Welcome to the Ohio Building Officials Association

Why Join OBOA?

OBOA has, since 1961, represented the code enforcement community’s interests at the Ohio Board of Building Standards, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the Ohio General Assembly and served to promote Life Safety through building codes with improved responsiveness and consistency in enforcement.

Becoming an OBOA member offers many additional career benefits:

Code consistency Statewide.
Increased efficiencies in techniques and methodology.
Working with other Code Officials on matters that impact the entire State, while maintaining local identity.
Educating the Public about the importance of Building Safety.
Building relationships between the Code Official, Designers, Contractors and the local government.
Providing assistance to the Code Officials in obtaining goals and career objectives.

International Code Council Chapter

ICC Chapters are designated as Regional, State, Local, Professional, Student or Global depending on the geographical area they serve and the nature of their membership. OBOA is an ICC and Region V chapter and comprises 10 component Chapters. When you join your local Chapter, you become a member of OBOA and Region V, including the benefits thereof.

Employment Opportunities

OBOA provides the Construction and Building Industry with current Ohio and national opportunities in the Code Administration and Enforcement Sector. This includes Plan Examiners, Building Officials, Inspectors (All Trades), Permit Technicians, and other Building and Housing Department Personnel.

Downloads

View our downloads library to download applications, educational and training flyers, meeting minutes and other official documents. The documents section is updated frequently and contains important information.