Public Meeting
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Meeting summary: Call to order; open session; Executive session.
Meeting summary: Call to order; open session; Executive session.
Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from September 10, 2024 meeting; Draft Plan for Recertification; Good Moral Character and Fitness for Employment in Law Enforcement Plan for Recertification; Public comment.
Meeting summary: Call to order; Approval of minutes from September 19 and 24 meetings; Executive Director report; Finance and Administrative update; Legal update, Vote on revised version of 555 CRM 12.00 regulations; Recommendations of the Subcommittee on Certification Policy; Discussion of draft standard on Use of Force Reporting and Discussion of draft standard on an Officer Code of Conduct; Matters not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting; Executive Session.
The POST Commission held a Physical Fitness Panel Discussion on law enforcement physical fitness training and testing on October 18 and featured a panel of six nationally and internationally recognized experts with decades of experience and research in the area of tactical training and testing.
If you missed the discussion, you can view the Notes Summary here and the YouTube recording here.
Meeting summary: Call to order; Approval of Minutes from October 17, 2024; Executive Director report; Legal Update on regulations and recertification; Executive Session.
Watch Meeting Recording (YouTube)
Meeting Summary: Approval of minutes from the October 1 , 2024 and December 19, 2024 meetings.
Public Meeting #9 December 19, 2024 8:30 a.m.
Meeting Summary: Approval of minutes from the November 21, 2024 meeting; Executive Director Report; financial and administrative updates; budget development; diversity update. Legal update: recertification; physical and behavioral health of officers; agency certification initiative; discussion of draft standards of use of force and use of force reporting; officer code of conduct.
Meeting Summary: Approval of minutes from the December 19, 2024 meeting; Executive Director Report: in-service training updates; financial and administrative updates.
Hear from the POST Commission at a Community Information Session in Worcester on Wednesday, January 29 at 6 PM at the YWCA of Central Massachusetts. Learn more about the POST Commission’s mission and purpose, meet Commission staff, ask questions and share your comments. This event is co-sponsored by the YWCA of Central Massachusetts and the NAACP Worcester, and we look forward to seeing you there. Note that while POST staff is happy to answer questions regarding our operations and governing regulations, we cannot comment on individual cases.
The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission was established as part of the criminal justice reform legislation enacted in Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020. Our mission is to improve policing and enhance public confidence in law enforcement by implementing a fair process for mandatory certification, discipline, and training for all peace officers in the Commonwealth.
Meeting Summary: Approval of minutes from the January 16, 2025 meeting; Executive Director Report: updates on complaints and incident reports; progress on certification matters; financial and administrative updates. Division of Standards update: discussion on constable complaints and tracking procedures. Legal update: status of Officer recertification efforts.