The Telecommunications Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on November 6, 2024, 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.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. 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.
Agenda Items
1. Introductions
2. Approve August 7, 2024, Meeting Minutes
3. *Administrative Closures Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
a. Pauline Lynch; DPSST No. 25464
Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Telecommunicator and Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications
4. *Scott Karr; DPSST NO. 38369; Bay Cities Ambulance
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
5. Agency Updates
6. Next Telecommunications Policy Committee Meeting: February 5, 2025, at 9:00a.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.
The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024, 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.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. To view the Board'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. *Meeting Minutes
Approve minutes from the July 25, 2024, Meeting
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. *Proposed Rule changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-009-0087
DPSST Accreditation of Fire Service Agency Training Programs
B. *Committee Appointments
Fire Policy Committee
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. *Nicholas Alberts, DPSST No. 58569; Multnomah County Sheriff's Office – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
B. *Rachel Bonine, DPSST No. 56768; Lake County Sheriff's Office – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
C. *Milan Fietz, DPSST No. 46944; DOC/Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
D. *Traci Hubler, DPSST No. 45406; Clatsop County Sheriff's Office – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
E. *Mark Mahlum, DPSST No. 36794; Coos County Sheriff's Office – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
F. *Steven Mayberry, DPSST No. 22901; Salem Police Department Office – Revoke
Eleven (11) to one recusal (1) vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
G. *Ryan McKone, DPSST No. 48453; Washington County Sheriff's Office – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
H. *Nathaniel Medeiros, DPSST No. 58231; Independence Police Department – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
I. *Nicholas Mitchell, DPSST No. 58076; DOC/Santiam Correctional Institution – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
J. *Brian Needham, DPSST No. 33137; Harney County Sheriff's Office – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
K. *Diego Saldana, DPSST No. 62469; DOC/Two Rivers Correctional Institution – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
L. *Quinn Sansom, DPSST No. 62175; Corvallis Police Department – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
M. *Bonnie Smythe, DPSST No. 60693; DOC/Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
N. *Daniel Surmi, DPSST No. 55998; Oregon State Police – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
O. *Lewis Topinka, DPSST No. 46866; Oregon State Police – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
P. *Amanda Vincent, DPSST No. 60425; DOC/Deer Ridge Correctional Institution – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
Q. *Luis Vivanco, DPSST No. 63585; DOC/Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the CPC on August 13, 2024.
R. *Evan Wallace, DPSST No. 59773; Tillamook County Sheriff's Office – Revoke
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
S. *Tyler Whitely, DPSST No. 52170; Washington County Sheriff's Office – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the PPC on August 22, 2024.
T. *Request to Reinstate Telecommunication Workgroup for Field Training Manual Update Recommendation
U. *Committee Appointments
Police Policy Committee
Corrections Policy Committee
Telecommunications Policy Committee
e. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-012-0010 and OAR 259-012-0035
Amending the Standards and Processes for Student Suspension or Dismissal from the Academy
Presented by Jennifer Howald
5. Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee
a. Private Security Investigator Policy Committee Update – Dan Lenzen, Chair
b. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 259-059-0070, 259-060-0500, and OAR 259-061-0010
Fee Increases for the Private Security Entity, Private Security Provider, and Private Investigator Certification and Licensure Programs
Presented by Jennifer Howald
A. *Committee Appointments
Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee
6. Agency Updates – Agency Director, Phil Castle
7. Next Meeting Date: January 23, 2024, 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.
The DPSST Criminal Justice Moral Fitness Workgroup will meet at 9:00 am on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in the 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 Jennifer Howald at 503-551-3258 or jennifer.howald@dpsst.oregon.gov.
The meeting will be recorded and posted on the DPSST YouTube page after the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST
Agenda Items
1. Introductions
2. Applicant Review Committee and Pre-employment Standards
Carried over from August 7, 2024
3. Receipt and Administration of Complaints Submitted to DPSST
4. Follow-up on Pending Action Items or Discussions from Past Meetings
On-going agenda item
5. Next Workgroup Meeting: TBD
Administrative Announcement
This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law. This meeting will be digitally recorded and posted on the DPSST YouTube page after the meeting. The meeting will also be recorded in the form of written minutes. Discussion of issues will only be conducted by workgroup members. Please be mindful of comments and side conversations.
The Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 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.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. 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 Meeting Minutes from February 20, 2024
Approve Meeting Minutes
3. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-061-0010
Fee Increases for the Private Investigator Licensure Program
Presented by Jennifer Howald
4. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-060-0500
Fee Increases for the Private Security Provider Certification and Licensure Program
Presented by Jennifer Howald
5. Informational Only – Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 259-059- 0070
Fee Increases for the Private Security Entity Licensure Program
Presented by Jennifer Howald
6. Agency Update
7. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting – November 19, 2024, 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.
The Applicant Review Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting scheduled for September 25th, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.
The next Applicant Review Committee meeting is scheduled for October 23rd, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.