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DPSST Private Security/Investigators Policy Committee Meeting -04/23/25

PRIVATE SECURITY/INVESTIGATOR POLICY COMMITTEE

MEETING SCHEDULED

 

Notice of Regular Meeting

The Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST or Department) located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167.

 

**To view the Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.

 

Agenda Items:

 

1. Introductions

 

2. Approve February 18, 2025, Meeting Minutes

 

3. *Christopher Mattison, Private Security Identification No. 088425

   Notice of Intent to Propose Civil Penalty

   Presented by Michael Holsapple

 

4. *Adam Weyeneth, Private Security Identification No. 041697

   Notice of Intent to Propose Civil Penalty

   Presented by Michael Holsapple

 

5. Agency Update

 

6. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting – August 19, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

Administrative Announcement

This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded. Deliberation of issues will only be conducted by Private Security/Private Investigations Policy Committee members unless permitted by the Chair. Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior that impedes official business will be asked to stop being disruptive or leave the meeting. Additional measures may be taken to have disruptive individuals removed if their continued presence poses a safety risk to the other persons in the room or makes it impossible to continue the meeting.

DPSST Board On Public Safety Standards And Training Amended Meeting 4-24-2025 -04/21/25

BOARD ON PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING

MEETING SCHEDULED

 

Notice of Regular Meeting

The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167 or juan.lopez-hernandez@dpsst.oregon.gov.

 

**To view the Board's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.

 

Amended Agenda Items:

 

1. Introductions

 

2. *Meeting Minutes

    Approve the January 23, 2025, Meeting Minutes

 

3. Fire Policy Committee

 

a. Fire Policy Committee Update – Dan Lenzen, Chair

 

b. *Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)

 

A. *John Cota, DPSST No. 44136; Tenmile RFPD – No Action

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the FPC on February 26, 2025.

 

B. *Jesse McFarland, DPSST No. 44129; Scio RFPD – No Action

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the FPC on February 26, 2025.

 

C. *Rhett Sunia, DPSST No. 41600; Coburg RFPD – No Action

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the FPC on February 26, 2025.

 

D. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-009-0005, OAR 259-009-0062, and OAR 259-009-0065

Minimum Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters

 

E. *Committee Appointments

Fire Policy Committee

    • Levi Hopkins – Forest Protection Agencies, Appointment to the FPC, 1st term effective April 24, 2025.

4. Criminal Justice Policy Committees

 

a. Police Policy Committee Update – Scotty Nowning, Chair

 

b. Telecommunications Policy Committee Update – Michael Fletcher, Chair

 

c. Corrections Policy Committee Update – Matthew English, Chair

 

d. *Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)

 

A. *Randall Broome, DPSST No. 56468; Lane County Sheriff's Office – No Action

Unanimous vote with one (1) recusal to recommend to the Board by the CPC on February 11, 2025.

 

B. *Bradley McIntyre, DPSST No. 35126; Portland Police Bureau – Revoke

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on February 20, 2025.

 

C. *Rafael Munoz, DPSST No. 60210; DOC/Coffee Creek Correctional Facility – Revoke

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on February 11, 2025.

 

D. *Tyler Odom, DPSST No. 52085; Frontier Regional 9-1-1 – Revoke

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the TPC on February 5, 2025.

 

E. *Jeremiah Oswald, DPSST No. 60805; Washington County Sheriff's Office – Revoke

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on PPC on February 20, 2025.

 

F. *Matthew Paton, DPSST No. 44975; Marion County Sheriff's Office – Revoke

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on February 11, 2025.

 

G. *Jeremy Pilon, DPSST No. 54019; Newberg-Dundee Police Department – No Action

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on February 20, 2025.

 

H. *Marcus Risteen, DPSST No. 58653; Yamhill County Sheriff's Office – No Action

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on February 11, 2025.

 

I. *Shelli Taleghani, DPSST No. 60679; TDOC/Two Rivers Correctional Institution – Revoke

Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on February 11, 2025.

 

J. Approval for Changes to the Corrections Career Officer Development Self-Study Curriculum M23-25A

 

K. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-008-0085

Codifying Board Approval of the Revisions to the Corrections Career Officer Development Self-Study Course

 

L. *Approval for Changes to the Telecommunicator Field Training Manual and Addition of the Telecommunicator Guidebook

 

M. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-008-0085

   To Adopt the 2024 Telecommunicator Field Training Manual

 

N. *Committee Appointments

Telecommunications Policy Committee

    • Kathryn Fischer – Representing Telecommunicators, Appointment to the TPC, 1st term effective April 24, 2025.

5. Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee

 

a. Private Security Investigator Policy Committee Update – Dan Lenzen, Chair

 

b. *Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote).

 

A. *Committee Appointments

Private Security/Investigators Policy Committee

    • Helena Snyder – Currently Licensed Private Investigator, Appointment to the PSIPC, 1st term effective July 27, 2025.
    • Travis Ralph – Armed Security Representative, Appointment to the PSIPC, 1st term effective July 27, 2025

6. *Board on Public Safety Standards and Training Chair and Vice-Chair Nominations – Kathy McAlpine

 

7. Public Safety Memorial Fund Board Membership – Kathy McAlpine

 

8. Annual Director's Evaluation – Chair English

 

9. Agency Updates – Agency Director, Phil Castle

 

10. Next Meeting Date: July 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

 

Administrative Announcement

This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded. Deliberation of issues will only be conducted by Board members unless permitted by the Chair. Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior that impedes official business will be asked to stop being disruptive or leave the meeting. Additional measures may be taken to have disruptive individuals removed if their continued presence poses a safety risk to the other persons in the room or makes it impossible to continue the meeting.

DPSST Board & Policy Committee Recruitment 2025 -04/17/25

2025 Board on Public Safety Standards & Training

 and Policy Committee

Open Vacancy – Recruitments

 

The Board on Public Safety Standards & Training (BPSST) and established Policy Committees have open vacancies looking to be filled before the end of the year! The current vacancies are as follows:

 

BPSST: All Board applications must be submitted through Workday.com

  • One member who is a sheriff recommended to the Governor by the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association
  • One person representing non-management law enforcement 
  • Representative of the collective bargaining unit that represents the largest number of individual workers in the DOC
  • Public Member

Policy Committees: All Policy Committee applications must be submitted by June 20, 2025.

Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee:

  • One person representing the retail industry
  • One person representing persons who monitor alarms
  • One person who is a private investigator licensed under ORS 703.430, and is recommended by the Oregon State Bar (will also serve on the PI Sub-Committee upon appointment)
  • One person representing the public who has never been employed or utilized as a private security provider or investigator

Telecommunications Policy Committee:

  • One person representing recommended by and representing the Oregon State Police

Private Investigator Subcommittee:

  • Currently licensed private investigator

To inquire about a vacancy, please visit Department of Public Safety Standards & Training : Board on Public Safety Standards & Training and Policy Committees : Boards and Committees : State of Oregon.

 

If interested in applying for a Policy Committee position, please complete and submit the Policy Committee Interest Form found under the ‘Board and Committee Resources’ section of the website listed above.

 

If interested in applying for a BPSST position, please complete the online application at Workday Board and Commission Opportunities. (Please note that an account may need to be created if not already in Workday)

 

For further information regarding the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training or its respective Policy Committees, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167 or juan.lopez-hernandez@dpsst.oregon.gov.

 

Thank you,

 

DPSST Board & Committees Staff

DPSST Corrections Policy Committee Meeting 5-13-2025 -04/11/25

CORRECTIONS POLICY COMMITTEE

MEETING SCHEDULED

 

 

Notice of Regular Meeting

The Corrections Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 10:00 a.m. on May 13, 2025, in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167.

 

**To view the Corrections Policy Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.

 

Agenda Items:

 

1.  Introductions

 

2. Approve February 11, 2025, Meeting Minutes

 

3. *Administrative Closures Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)
    Presented by Jennifer Levario

 

    a) Bonnie Kessell; DPSST No. 46671

        Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Supervisory Parole and Probation Certifications

 

    b) Nathan Lelek; DPSST No. 54004

        Basic Parole and Probation Certification

 

4. *Chris Barnhart, DPSST No. 42754; DOC/Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution

    Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho

 

5. *Phillip Barrier, DPSST No. 60490; Lane County Sheriff’s Office
    Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho

 

6. *Peter Collins, DPSST No. 49894; Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
    Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho

 

7. *James Damon, DPSST No. 44535; DOC/South Fork Forest Camp
    Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho

 

8. *Bradley Herrera, DPSST No. 49861; Harney County Sheriff’s Office

    Presented by Cindy Park

 

9. *Justin White, DPSST No. 53769; DOC/Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
    Presented by Jennifer Levario

 

10. *Corrections Policy Committee Chair and Applicant Review Committee Nominations

 

11. Agency Updates

 

12. Next Corrections Policy Committee Meeting: August 12, 2025, at 10:00am

 
 

Administrative Announcement

This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded. Deliberation of issues will only be conducted by Corrections Policy Committee members unless permitted by the Chair. Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior that impedes official business will be asked to stop being disruptive or leave the meeting. Additional measures may be taken to have disruptive individuals removed if their continued presence poses a safety risk to the other persons in the room or makes it impossible to continue the meeting.

DPSST Applicant Review Committee Meeting Cancelled 04-23-2025 -04/10/25

APPLICANT REVIEW COMMITTEE

MEETING CANCELLED

 

Notice of Meeting Cancellation

The Applicant Review Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting scheduled for April 23, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., has been cancelled due to a lack of quorum.

The next Applicant Review Committee meeting is scheduled for May 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

DPSST Fire Policy Committee Meeting Cancelled 5/28/2025 -04/10/25

FIRE POLICY COMMITTEE

MEETING CANCELLED

 

 

Notice of Meeting Cancellation

The Fire Policy Committee (FPC) of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting scheduled for May 28, 2025, at 09:00 a.m., has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

The next Fire Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for August 27, 2025, at 09:00 a.m.

DPSST Telecommunications Policy Committee 5-7-2025 -04/08/25

TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE

MEETING SCHEDULED

 

Notice of Regular Meeting

The Telecommunications Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on May 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Oregon Public Safety Academy located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167.

 

**To view the Telecommunications Policy Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.

 

Amended Agenda Items:

 

1. Introductions

 

2. Approve February 5, 2025, Meeting Minutes

 

3. *Administrative Closures Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)

     Presented by Cindy Park

 

     a. Jeris Nakamasu; DPSST No. 64153

     Basic Telecommunications Certification applicant

 

4. *Review of Telecommunication Curriculum Advisory Committee

     Reapproval of the Current Bylaws

     Presented by Chris Enquist

 

5. *Applicant Review Committee Nominations

 

6. Agency Updates

 

7. Next Telecommunications Policy Committee Meeting: August 6, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

 

Administrative Announcement

This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded. Deliberation of issues will only be conducted by Telecommunications Policy Committee members unless permitted by the Chair. Individuals who engage in disruptive behavior that impedes official business will be asked to stop being disruptive or leave the meeting. Additional measures may be taken to have disruptive individuals removed if their continued presence poses a safety risk to the other persons in the room or makes it impossible to continue the meeting.

Public Safety Memorial Fund Board Meeting Scheduled 4-24-2025 -03/26/25

PUBLIC SAFETY MEMORIAL FUND BOARD

MEETING SCHEDULED

 

 

Notice of Regular Meeting

The Public Safety Memorial Fund Board will hold a regular meeting on April 24, 2025, directly following the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting that begins at 9:00 am. at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE Salem. For further information, please contact Juan Lopez at (503) 551-3167.

 

Agenda Items

 

1. Introductions

 

2. *Approve January 23, 2025, Meeting Minutes

 

3. Budget Update

   Presented by Kathy McAlpine

 

4. *Sergeant Brian Gaunt (DPSST #37820); Beaverton Police Department; Supplemental Application for Discretionary PSMF Benefits

    Presented by Kathy McAlpine

 

5. Next meeting – July 24, 2025, directly following the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting at 9:00 a.m.

 

Administrative Announcement

This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded.