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Friday W ebinar Series
Friday Webinar Series

Join us on a Friday of every month as we present lectures on a Featured May Program…
variety of business, project management and surveying subjects.
All from the convenience of your office! And most courses have FEMA Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA’s)
been approved for NY CE credit! Register on our website,
www.nysapls.org. Presented by William Nechamen, CFM
May 3, 2024
Featured February Program… Registration Fees: $49 members, $75 non-members
1.0 NY CE hour for LS/PE (pending)
Professional Ethics for the Land Surveyor
FEMA Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA) are used to fine tune a FEMA
Presented by Milton E. Denny, PLS Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) to determine if a structure on natural
February 2, 2024 ground, or all or part of a parcel of land, is at or above the Base Flood
Registration Fees: $49 members, $75 non-members Elevation (elevation of the one percent annual chance flood). Because even
1.0 NY CE hour for LS/PE (pending) the most precise maps are not accurate to tenths of a foot, a LOMA as filled
out by a licensed surveyor may be used if it is determined that the lowest
This course covers not only the history of ethics but gives grade adjacent to an existing structure, or the lowest point on a parcel or
guidance on all professional issues dealing with responsibility portion of a parcel, is at or above the Base Flood Elevation. A successful
and standard of care. It provides answers to everyday problems LOMA does not remove any chance of a flood, but it does remove federal
that arise in the day-to-day functioning of all land surveyors. The mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements, and may be used to
course’s coverage of ethics includes as it relates to those in the prove to local permitting agencies that a structure is not subject to floodplain
field and real-life examples of ethical issues. A special ethics development requirements. The course will go over when a LOMA may or
issue will be addressed (How to React if someone does you may not apply, how to properly fill out the LOMA form (MT-EZ or MT-1), and
wrong). We will also highlight some of the rules of the New York how to obtain the FEMA Based Flood Elevation.
Board of Regents: Unprofessional Conduct. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
By the end of this session participants will be able to: 1. Explain the purpose of a Letter of Map Amendment.
2. Describe when a LOMA may be used and when it cannot be used.
1. Define how Ethics affects the reputation of company.
3. Explain what information is needed to fill out and submit a LOMA to FEMA.
2. Apply business ethics aid in negotiations of projects.
3. Determine whether to take a job if there is an ethical issue. About our Speaker
Bill Nechamen is Principal and owner of Nechamen Consulting, LLC of
About our Speaker Schenectady, NY, a company dedicated to providing training and information
Milton E. Denny is a registered surveyor in six related to flood risk and the National Flood Insurance Program. Bill was the
State Floodplain Management Coordinator for the New York State Department of
states, and a veteran of surveying, mapping and
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) from 1996 until 2017. He is the past
GIS. His special interest has always been in
chair of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and serves as
project development and management of firms. co-chair of the ASFPM Floodplain Regulations committee. He was a founding
He is a past president of the Alabama Society of Professional Land member and the first Chair of the New York State Floodplain and Stormwater
Surveyors, a Fellow in the American Congress on Surveying and Managers Association (NYSFSMA) and currently serves that organization as
Mapping and served for many years on the Board of Direction. Mr. treasurer and co-chair of the public policy committee.
Denny is the author of many manuals dealing with surveying, Through Nechamen Consulting, Bill provides a variety of floodplain management
mapping and GIS. He is a nationally known speaker and lecturer on related services, including managing ASFPM’s state to state mentoring program,
developing and providing floodplain management related training, and providing
these subjects and writes a column called “The Business Side” for a
subject matter expertise. He has provided expert written testimony for the New
trade magazine. Mr. Denny recently finished publishing a book on
York State Office of Attorney General regarding the impact of the Waters of the U.S.
the history of surveying measurement called “Surveying the Land: rule on flood risk. He has also worked on several flood mitigation studies in New
Survey Measurement Devices 1620 to 1920”. he is currently serving York State. He was appointed by the Governor to the Reimagining the Erie Canal
on the Board of the Surveyor’s Historical Society and teaches part Task Force and the Upstate (NY) Flood Mitigation Task Force.
time for Auburn University. Bill has an MS in geography with a concentration in water resources from the
University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In 2016, he was awarded the Meritorious
Save the dates! Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management award by the Association of
State Floodplain Managers.
March 1st & April 5th
First Friday Webinars to be announced! Register online at www.nysapls.org

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