of Akron |
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F.B.O.A. Awards History | YEAR | BUILDING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR | ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR | FIRE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR | HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBER |
| 2017 | Jeffrey S. Rettberg | Nicholas Olechnowicz | Jamie Synder | Roger A. Westfall |
| 2016 | Frank Silla | John Zvolensky | Ralph DeChiara Jr. | Anthony Catalano &
Roger Houpt |
| 2015 | Angela Cavenaugh | Calvin E. Beverly Jr.
| Donald T. Smith | William L. Kraft |
| 2014 | Richard Nelson | William Ross | Michael Dunton | Russell Marchetta |
| 2013 | John Labriola | N/A | Les Durstine | Jan Sokolnicki |
| 2012 | Ernie Sellers | George Murphy | Bernie Smith | Jon Parker |
| 2011 | Timothy Payne | Julie Sipka | Johnnie Player | James McIntyre |
| 2010 | Roger Houpt | Jeffrey Rettberg | Anthony Law | David Baudo |
| 2009 | Nicholas Montan | Stanley E. Koehlinger | Donald Cooper | Rito Alvarez |
| 2008 | John Cheatham | James McIntyre | Ron Browning | Paul Postlethwaite |
| 2007 | Charles Huber | Russell Marchetta | Roger Clark | John Brant |
| 2006 | Terry Conner | Kerry Illes | Mark Crumley | Pete Marchese |
| 2005 | Tim Monea | George Schuler | Matt Brenner | Richard Hickman II |
| 2004 | Robert Miller | Franklin Information Systems | David Tiller | N/A |
| 2003 | William L. Venarge | Billy J. Phillips | John Cecelich | O. John Hymes |
| 2002 | Roger A. Westfall | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | Thomas E. Moore | Steven Regoli &
Bruce Larcomb | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | Tony Catalano | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | Rito Alvarez | Dennis Varn | N/A | N/A |
| 1998 | Pete Marchese | George Thompson | N/A | N/A |
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Contact Us
The Five-County Building Officials Association (FBOA) is a volunteer‑based organization, and we work hard to respond to all inquiries as promptly as possible. To help us direct your message to the right volunteers, please use the email address that best matches your needs.
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