Case No. 2024-045 Hearing in the Matter of Thomas Heller (via Zoom)
Presiding Officer: Hon. Charles J. Hely (Ret.)
Respondent’s Counsel: Robert H. D’Auria, Esq.
Enforcement Counsel: Timothy D. Hartnett, Esq.
Case No. 2024-048 In the Matter of James McCall
Pre-Hearing Conference (via Zoom)
Presiding Officer: Hon. Judith A. Cowin (Ret.)
Respondent’s Counsel: James McCall, pro se
Enforcement Counsel: Tara L. Chisholm, Esq.
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.
Case No. 2024-003 In the Matter of Robert Devine
Pre-Hearing Conference (via Zoom)
Presiding Officer: Hon. Kenneth J. Fishman (Ret.)
Respondent’s Counsel: Robert W. Stowe, Esq.
Enforcement Counsel: Shaun Martinez, Esq.
Case No. 2024-003 Pre-Hearing Conference In the Matter of Robert Devine (via Zoom)
Presiding Officer: Hon. Kenneth J. Fishman (Ret.)
Respondent’s Counsel: Robert W. Stowe, Esq.
Enforcement Counsel: Shaun Martinez, Esq.
Meeting Summary: Call to Order; Executive Session; Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of February 13, 2025; Approval of Minutes February 13, 2025; Executive Director Report: certification update, update on Constables, administrative update, budget update; Legal update: officer recertification, issues related to officers’ physical fitness & behavioral health, agency certification initiative, discussion of draft standards on the use of force and reporting uses of force, relinquishment of certification, discussion of proposed policy
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Public Meeting #61 March 20, 2025 8:30 a.m. Remote Participation via Zoom Meeting ID: 921 2333 1585
1) Call to Order and Open Session
2) 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:
(1) PI-2024-063
(2) PI-2025-009
(3) PI-2024-051
(4) PI-2024-068
(5) PI-2024-066
(6) PI-2023-04-13-015
(7) PI-2022-12-13-005
(8) PI-2024-064
b) Division of Standards request to enter into voluntary decertification or suspension agreement in the following cases:
i) PI-2024-028
ii) PI-2024-026
iii) PI-2024-019
c) Division of Standards request for approval to conduct Preliminary Inquiries in the following cases:
i) PI-2023-04-13-017
ii) PI-2024-040
iii) PI-2025-010
iv) PI-2025-011
v) PI-2025-012
vi) PI-2025-013
vii) PI-2025-014
viii) PI-2025-015
ix) PI-2025-016
x) PI-2025-017
d) Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of February 13, 2025
3) Approval of Minutes
a) February 13, 2025
4) Executive Director Report – Enrique A. Zuniga
a) Certification Update
b) Update on Constables
c) Administrative Update
d) Budget Update
5) Legal Update – Randall E. Ravitz, Annie E. Lee, and Elizabeth B. Smith
a) Officer Recertification
i) Issues related to officers’ physical fitness & behavioral health
b) Agency Certification Initiative
i) Discussion of draft standards on the use of force and reporting uses of force
c) Relinquishment of Certification
i) Discussion of proposed policy
6) Matters not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting
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.”
This hearing has been cancelled.
Case No. 2024-025 Hearing In the Matter of Thomas Heller
This hearing has been cancelled.
Case No. 2024-025 Hearing In the Matter of Thomas Heller
Case No. 2024-048 Pre-Hearing Conference in the Matter of James McCall (via Zoom)
Presiding Officer: Hon. Judith A. Cowin (Ret.)
Respondent’s Counsel: James McCall, pro se
Enforcement Counsel: Tara L. Chisholm, Esq.
Case No. 2024-048 Hearing In the Matter of James McCall
Hearing (via Zoom) and in person: POST Commission, 84 State Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
Presiding Officer: Hon. Judith A. Cowin (Ret.)
Respondent: James McCall, pro se
Enforcement Counsel: Tara L. Chisholm, Esq.
The hearing will be conducted according to the adjudicatory rules of practice and procedure outlined in M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 10 and 11, 555 CMR 1.10, and 801 CMR 1.01, except as provided in 555 CMR 1.10(4).
In-person hearings are conducted at the POST Commission office:
Ellison Conference Room
84 State Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
*All adjudicatory proceedings conducted under 555 CMR 1.10 shall be public except where the Hearing Officer determines that full or limited closure is necessary to protect privacy interests and will not be contrary to the public interest. See 555 CMR 1.10(4)(a)2. Members of the public may attend open portions in person or view them remotely over Zoom.
All in-person attendees are reminded of the Commission’s policy prohibiting weapons in Commission offices and designated facilities.