The Applicant Review Committee (ARC) consists of 2 members from each of the policy committees (Police, Corrections and Telecommunications) and a public member from the Board. The Board has granted the ARC the authority to determine whether action is to be taken on an officers/dispatchers application for training and subsequent certification without Board review.
ARC meetings are public meetings. You can sign up to receive committee agendas by subscribing to the professional standards group via our GovDelivery notification system. All records provided to the committee can be requested according to Oregon’s public records laws. Please visit our Public Records page to learn more about our public records process.
Officers/dispatchers will be provided the opportunity to provide a verbal statement to the committee, attend the committee meeting as a member of the public, or view the meeting live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DPSST/. Officers wishing to attend in person or provide a verbal statement will be provided a document that explains the committee process.
DPSST staff will present the case to the committee, which may include the officer/dispatcher's 5 minute verbal statement. The committee will proceed with the discussion of the case, considering the officers conduct, as well as any aggravating or mitigating circumstances. The ARC must always recognize the fact the conduct occurred prior to public safety employment and that the officer/dispatcher was hired by a public safety agencies regardless of the conduct.
After discussion, the following votes will occur:
- The committee will vote to adopt the staff report or ask staff for additional information. There is a possibility that the case could be held over to another committee meeting if the verbal statement or information contained in the staff report requires further fact checking.
- The committee will then vote on whether action should be taken against the officers/dispatchers application for training/certification.
- If the decision is to not take action, DPSST will close the case and the officer/dispatcher can continue moving forward in their career.
- If the decision is to deny, the committee will discuss and vote on the length of time the officer will be ineligible to reapply for public safety certification in Oregon. This ineligibility period can range from 3 Years to a 10 years depending on the specific circumstances of the case. DPSST will prepare a Notice of Intent to Deny Application for Training and Subsequent Certification which includes the officers contested case rights for due process.