January 23, 2019
Contact: Mona Riesterer
(503) 378-2431
The Police Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2019. The meeting will be held in the Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made before the meeting by calling the contact listed above.
Dial-in number: 888-273-3658 and Participant code: 4711910
If you dial-in for the meeting, please mute your phone unless you are addressing the group. Doing so will enable you to hear the meeting more effectively.
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Approve Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2018 Meeting
3. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0070 – Criminal Justice Moral Fitness Workgroup Recommendations, Part One
Jennifer Howald
4. *Review of Policy Committee Bylaws
5. *Administrative Closures – Police & Regulatory Specialist
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
6. Overview of Changes to Professional Standards Case
7. *Williams, Gregory DPSST #59293; Application for Training – Oregon State Police
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
8. *Marcellais, Pete DPSST #45295; Basic Police Certification – Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
9. *Wolfer, James DPSST #51798; Basic Police Certification – Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
10. *Hald, Dustin DPSST #33090; Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Police and Corrections Certifications – Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
11. *Newberry, Tommy DPSST #21603; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – West Linn Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
12. *Lineberry, Joshua DPSST #51879; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
13. *Dedek, Abraham DPSST 43390; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – Salem Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
14. *Stubbs, Carl DPSST #36091; Complaint -2018-129CJ – Currently Not Employed
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
15. Department Update
16. Next Police Policy Committee Meeting – May 16, 2019 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 Police 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
## Background Information on the DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county 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 25,000 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.