Meeting Summary: The meeting began with approval of minutes from the January 16, 2025 meeting. Commissioners heard updates from the Executive Director on complaints, incident reports, certification progress, and agency operations, along with reports on constable complaint tracking and the ongoing officer recertification process.
Meeting Summary: The meeting began with approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of February 13, 2025 and approval of meeting minutes February 13, 2025. The Executive Director presented a certification update, update on Constables, administrative update and budget update. The Legal Division updated officer recertification, issues related to officers’ physical fitness and behavioral health, the agency certification initiative, discussion of draft standards on the use of force and reporting uses of force, and relinquishment of certification.
Meeting summary: The meeting began with approval of the March 20, 2025 meeting minutes. The Executive Director provided updates on certification, the budget, and administrative matters. A semi-annual report was presented by the Division of Standards, followed by a legal update covering draft standards on use of force and officer response procedures, as well as a proposed policy on relinquishment of certification.
Meeting Summary: The meeting began with approval of the April 20, 2025 meeting minutes, followed by the Executive Director’s report, which covered updates on complaints, incident reports, and certification. A finance and administrative update was provided, and the legal team presented on the agency certification initiative, a proposed policy on National Decertification Index (NDI) reporting, and draft standards related to police duties and functions.
Meeting Summary: The meeting opened with a call to order and approval of the May 15, 2025 minutes. Executive Director Zuniga provided updates on officer certification and financial and administrative matters. Presentations on officer behavioral health included Dr. Tracie Goodness’s remarks on critical incidents and stress management, and Commissioner Bluestone’s discussion on mitigating law enforcement risks. The legal team covered topics including officer recertification and physical fitness, the agency certification initiative, draft standard on juvenile operations, and a proposed policy for the National Decertification Index, followed by a discussion of Robert Choquette’s application to voluntary relinquish his certification. An Executive Session followed.
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Public Meeting #65 July 17, 2025 8:30 a.m.
Remote Participation via Zoom Meeting ID: 960 9684 2601
1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Minutes
a) June 26, 2025
3) Executive Director Report – Enrique A. Zuniga
a) Certification Update
b) Finance & Administrative Update
c) Organizational Chart & Diversity Update
4) Legal Update – Randall E. Ravitz and Annie E. Lee
a) Officer Recertification
i) Issues related to officers’ physical fitness
b) Policy on Information in the National Decertification Index
i) Discussion of proposed Policy – Possible Vote
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), 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; and
• 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 a prior Executive Session.
a) Reports of Preliminary Inquiry in the following cases:
i) PI-2024-075
ii) PI-2024-045
iii) PI-2024-057
iv) PI-2024-040
v) PI-2024-012
b) Division of Standards request for approval to conduct Preliminary Inquiries in the following cases:
i) PI-2025-037
ii) PI-2025-038
iii) PI-2025-039
iv) PI-2025-040
v) PI-2025-041
c) Update on the following Preliminary Inquiry matter:
i) PI-2022-11-22-005
d) Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of June 26, 2025
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.”