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Public Meeting
Meeting Summary:
The executive director provided an update, starting with a summary of recent outreach and engagement efforts. He then shared that the Commission received a letter from the law firm of Werksman, Jackson & Quinn regarding a complaint about Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox. The executive director explained that the Commission has prepared and will send a response to the law firm following the public meeting.
The executive director then introduced a request from the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association (MCOPA) to form an advisory committee to provide the Commission with input on policy development. The Commission directed the executive director to organize a meeting with MCOPA to learn more about the request. The Commission did not make a decision regarding the formation of the committee and will revisit this matter at a future meeting.
Division of Certification staff presented a request from Kevin Dorr for voluntary relinquishment of certification. The request was approved.
Legal Division staff presented three agency certification standard drafts. First, staff shared revisions to the Criminal Investigation Procedures standard, which was last presented in September 2025. Commissioners voted to preliminarily approve this draft standard. Second, staff shared revisions to the Juvenile Operations Procedures standard, which was last presented in June 2025. Lastly, staff presented the Collection and Preservation of Evidence standard for the first time.