ePermits Working Group Meeting Friday, April 11, 2014

Opening Remarks Topics a)Board of Engineering update – David Vanlandingham, P.E. b)Uniform Application – Sergio Ascunce Action Items for item 2b above New business Next meeting Adjourn Agenda

Board of Professional Engineers update on Signed and Sealed Rules by David Vanlandingham, P.E. Topics

Sign and Seal Rules for Electronic Documents Digital Sign and Seal 3 rd Party Adobe Partner 3 rd Party Non-Adobe Partner Electronic Sign and Seal SHA-1 Report: accommodated by ePermit system Easy and Portable: automated verification by Adobe Some level of identity verification EXPENSIVE $$$ Manual verification: burdensome and time consuming Not portable Some have little to no identify verification Costs to both engineer and County Free! Easy! Secure! NOT PAPERLESS 

Amendment to Rule 61G , FAC Tightens up digital signature requirements to ensure identity vetting. For electronic signatures, allows the signed and sealed SHA- 1 report to be scanned and sent electronically as long as the original is retained by the engineer for 3 years.

Timeline for Amendment to Rule 61G , FAC July 17, 2013: Approved by FBPE Rules Committee August 7, 2013: Approved by FBPE September 9, 2013: Published in Florida Administrative Register. No subsequent comments. December 10, 2013: Effective

Uniform Application by Sergio Ascunce, Chairperson of the Building Officials Subcommittee This is the first major deliverable to the Working Group Topics

Building Official’s Subcommittee Tasks Cloud Server Workflow Interface Uniform Permit Application File Naming Convention Cloud Server Reference Number Uniform Permit Revision Application What’s Next Topics

Action Items Moving forward with the Uniform Application

Set Next Meeting Date Thursday, June 19, 2014

Meeting Adjourned