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Post Commission disapproves one criminal-waiver request, approves several others
Summary
At its Aug. 16 meeting the Post Commission disapproved a criminal-record waiver for an applicant with a 2016 DUI but approved multiple other waivers after commissioners heard agency and applicant statements and asked follow-up questions about rehabilitation and time since offenses.
The Post Commission on Aug. 16 considered multiple criminal-record waiver requests from local law-enforcement agencies and took both approvals and one disapproval after questioning applicants and agency representatives.
Bell's Police Department asked the commission to waive a 2016 DUI conviction for applicant Terry Paige Lozano. Captain Brad told commissioners Lozano “satisfied all court-ordered sentencing, fines and fees” and that she had no subsequent serious contacts with law enforcement. Commissioners pressed for details about the incident, including whether anyone was injured and the blood-alcohol concentration. After discussion Commissioner Beverly moved to disapprove the waiver; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote, and Lozano’s request was denied.
Henderson County requested waivers for two applicants. The commission approved a waiver for Corey Lynn Ivey, who described a 2008 incident that was resolved with fines and probation and who the agency said had been employed as a corrections officer; Captain Grisham said Ivey had been forthcoming on his application. The commission also approved a waiver for Austin Owen, who acknowledged a 2009 shoplifting conviction and a 2012 DUI, told commissioners he completed court-ordered probation and had not reoffended, and was supported by his hiring agency.
Commissioners framed decisions around consistency, time elapsed since offenses and evidence of rehabilitation. Several members noted a 10-year consideration point for certain offenses but emphasized the commission evaluates each case on the record presented. The meeting record shows voice votes on these items; the commission did not provide roll-call tallies for the waivers reported during the session.
The commission routinely noted that approvals do not erase prior records but permit applicants to be certified when the commission finds the totality of circumstances supports entry into law enforcement. The commission moved on after completing the waiver docket.
