Public Meeting Notice  POST Commission Public Meeting Dec. 13, 2022

December 8, 2022
In accordance with Sections 18-25 of Chapter 30A of the Massachusetts General Laws and Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, as amended by Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022, and by Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. The meeting will take place as noted below.

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

Public Meeting #31 December 13, 2022 8:30 a.m.

Remote Participation via Zoom Meeting ID: 912 3887 0216
1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Minutes
a. November 22, 2022
3) Executive Director Report – Enrique Zuniga
a. Suspensions
b. Staffing Update
4) Regulations Update – General Counsel Ravitz
a. Proposed draft regulations re: Regulatory Action and Advisory Opinions
b. Hearing update re: Regulations on Databases and Dissemination of Information (555 CMR 8.00)
c. Hearing update re: Regulations on Specialized Certification of School Resource Officers (555 CMR 10.00)
5) General Counsel Update – General Counsel Ravitz
a. Proposed policy on designation of hearing officers for adjudicatory hearings
b. Definition of “Conviction” for the purposes of G.L. c. 6E, § 1 and treatment of continuances without a finding
6) Process for the Evaluation of the Executive Director – Chair Margaret Hinkle
7) Matters not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting
8) Executive Session in accordance with the following:
• M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(5), in anticipation of discussion regarding the investigation of charges of criminal misconduct;
• M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7), combined with M.G.L. c. 6E, § 8(c)(2), and to the extent they may be applicable, M.G.L. c. 6, §§ 168 and 178, in anticipation of discussion regarding the initiation of preliminary inquiries and initial staff review related to the same, and regarding certain criminal offender record information; and
• M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7), combined with M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 22(f) and (g), in anticipation of discussion and approval of the minutes of a prior Executive Session.
a. Division of Standards request approval of conducting Preliminary Inquiries in the following cases:
i) PI-2022-12-13-001
ii) PI-2022-12-13-002
iii) PI-2022-12-13-003
iv) PI-2022-12-13-004
v) PI-2022-12-13-005
vi) PI-2022-12-13-006
b. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of 11/22/22