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Hearing in the Matter of James McCall

POST Commission 84 State Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

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.

Pre-Hearing Conference in the Matter of William Castro

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Case No. 2025-010 Pre-Hearing Conference In the Matter of William Castro (via Zoom)
Presiding Officer: Hon. Kenneth J. Fishman (Ret.)
Respondent’s Counsel: Walter H. Jacobs, Esq.
Enforcement Counsel: Timothy D. Hartnett, 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). *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. 

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Public Meeting

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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

Public Meeting #62
April 17, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Remote Participation via Zoom
Meeting ID: 917 9733 4493

1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Minutes
a) March 20, 2025
3) Executive Director Report – Enrique A. Zuniga
a) Certification Update
b) Budget Update
c) Administrative Update
4) Division of Standards Semi-Annual Report – Matthew P. Landry
5) Legal Update – Randall E. Ravitz and Annie E. Lee
a) Agency Certification Initiative
i) Discussion of draft standard on the use of force
ii) Discussion of draft standard on officer response procedures
b) Relinquishment of Certification
i) Discussion of proposed policy
6) Matters not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting
7) 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-2023-12-19-06
ii) PI-2025-010
iii) PI-2025-004
b) Division of Standards request to enter into voluntary decertification or suspension agreement in the following cases:
i) PI-2024-063
ii) PI-2023-04-13-015
iii) PI-2025-009
c) Update on the following Preliminary Inquiry matter:
i) PI-2024-059
d) Division of Standards request for approval to conduct Preliminary Inquiries in the following cases:
i) PI-2025-018
ii) PI-2025-019
iii) PI-2025-020
iv) PI-2025-021
v) PI-2025-022
vi) PI-2025-023
e) Approval of the minutes of the Executive Session of March 20, 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.

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