October 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. November 21, 2019 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 Mona Riesterer at (503) 378-2431.
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Approve Meeting Minutes of the August 15, 2019 Meeting
3. *Administrative Closures – Police
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
4. *Lupton, Williams #41371; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – Jacksonville Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
5. *Thomas, Nathan #53344; Basic and Intermediate Police Certifications – Roseburg Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
6. *Gibson, Zachariah #48800; Basic and Intermediate Police Certifications – Clatskanie Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
7. *Candiff, James #51133; Basic and Intermediate Police Certifications – Scappoose Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
8. *Evans, Timmy #29606; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications – Portland Police Bureau
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
9. *O’Malley, Patrick; Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Corrections Certification and Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Police Certifications – Lebanon Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
10. *Saulo, Caleb #59701; Appeal of Academy Dismissal – Warm Springs Police Department
Presented by Linsay Hale
11. *Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0010; Establishing Pre-employment Psychological Screening Standards for Compliance with SB 423
Presented by Jennifer Howald
12. * Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0015: Background Investigations
Presented by Jennifer Howald
13. * Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0010, 259-008-0011 and 259-008-0067: Establishing the Expiration of DPSST Safety Professional Certifications
Presented by Jennifer Howald
14. * Proposed Rule Changes for OAR 259-008-0070: Criminal Justice Moral Fitness Workgroup Recommendations and Review of Comments
Presented by Jennifer Howald
15. Department Update
16. Next Police Policy Committee Meeting – February 20, 2020
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 Patricia Patrick-Joling, public citizen representative, 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.