The Police Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training (BPSST) held its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting today at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon.
To increase the public's trust, the Oregon legislature mandates the Board on Public Safety
Standards and Training establish minimum standards that are required to be met and maintained by Oregon's providers of public safety, including police officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, telecommunicators (9-1-1), emergency medical dispatchers, public safety instructors, and OLCC regulatory specialists. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training is responsible for certifying public safety professionals who meet all of the Board-established intellectual, physical and moral fitness standards, and for denying, suspending or revoking the certification of those who do not meet or fall below these standards. The Police Policy Committee provides input and guidance to the Board on certification and training standards for more than 5,300 men and women who serve as city, county, state, tribal and university police officers around the state.
Recap of Police Policy Committee Actions -
# # Professional Standards Cases # # Note: individuals listed below have the ability to request a contested case hearing to challenge the Board's actions.
Administrative Closures -- 2 officers flagged and will be reviewed if rehired / 4 require no additional action needed by BPSST/DPSST.
Sarazin, Todd DPSST # 22892 -- Approved Administrative Closure
Hewitt, Megan DPSST # 31385 Hillsboro Police Department; Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, and Management - Police Certifications Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board revoke certifications - 10 years for gross misconduct and lifetime revocation for Dishonesty
O'Dea, Lawrence DPSST # 18924 -- Portland Police Bureau; Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Management, Supervisory, and Executive Police Certification Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board not revoke certifications
Duncan, James DPSST # 35361 -- Oregon State Police; Basic Police Certification - Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board revoke certifications - 7 years for gross misconduct and lifetime revocation for dishonesty
Markos, Nicholas DPSST # 32110 -- Washington County Sheriff's Office; Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Police Certifications and Instructor Certification - Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board revoke certifications - 10 years for gross misconduct, 10 years for misuse of authority, and lifetime revocation for dishonesty
Roberts, Matthew DPSST # 31889 -- Oregon Liquor Control Commission; Basic Regulatory Specialist Certification & Instructor Certification -- Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board revoke certification for lifetime for dishonesty
Bazer, Tanner DPSST # 55400 -- Springfield Police Department; Basic Police Certifications - Police Policy Committee will recommend Board take no action
Hosek, Ronald DPSST # 05927 -- Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Supervisory Police Certifications - Police Policy Committee took no action -- requested additional information on matter
Chastain, Daniel DPSST # 36610 -- Portland Police Bureau; Basic Police Certification - Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board revoke certifications - 10 years for gross misconduct and 10 years for dishonesty
Brodeur, Marc DPSST # 43446 -- Yamhill County Sheriff's Office; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Corrections and Police Certifications - Police Policy Committee will recommend that Board revoke certifications -- 10 years for dishonesty
Miller, Nicholas DPSST # 51590 -- Formerly Employed with the Eugene Police Department; Complaint -- Police Policy Committee recommends that DPSST staff not move forward on this matter.
# # Administrative Actions Taken # #
Proposed Rule Adoption for OAR 259 Division 8 -- Signature Authorities - Approved
Proposed Rule Changes for OARs 259-008-0040 and 259-008-0060 - Nine Months of Experience Required for Basic Certification - Approved
Proposed Rule Changes for OARs 259-008-0005, 259-008-0020, 259-008-0060, 259-008-0064 and 259-008-0065; Multi-Discipline Certifications - Approved
Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0100 -- Updates to the Retirement Card Program - Approved
## Snapshot of Oregon's criminal justice work force and DPSST's professional standards activities ##
Currently Certified law enforcement professionals in Oregon as of December 31, 2017:
Police 5,373
Corrections 4,036
Tele/EMD 898/861
P & P 644
OLCC 35
Criminal Justice Professional Standards Cases Opened by DPSST in 2017:
Police 96
Corrections 118
Tele/EMD 023
P & P 011
OLCC 001
Instructor 001
Criminal Justice Professional Standards Cases Pending with DPSST as of December 31, 2017:
Police 68
Corrections 84
Tele/EMD 09
P & P 05
OLCC 02
Instructor 00
Criminal Justice Professional Standards Cases Closed by DPSST in 2017:
Revoked 75
Deny 00
No Revoke 05
No Deny 22
No Action 134
Suspended 01
The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for April 26, 2018. Board, and Policy Committee, meeting minutes can be found online at http://www.oregon.gov/DPSST/BD/pages/index.aspx
# Background Information about the Board and Department #
The Board consists of 24 members representing city, county and state public safety professionals representing each of the disciplines (police, fire, 9-1-1, corrections, private security), and a private citizen appointed by the Governor. The current Board Chair is Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The Board includes administrators as well as non-management representatives from statewide organizations. The Board represents more than 40,000 public safety professionals and establishes minimum standards for the training and certification of city, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security/private investigator providers, and makes determinations on waiver requests. The Board is supported by six policy committees and a number of sub-committees representing the public safety disciplines, which provide technical expertise and serve as vital links to public safety organizations. The Board operates in close partnership with the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) implements minimum standards established by the Board for training and certification of city, county, tribal and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers. DPSST provides training to more than 20,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem; certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director of DPSST.