The Private Security/Private Investigators Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a WebEx/Telephonic meeting on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE Salem, Oregon. The public is welcome to view the meeting through Facebook Livestream on the Department of Public Safety Standards & Training page. For more information, contact Mona Riesterer at (503) 378-2431.
Committee Members:
Thomas Thomas, Chair, Private Security Industry
Myron Sanders, Investigator, OSB Appointed
Jeremy Grahn, Retail Industry
Fred Kuest, Private Business or Governmental Entity That Utilizes Private Security Services
Daniel Lenzen, Hospitality Representative
Melvin Levinson, Alarm Monitor Industry
William “Mac” McKnight, Armed Security Representative
Steven Swenson, Private Investigator
Edward Sharpe, Health Care Industry
Richard Valencia, Unarmed Security Representative
Les Youngbar, Public Member
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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.
1. Introductions
2. *Minutes – August 20, 2019
Approve the minutes of the August 20, 2019 Private Security/Private Investigations Policy Committee
meeting.
3. *Review of Public Comment for the Proposed Rule Changes to OAR Chapter 259 Division 60 Adding the Event & Entertainment Private Security Professional Certification to the Private Security Provider Administrative Rules
Presented by Jennifer Howald
4. Department Update
5. Subcommittee Reports
6. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting – February 18, 2020 at 1:30 p.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 Patricia Patrick-Joling, Private Citizen member, 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.