Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

Chairperson

Lt. Colonel Buck Duis

Nebraska State Patrol

Representing NSP

Members

Sheriff Dan Osmond

Custer County Sheriff's Office

Representing Sheriffs serving a population of less than 40,000 people

Chief Tracy Wolf

Lexington Police Department

Representing Cities of the 1st Class

Chief Jeff Bliemeister

Lincoln Police Department

Representing Cities of the Metropolitan or Primary Class

Chief Timothy Larby

Atkinson Police Department

Representing Cities of the 2nd Class

Chief Deputy Greg London

Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office

Representing Sheriffs serving a Population of over 40,000 people

Matthew McCarthy

Northeast Community College

Representing Citizens at Large

Don Arp, Jr.

Executive Director

Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Brenda Urbanek

Director

Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center

NLETC Staff Members serving the Council

The NLETC Director is Ms. Brenda Urbanek, who serves as Director of Standards to the Council.

Dave Stolz, Agency Counsel for the Crime Commission, serves as legal advisor to the Council.

Kay Fielding, NLETC Administrative Assistant I, serves as Secretary to the Council.

The Police Standards Advisory Council serves the Nebraska Crime Commission by being responsible for establishing the standards, rules and training governing the certification of law enforcement officers in Nebraska. The Council is responsible for the revocation of law enforcement certificates of officers who have failed to meet such requirements.

Council members are appointed by the Governor to four year terms. The Council consists of seven voting members as set forth in statute. Six of the voting members are law enforcement professionals and one member is a citizen at large or a member of the Jail Standards Board. Meetings are normally held the third Wednesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Training Center.