Fayetteville

building official Tony Haponski was honored by

the City Council recently for being named a Code

Enforcement and Administration Professional by

the Southern Building Code Congress

International.

Haponski

is one of only four state-wide to receive the

CEAP designation. He also is one of only 15 in

Georgia to receive the Council of American

Building Officials designation as a Certified

Building Official.

After

receiving a plaque of appreciation from the City

Council, Haponski said the city's aggressive

policy toward helping workers receive additional

education is partly responsible. "I really

appreciate the city's education program," he

said. "That's what allowed me to pursue

this."

Formerly

a building contractor, Haponski has worked for

the city for four years, first as a building

inspector and later promoted to building

official.

As

building official, he is responsible for

enforcing the city's building code and managing

the inspection of new construction to be sure it

meets the city's standards.

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