The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023, 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 Shelby Wright at (503) 378-2191 or shelby.wright@dpsst.oregon.gov
The meeting will be live-streamed on the DPSST Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/DPSSTOregon/
1. Introductions
2. *Meeting Minutes
Approve minutes from the January 26, 2023, Meeting
3. Fire Policy Committee
a. Fire Policy Committee Update – James Oeder, Chair
b. *Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)
A. *Nicholas Cantelon DPSST #32751 (Pendleton Fire & Ambulance) – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the FPC on February 22, 2023.
B. *Skyler Moore DPSST #42135 (Douglas County Fire District #2) – No Action
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the FPC on February 22, 2023.
C. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-009-0120
Unanimous vote to recommend to the Board by the FPC on February 22, 2023.
4. Criminal Justice Policy Committees
a. Police Policy Committee Update – John Teague, 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. *Committee Appointments
Telecommunications Policy Committee
- Adam Turnbo - Oregon State Police, Appointment to the TPC, 1st term effective April 27, 2023
e. *Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-008-0010, 259-008-0011, 259-008-0015 and 259-008-0080
Background Investigation Standards and Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluation Standards
Presented by Jennifer Howald
f. Changes to Basic Police Firearms Assessment - Information Only
Presented by Noel Aher
5. Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee
a. Private Security Investigator Policy Committee Update – Thomas Thomas, Chair
6. * Board Chair Nominations
- Carol Dishion
- Matthew English
- Michael Fletcher
7. Agency Update – Agency Director, Phil Castle
8. Next Meeting Date: July 27, 2023, 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 Telecommunications Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting scheduled for May 3rd, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items.
The next Telecommunications Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for August 2nd, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
The Board on Public Safety Standards & Training established Policy Committees and Sub Committees have open vacancies looking to be filled. The current vacancies are as follows:
Telecommunications Policy Committee:
Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee:
Private Investigator Sub Committee:
Police Policy Committee:
Corrections Policy Committee:
Fire Policy Committee:
If interested in applying for a Policy Committee position, please complete and submit the Policy Committee Interest Form. This form can also be found under the ‘Boards and Committees Resources’ section of the website linked below. Applications must be submitted by March 23, 2023.
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.
For further information regarding Policy Committees or Sub Committees, please contact Shelby Wright at shelby.wright@dpsst.oregon.gov
Thank you,
DPSST Board & Committees Staff
The Applicant Review Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 10:00 a.m. on March 22, 2023, at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Shelby Wright at (503) 378-2191.
The Applicant Review Committee meeting will be live streamed on the DPSST Facebook page @
https://www.facebook.com/DPSSTOregon
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Approve January 25, 2023, and February 22, 2023, Meeting Minutes
3. *Rachel Albertson, DPSST No. 63817; DOC/ Warner Creek Correctional Facility
Presented by Jennifer Levario
4. *Christian Hernandez, DPSST No. 63842; DOC/ Snake River Correctional Institution
Presented by Jennifer Levario
5. *Brandon Merrill, DPSST No. 63771; Curry County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
6. Inquiry Closure Memos – Information Only
Presented by Jennifer Levario
7. Next Applicant Review Committee Meeting – April 26, 2023, at 10:00 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 Applicant Review 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 & Training established Policy Committees and Sub Committees have open vacancies looking to be filled. The current vacancies are as follows:
Telecommunications Policy Committee:
Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee:
Private Investigator Sub Committee:
Police Policy Committee:
Corrections Policy Committee:
Fire Policy Committee:
If interested in applying for a Policy Committee position, please complete and submit the Policy Committee Interest Form. This form can also be found under the ‘Boards and Committees Resources’ section of the website linked below. Applications must be submitted by March 23, 2023.
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.
For further information regarding Policy Committees or Sub Committees, please contact Shelby Wright at shelby.wright@dpsst.oregon.gov.
Thank you,
DPSST Board & Committees Staff