SALEM, Ore. — The names of two fallen law enforcement officers were added to the Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Memorial during an engraving ceremony on Tuesday, April 16. An honor guard stood watch as the names of Jared J. Miller of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Joseph W. Johnson of the Nyssa Police Department were added to the memorial at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem.
The additions of Sergeant Miller, end of watch Dec. 9, 2021, and Reserve Corporal Johnson, EOW April 15, 2023, were approved for addition to the state memorial by the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training. The memorial honors Oregon officers who have died in the line of duty since the 1860s. This includes law enforcement, corrections, and parole and probation officers from city, county, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies.
Sergeant Miller, Reserve Corporal Johnson and 194 previously fallen officers will be honored during the annual Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, May 7 at 1 p.m. at the academy, located at 4190 Aumsville Highway SE in Salem.
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training is proud to host the ceremony in partnership with the Oregon Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, Oregon Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), Oregon Fallen Badge Foundation, and various statewide law enforcement associations.
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The DPSST Basic Parole & Probation Curriculum Workgroup will hold a scheduled meeting on April 18, 2024, at 2:00p.m., at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Brie Murphy at 503-689-6054.
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. Review Curriculum
a) Topics that are good
b) Topics that can be tailored down
c) Topics that can be replaced
d) Topics we are missing
e) Topics that are not currently relevant
3. Next steps for next meeting
4. Next Workgroup Meeting –TBD
Administrative Announcement
This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and will be recorded in the form of minutes.
The Police Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 10:00 a.m. May 16, 2024, in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST or Department) located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Samantha Kossa at (971) 209-8235.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. To view the Police Policy Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.
1. Introductions
2. *Approve the February 22, 2024, Meeting Minutes
3. *Administrative Closures Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
a) Steven Bellshaw; DPSST No. 22870
Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, Management, and Executive Police Certifications
b) Emigdia Camas; DPSST No. 51141
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police and Basic and Intermediate Corrections Certifications
c) Anthony Christensen; DPSST No. 55811
Basic Police Certification
d) Summer Danneker; DPSST No. 58025
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Police Certifications
e) Travis Grindle; DPSST No. 43070
Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Police Certifications
f) Matthew McCandless; DPSST No. 55017
Basic and Intermediate Police Certifications
4. *Andy Ashpole; DPSST No. 47945; Newport Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
5. *Katelyn Bailey; DPSST No. 56238; Wasco County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
6. *Matthew Barbee; DPSST No. 47086; Tigard Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
7. *Carl Bell; DPSST No. 55552; Gladstone Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
8. *Shawn Carnahan; DPSST No. 39921; Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
9. *Sean Considine; DPSST No. 64682; Central Point Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
10. *Robert Gorman; DPSST No. 36970; Oregon State Police
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
11. *Sterling Hall; DPSST No. 58719; Pendleton Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
12. *Paul Johnson; DPSST No. 39931; Klamath Falls Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
13. *Kevin Lanier; DPSST No. 57215; Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
14. *Quinn Lindley; DPSST No. 56901; Monmouth Police Department
Presented by Melissa Lang-Baco
15. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-008-0500
Agency Name Change Correction
Presented by Jennifer Howald
16. Agency Update
17. Next Police Policy Committee Meeting – August 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
The Applicant Review Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting scheduled for April 24th, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., has been cancelled.
The next Applicant Review Committee meeting is scheduled for May 22nd, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.
The Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting scheduled for May 14th, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. has been cancelled.
The next Private Security/Investigator Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for August 20, 2024, at 1:30pm.
The Corrections Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on May 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. 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 Samantha Kossa at (971) 209-8235.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. To view the Corrections Policy Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Approve February 13, 2024 Meeting Minutes
3. *Nicholas Alberts, DPSST No. 58569; Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
4. *Mark Clark, DPSST No. 53303; DOC/Snake River Correctional Institution
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
5. *Joshua Gray, DPSST No. 60266; DOC/Columbia River Correctional Institution
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
6. *Brittany Kent, DPSST No. 58596; Washington County Community Corrections Center
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
7. *Brandon Martinez, DPSST No. 47202; DOC/Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
8. *Nicholas Mitchell, DPSST No. 58076; DOC/Santiam Correctional Institution
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
9. *Approval for Changes to the Basic Corrections Curriculum
Presented by Julie Collinson
10. *Proposed Rule Changes for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-008-0085
Codifying Board Approval of Changes to the Course Breakdown for the Basic Corrections Local Academy Curriculum
Presented by Jennifer Howald
11. Agency Update
12. Next Corrections Policy Committee Meeting: August 13, 2024, at 10:00am
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 Corrections 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.
The Applicant Review Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 11:00 a.m. on April 24, 2024, at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. Please note the time for the Applicant Review Committee meetings has changed to 11:00am going forward. For further information, please contact Samantha Kossa at (971) 209-8235.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. To view the Applicant Review Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.
Agenda Items:
1. Introductions
2. *Approve February 28, 2024 Meeting Minutes
3. *Steven Atkins, DPSST No. 64789; DOC/Snake River Correctional Institution
Presented by Cindy Park
4. *Joshua Avila, DPSST No. 64730; Portland State University Campus Public Safety Office
Presented by Cindy Park
5. *Nicholas Fugate, DPSST No. 65029; Malheur County Sheriff’s Office
Presented by Cindy Park
6. Inquiry Closure Memos – Information Only
Presented by Cindy Park
7. Next Applicant Review Committee Meeting – May 22, 2024, at 11:00 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 Applicant Review 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.
The Telecommunications Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting on May 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Oregon Public Safety Academy located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Samantha Kossa at (971) 209-8235.
**Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will be live streaming all public meetings via YouTube. Meetings will no longer be streamed on Facebook. To view the Telecommunications Policy Committee's live-stream and other recorded videos, please visit DPSST’s official YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST.
Agenda Items
1. Introductions
2. *Approve February 7, 2024, Meeting Minutes
3. *Administrative Closures Consent Agenda (The following items to be ratified by one vote)
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
a. Heidi Butler; DPSST No. 38166
Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Telecommunicator and Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications
b. Dawn Dilworth; DPSST No. 49028
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Telecommunicator and Basic Emergency Medical Dispatcher Certifications
4. *Alexis Bynon; DPSST No. 61122; Washington County Consolidated Communications 911 Agency
Presented by Melissa Lang-Bacho
5. Agency Updates
6. Next Telecommunications Policy Committee Meeting: August 7, 2024, 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.
The Executive Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training will hold a regular meeting at 3:00 p.m. on April 4, 2024, at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon. For further information, please contact Shelby Wright at (503) 378-2191.
Agenda Items
1. Introductions
2. *Approve Meeting Minutes from March 10, 2022
Approve minutes
3. DPSST Agreements with Third-Party Contracts
Presented by Phil Castle
4. Next Meeting – TBD
Administrative Announcement
This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded.
The Public Safety Memorial Fund Board will hold a regular meeting on April 25, 2024, directly following the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting that begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training located at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE Salem. For further information, please contact Shelby Wright at (503) 378-2191.
Agenda Items
1. Introductions
2. *Approve January 25, 2024, Meeting Minutes
Approve Minutes
3. Public Safety Memorial Fund Budget Update
Presented by Kathy McAlpine
4. *Brian Gaunt (DPSST #37820); Supplemental Application for Discretionary Benefits
Presented by Kathy McAlpine
5. *Proposed Rule Change for Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 259-070-0010
Codifying Eligibility Dates for OLCC Regulatory Specialists (SB 699)
Presented by Jennifer Howald
6. Next meeting – July 25, 2024, directly following the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Administrative Announcement
This is a public meeting, subject to the public meeting law and it will be recorded.