Public Meeting Notice  Public Meeting April 18, 2024

In accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25, and St. 2021, c. 20, as amended by St. 2022, c. 22, by St. 2022, c. 107, and by St. 2023, c. 2, 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 #49

April 18, 2024 8:30 a.m.

Remote Participation via Zoom Meeting ID: 9692 079 8775

1) Call to Order

2) Approval of minutes a. March 21, 2024

3) Executive Director Report – Enrique Zuniga a. Certification Update b. Portal Update c. 2023 Annual Report

4) In the matter of Gregg Bigda. Case # 23-002-C (ED22-001-C)

5) Matters not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting

6) Executive Session in accordance with the following:

• M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(1), in anticipation of discussion regarding “the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, . . . or individual”;

• 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 prior Executive Sessions.

a. Reports of Preliminary Inquiry and request to approve lifting a suspension in the following case: i) PI-2024-014

b. Reports of Preliminary Inquiry in the following cases: i) PI-2023-05-11-008 ii) PI-2024-011 iii) PI-2023-07-12-004 iv) PI-2023-11-16-003 v) PI-2023-10-24-005

c. Division of Standards request to suspend the certification of an officer in the following case: i) PI-2023-10-25-005

d. Division of Standards request for approval to conduct Preliminary Inquiries in the following cases: i) PI-2024-024 ii) PI-2024-025 iii) PI-2024-026 iv) PI-2024-027 v) PI-2024-028 vi) PI-2024-029 vii) PI-2024-030

e. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Sessions of March 21, 2024

Note that M.G.L. c. 66, § 6A(d) provides that “[a]n electronically produced document submitted to an agency . . . for use in deliberations by a public body shall be provided in an electronic format at the time of submission.