DPSST Telecommunications Policy Committee 2-4-2026 - 01/15/26
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE
MEETING SCHEDULED
Notice of Regular Meeting
The Telecommunications Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Juan Lopez (503) 551-3167 or juan.lopez-hernandez@dpsst.oregon.gov
**The meeting will be live streamed on the DPSST YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.
Amended Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. Approve November 5, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. *Administrative Closures Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
a. Emma Todd; DPSST No. 65491
Basic Telecommunicator and Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications
b. Nicole Silbaugh; DPSST No. 52445
Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Telecommunicator, and Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications
4. *Mileena Edwards, DPSST No. 61544; Warm Springs Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
5. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 259-008-0005, 259-008-0290, 259-008-0300, 259-008-0310, 259-008-0320, 259-008-0330, 259-008-0340, and 259-008-0400
Amending Public Safety Professional Certification Denial and Revocation Standards and Processes
Presented by Jennifer Howald
6. Agency Updates
7. Next Telecommunications Policy Committee Meeting: May 6, 2026, at 9:00 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 Telecommunications 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.