Meeting summary: The meeting began with approval of the August 4, 2022 meeting minutes, followed by the Executive Director’s report and a finance and administrative update. The General Counsel provided updates on several regulatory matters, including draft regulations on databases and information dissemination, and recertification regulations under 555 CMR 7.00. The Commission also discussed the certification of Humane Society officers, draft regulations for the certification of school resource officers, and joint guidance regarding the application of Chapter 123, Section 12 in relation to the use of force.

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Executive Director Report (PPT)

Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: The meeting began with approval of the September 8, 2022 meeting minutes, followed by the Executive Director’s report and a finance and administrative update. The General Counsel provided an update on draft regulations concerning databases and the dissemination of information, as well as proposed amendments to the use of force regulations under 555 CMR 6.00. The Commission also reviewed draft regulations for the certification of school resource officers and heard a presentation on the certification of constables.

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Executive Director report (PPT)

Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: The meeting began with approval of the October 13, 2022 meeting minutes. The Executive Director provided updates on officer certification and the public complaint form. The General Counsel presented proposed draft regulations related to initial certification, including provisions for independent applicants and constables under 555 CMR 9.00, as well as regulations on disseminating information about certified status. The Commission also discussed the delegation of authority for issuing immediate and administrative suspensions.

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Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: The meeting began with approval of the November 22, 2022 meeting minutes. The Executive Director provided updates on officer suspensions, staffing developments, and regulatory progress. The Commission reviewed proposed draft regulations concerning regulatory actions and advisory opinions, and received hearing updates on the Regulations on Databases and Dissemination of Information (555 CMR 8.00) and the Specialized Certification of School Resource Officers (555 CMR 10.00). The General Counsel presented a proposed policy on the designation of hearing officers for adjudicatory hearings and discussed the definition of “conviction” under G.L. c. 6E, § 1, including the treatment of Continuances Without a Finding (CWOF). The meeting also addressed the process for evaluating the Executive Director.

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Executive Director’s Report

Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: Executive Director Enrique Zuniga provided a report on officer suspensions and updates on two proposed regulations: 555 CMR 8.00 covering databases and the dissemination of information, and 555 CMR 11.00, related to Regulatory Action and Advisory Opinions. The meeting also included updates from the General Counsel and the Finance and Administration teams.

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Meeting summary: Executive Director Enrique Zuniga provided a report that included an update on disciplinary records, a certification update (including a list of officers not certified), and a presentation of the draft annual report. He also shared a personnel update and announced the appointment of Matthew Landry as Director of Standards. The Commission received updates on proposed regulations for Databases and Dissemination of Information (555 CMR 8.00) and Regulatory Action and Advisory Opinions (555 CMR 11.00). The meeting concluded with a Finance update on the FY24 Budget and the organizational chart.

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Executive Director Report (PDF)

Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: The Executive Director provided a report on the certification of officers with last names I–P and administrative suspensions. The meeting included a budget update and a legal update focused on the collection of information related to uses of force, injuries, and deaths. The Commission also reviewed proposed regulations concerning the Initial Certification of Officers and the Initial or Renewed Certification of Independently Applying Officers, including constables (555 CMR 9.00).

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