Recruiting for SMALL Agency Representative
(Small agency size-1-50 sworn)
from any state, county and local law enforcement agencies in
Judicial Districts 1, 2,17 and 18
(Adams County, Arapahoe County, Broomfield County, Denver County, Douglas County, Elbert County, Gilpin County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County.)To be considered, please send Letter of Interest signed by applicant and agency head to Lisa Spinder - Wheat Ridge Police Department - lspinder@ci.wheatridge.co.us or fax to 303-235-2949
All Governing Committee members (standard and co-chair) have voting authority. The Governing Committee will be comprised of six (6) standard members and two (2) co-chairs as follows.
by April 30, 2012.
- Two members from a small agency (1-50 sworn).
- Two members from a medium-sized agency (51-150 sworn)
- Two members from a large agency (150+ sworn)
- Two co-chairs of any agency size.
Governing Committee Service: Effective January 1, 2010, newly elected members will serve terms not to exceed four years. Terms will be staggered to ensure the Governing Committee retains an appropriate level of experience. Committee members may serve additional and consecutive terms if despite the process outlined in Sections 1-3 of these by-laws, a replacement member is not identified and selected.
Governing Committee Selection – Standard Member: Governing Committee standard member positions shall be filled by nomination and election as indicated below in sections 1-3.
- Filling Governing Committee standard member positions vacated through term expiration.
- Announcement of vacancies shall be forwarded to each department head of appropriate agency size within the Metro Training Region.
- Affected agency heads (or their designee) may nominate a qualified person for review and approval by the remaining members of the Governing Committee.
- The Governing Committee co-chairs will be comprised of members from two (2) different agencies or organizations.
- No single agency or organization will be simultaneously represented by more than one Governing Committee co-chair.
- Prior to selection as a co-chair, candidates must have a minimum of two years experience as a standard committee member.
- Representatives from the same agency or organization may simultaneously hold a co-chair and standard member position.
- In the event that a co-chair and board member represent the same agency, the co-chair will refrain from any vote pertaining to the disbursement of funds to his/her organization.
Metro POST Training Registration
Metro POST Scholarship Application
Metro POST Course Sponsorship Application
Scholarship Request Procedures
Scholarships are awarded on a reimbursement basis only; agencies will receive payment for all approved training costs. Requesting agencies are required to register (and make payment for course fees and all associated costs (materials, travel, etc.) in advance of scholarship reviews. Payment is not made directly to training vendors, only to law enforcement agencies in the Greater Metro POST Training Region. Scholarship Requests must be submitted by the 15th of each month for review at the monthly Metro POST Training Region Committee meeting. Payment for approved scholarships will be processed within 30 days.
The Greater Metro Training Region has agreed to prioritize training requests as follows:
- Requests for P.O.S.T. mandated in-service training from agencies with less than 25 sworn law enforcement employees receive priority.
- Requests for P.O.S.T. mandated in-service training from all other law enforcement agencies.
- Requests for advanced or skills training held within the Denver Metro area.
- Requests for advanced or skills training held within the State of Colorado.
- Training held out of state is not eligible for scholarship.
Peace Officer Training Project
Colorado Senate Bill 03-103 created a funding opportunity to provide regular quality training programs to P.O.S.T. Certified peace officers as described in CRS § 16-2.5-102. Colorado law enforcement agencies and training providers can seek and receive financial assistance for training programs through this Bill.
Sworn law enforcement personnel from agencies within the Greater Metro P.O.S.T. Region are eligible to participate in this training project. Download the training application from this site and complete the form.
Greater Metro Training Region
The Greater Metro P.O.S.T. Training Region consists of all state, county and local law enforcement agencies in Judicial Districts 1,2,17 and 18 (Adams County, Arapahoe County, Broomfield County, Denver County, Douglas County, Elbert County, Gilpin County, Jefferson County and Lincoln County.)
Mission Statement
The mission of the Greater Metro P.O.S.T. Training Region is to provide quality law enforcement training to the peace officers who serve communities within this training region.
Governing Committee
The Governing Committee consists of members from law enforcement or law enforcement training organizations within the Greater Metro P.O.S.T. Training Region. The Governing Committee will be responsible for communicating with Colorado P.O.S.T. on training initiatives, provide direction and guidance on training issues, authorize funding for the development of curriculum and training, set forth policies and procedures pertaining to training, develop and revise operating procedures as necessary, receive and act on financial reports from the Fiscal Agent, establish the budget, and provide requested training reports to the Chief Executive Officers of law enforcement agencies within this training region. Additionally, the Governing Committee shall review and approve all training applications based on the region’s procedures.