The Police Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training (BPSST) held its regularly scheduled meeting today, February 21, 2019, in the Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, Oregon.
To increase the public's trust, the Oregon legislature has mandated 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.
Agenda Items:
Approved Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2018 Meeting
Approved Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0070 – Criminal Justice Moral Fitness Workgroup Recommendations, Part One
Reviewed and Approved Proposed Changes to Policy Committee Bylaws
Approved Administrative Closures – Police & Regulatory Specialist
Professional Standards Cases - Note actions listed below are not final and parties involved in professional standards cases may request a contested case hearing in front of an administrative law judge
Williams, Gregory DPSST #59293; Application for Training – Oregon State Police – Police Policy Committee will recommend Board not deny application
Marcellais, Pete DPSST #45295; Basic Police Certification – Marion County Sheriff’s Office - Police Policy Committee will recommend Board revoke certification for five years for Gross Misconduct
Wolfer, James DPSST #51798; Basic Police Certification – Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department – Police Policy Committee will recommend Board not revoke certification
Hald, Dustin DPSST #33090; Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Police and Corrections Certifications – Columbia County Sheriff’s Office – Police Policy Committee recommends no action be taken
Newberry, Tommy DPSST #21603; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – West Linn Police Department – Police Policy Committee will recommend Board revoke for 10 years for Gross Misconduct
Lineberry, Joshua DPSST #51879; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – Columbia County Sheriff’s Office - Police Policy Committee recommends no action be taken
Dedek, Abraham DPSST 43390; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – Salem Police Department – Police Policy Committee will recommend Board issue a lifetime revocation for Dishonesty, Gross Misconduct, and Misuse of Authority
Stubbs, Carl DPSST #36091; Complaint -2018-129CJ – Currently Not Employed – Police Policy Committee directed DPSST staff to open a Professional Standards case for the Committee to review
Next Police Policy Committee Meeting – May 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
## 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.