The Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council is located in the Administration Building on the campus of the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in the north Helena valley.

Montana POST Council

2260 Sierra Road East
Helena, Montana 59602

Phone: (406) 444-9975
Fax: (406) 444-9978
Email: [email protected]

• Records and tracks employment actions regarding all public safety officers in the state by entering Notices of Appointment, Termination, Rank Change, and Notices Regarding Military Service
• Reviews all Applications for POST Course Credit, and Lesson Plans, and places POST-approved training on the POST Bulletin Board
• Reviews and tracks agencies’ Requests for Extension of Time to Meet a POST Training Standard
• Prepares all of the Meeting Agendas and Meeting Material for the POST Council Meetings and many of the Council’s Committee Meetings
• Reviews and enters training credit hours from Single- and Multi-Day Training Rosters
• Records the Meeting Minutes for the ARM, Business Plan/Policy, Coroner, and Curriculum Review Committees
• Prepares and tracks POST’s invoicing and budget information
• Conducts a cursory review of Basic Equivalency Requests

Tina Cranmer

Administrative Assistant
Phone: (406) 444-9964
E-mail: [email protected]

• Reviews and records POST training credit hours from Applications for Individuals Seeking POST Credit for Online, Out-of-State, and Other Courses, and enters POST training credit hours submitted through the Portal, into officer’s training records
• Reviews, processes, and enters all Certificate Applications
• Records the Minutes for all Case Status Committee Meetings
• Provides file clerk services for contested cases and investigations
• Collects, disseminates, records, and responds to public records requests for officers’ POST Transcripts
• POST’s Designated Staff for receiving Public Information Requests pursuant to POST’s Policy and Process for Submission, Response, and Reporting of Public Information Requests
  • Please submit Public Information Request Forms to [email protected]
• Assists the Paralegal/Investigator in proofreading, copying, and disseminating correspondence and other documents concerning allegations of misconduct and contested cases
• Uploads and tracks Requests for Equivalency from public safety agencies

Katrina Bolger

Paralegal/Investigator
Phone: (406) 444-9974
E-mail: [email protected]

• Conducts investigations regarding allegations of misconduct by public safety officers
• Assists General Counsel with drafting Administrative Rule and legislative language
• Assists Contested Case Counsel with contested case hearings
• Provides general assistance to POST’s General Counsel
• Processes complex requests for information, and requests for information regarding investigations, cases, or other litigation
• Assists the Director and Legal Counsel with drafting of policies, correspondence, and legal documents
• Updates POST’s website content and POST’s Portal content

Chad McFadden

Compliance Investigator/Quality Assurance
Phone: (406) 410-8989
Email: [email protected]

• Conducts Investigations of Allegations of Officer Misconduct
• Prepares Written Synopses of Investigations for the Case Status Committee
• Conducts basic equivalency investigations

Timothy Allred

Executive Director
Phone: (406) 444-9976
E-mail: [email protected]

The Executive Director:

• Directs Operations of the POST Council
• Manages Administrative Processes
• Manages Personnel