January 16, 2020
Contact: Mona Riesterer
503-378-2431
The Telecommunication Policy Committee will hold a regular meeting at February 5, 2020 @ 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the deaf or hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made before the meeting by calling the contact listed above.
Meeting will be live streamed to DPSST Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/DPSSTOregon/
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Minutes of November 6, 2019 Meeting
Approve Minutes of November 6, 2019 Meeting
3. *Administrative Closures – Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
4. *Elliott, Heidi DPSST #59214: Application for Training and Subsequent Certifications – American Medical Response
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
5. *Coyne, Kinsey DPSST #55676: Basic Telecommunicator and Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications – Washington County Consolidated Communications
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
6. *Downing, Michael DPSST #49155: Basic Telecommunicator and Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications – Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
7. *Haltom, Angela DPSST #53236: Basic Telecommunicator and Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications – Harney County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
8. *Parker, Andrea DPSST #38668: Basic Telecommunicator and Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications – Prineville Police Department
Presented by Kristen Hibberds
9. *Proposed Rule Changes for 259-008-0064: Adding First Aid and CPR Certification Requirements to DPSST Telecommunicator and EMD Maintenance
Presented by Jennifer Howald
10. *Proposed Rule Changes for 259-008-0064: Recommended Housekeeping Amendments for Telecommunicator and EMD Maintenance
Presented by Jennifer Howald
11. Five-Year Review of the Adoption of OAR 259-008-0078 – Informational Update
Presented by Jennifer Howald
12. Staff Update
13. Next Telecommunications Policy Committee Meeting May 6, 2020
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 9:00 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 Patricia Patrick-Joling, public 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.