(M 18)
Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and
Training
(KSCPOST)
Commission Meeting Minutes
Held at KLETC – 11009 S. Hornet Road
Hutchinson, KS
June 17, 2021
9:00 am
Attendees:
| KSCPOST Members Present | KSCPOST Staff |
|---|---|
| Chair Brandon J. Johnson | Gary Steed, Executive Director |
| Commissioner Timothy Bauer | Michelle Meier, Counsel |
| Commissioner Mark Bundy | |
| Commissioner Jeff Herrig | |
| Commissioner Jeffrey Hooper | KLETC Staff |
| Commissioner Herman Jones | Darin Back, Executive Director |
| Commissioner Cole Presley | |
| Commissioner Don Scheibler | |
| Commissioner Sherri Schuck | |
| Commissioner Roger Soldan | |
| Commissioner Kirk Thompson | |
| Absent: | |
The public KS-CPOST Commission meeting was called to order at 9:04 am by Chair Brandon J. Johnson with a roll call of commissioners in attendance as listed above. KS-CPOST and KLETC staff also in attendance as listed above.
A motion (2021 M 14) was made by Chair Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Presley to recess into executive session to interview the two selected applicants for the KS-CPOST Executive Director vacancy, which constitutes personnel matters of non-elected personnel, and that KS-CPOST Executive Director Gary Steed, KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck, and KS-CPOST Legal Counsel Michelle Meier be admitted to the executive session to aid the Commission in their discussions. The open meeting is to reconvene in the same location at 11:30 am. Motion passed unanimously.
The Commission recessed into executive session at 9:07 am.
After the Commission returned to an open meeting at 11:30 am, a motion (2021 M 15) was made by Commissioner Hooper and seconded by Commissioner Presley to extend a conditional offer of employment, subject to a KBI background check, psychological evaluation, and drug test, for the KS-CPOST Executive Director position to the candidate selected in executive session and for Chair Johnson to facilitate discussions with the candidate regarding the employment offer on behalf of the Commission. Motion passed unanimously.
A motion (2021 M 16) was made by Commissioner Hooper and seconded by Commissioner Bauer to authorize Chair Johnson to submit a Notice of Termination or Status Change for outgoing Executive Director Gary Steed once he separates from employment and a Demographic and Employment Information form for the incoming Executive Director, once appointed. Motion passed unanimously.
New Business
KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck discussed with the Commissioners his intent to pursue a C.O.P.S. grant regarding voluntary state level accreditation for law enforcement agencies.
A motion (2020 M 17) was made by Commissioner Presley and seconded by Commissioner Herrig to adjourn the meeting at 11:44 am. Motion passed unanimously.
Day: 06/17/2021
Start Time: 9:00am
Anticipated End Time: 5:00pm
The end time listed for this meeting is an approximate length of its likely duration for calendaring purposes only.
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