Massachusetts POST Commission Public Meeting August 15, 2024

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA Public Meeting #53 August 15, 2024 8:30 a.m. Remote Participation via Zoom Meeting ID: 983 3762 8920
1) Call to Order
2) Approval of minutes a. July 18, 2024
3) Executive Director Report - Enrique A. Zuniga
4) Election of the Treasurer & Secretary
5) Legal Update - Randall E. Ravitz and Annie E. Lee a. 555 CMR 12.00: Maintenance, Reporting, and Audits of Law Enforcement Records and Information b. Agency Certification Initiative c. Policy on the Use of Force
6) Policy Discussion - LaRonica K. Lightfoot a. Policy Prohibiting Unauthorized Possession of Weapons in Commission Offices and Designated Facilities b. Policy for Appointment of Hearing Officers c. Policy for Appointment of Single Commissioners
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)(1), to discuss “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), to discuss 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, to discuss the initiation of preliminary inquiries and initial staff review related to the same, and regarding certain criminal offender record information; M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7), combined with M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 22(f) and (g), to discuss and approve the minutes of prior Executive Sessions; and M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to litigation, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the POST Commission. a. Reports of Preliminary Inquiry in the following cases: i) PI-2023-07-13-001 ii) iii) PI-2023-11-16-001 PI-2023-12-19-003
b. Division of Standards request for approval to conduct Preliminary Inquiries in the following cases: i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) PI-2024-047 PI-2024-048 PI-2024-049 PI-2024-050 PI-2024-051 PI-2024-052 vii) PI-2024-053 viii) PI-2024-054
c. Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of July 18, 2024
d. Discussion of Scott Hovsepian, et al. v. Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, Case No. 2284CV00906 in the Suffolk County Superior Court 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.”