Our collections contain 2,644 items and 2,646 documents where this agency is the custodian.
Listed below are the newest items we have received from Civil Service Commission. Click here for the complete list.
The Commission denied a Section 42 Procedural Appeal brought by a Firefighter terminated from his position with the Quincy Fire Department (QFD), concluding that the Appellant had not been prejudiced by the failure of the Appointing Authority to reopen the appointing authority hearing prior to his termination.
The City of Revere had just cause to suspend the Appellant for five days where he twice refused the Fire Chief’s order to file a report immediately. The refusal was not the first time that the Appellant had refused to immediately follow a superior officer’s order and continued a pattern of poor decision-making.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) to bypass a candidate for appointment as an Environmental Police Officer A/B (EPO A/B) as he does not possess the minimum entrance requirements specified for the position by MEP.
Bypass Appeal dated September 24, 2024 Lynch, Michael v. Town of Arlington - Related Superior Court Decision 9/24/24
A majority of the Commission voted to modify the decision of the Boston Police Department, reducing a 15-day suspension of a police officer to a 10-day suspension based on the lack of any prior discipline, and the fact that this offense took place eight years ago with no other issues.
The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold the termination of a Holyoke Police Officer.
The Superior Court affirmed a Commission decision upholding a suspension issued to a Lowell Police Officer.
The Commission upheld the one-day suspension of a Wareham Police Officer who engaged in rude and discourteous verbal behavior toward a superior officer and the Wareham Assistant Town Administrator and who also had a history of reprimands for prior discourteous behavior toward his superior officers and the public.
The Commission denied the request of a Boston police officer to have his 5-day suspension (with only 3 days served) reduced to a 1-day suspension based on the undisputed facts related to the officer’s failure to activate his body-worn camera during an incident that involved a discharge of his weapon.
A majority of the Commission granted the bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointment as a police officer for the Boston Police Department. The candidate’s history of temporary ex parte restraining orders was not a reasonable justification for bypassing him, especially considering that the orders were dismissed.
The Commission upheld HRD’s decision that the Appellant was ineligible to take the March 25, 2023, Worcester Fire Captain examination because she failed to meet the statutory requirement of being employed in the Worcester Fire Department for at least one year after being certified for the position of Fire Lieutenant.
The Commission allowed the reclassification appeal of a nurse at Western Massachusetts Hosptial as she was able to show that she performed the level distinguishing duties of an RN V a majority of the time.
The Commission upheld the decision of the Mass. Environmental Police to bypass a candidate for Env. Police Officer A/B as the candidate was unable to show that he met the minimum entrance requirements for the position.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for police office based on an incident that resulted in criminal charges against him and during which the candidate was uncooperative with the responding officers.
The Commission overturned the decision of the Plymouth Police Department to bypass a candidate for police officer and ordered that he be given one additional consideration for appointment after concluding that the candidate was not given the same consideration as other candidates, including a full and fair interview.
The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to overturn the demotion of a police sergeant as the Town failed to show just cause for the demotion.
The Commission the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass the Appellant for police officer based in part on the Appellant’s failure to notify police that a firearm was in the trunk of his car when it was stolen.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass the Appellant as a candidate for appointment as a permanent, full-time police officer due to his lengthy driving record including numerous moving violations, driving infractions, and warnings.
The Civil Service Commission upheld the Boston Police Department’s decision to bypass the Appellant based upon his work history, criminal history and lack of good judgment
The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of the Appellant based on the undisputed fact that he failed to meet the medical standards related to eye examinations required of police officers.
The Commission denied the Appellant’s reclassification appeal given that she was unable to show that she regularly performed the level-distinguishing duties of a Customer Service Representative III more than 50% of the time.
The Commission modified the 4-tour suspension of a Boston firefighter to a two-tour suspension because the Boston Fire Department failed to prove two of the three charges of misconduct against him.
A majority of the Commission denied the appeal of a firefighter seeking to overturn his termination, concluding that the Worcester Fire Department had just cause to terminate him for insubordination related to his unwillingness to adhere to a rehabilitation agreement to return to work.
The Commission overturned the termination of a Trooper as the State Police was unable to prove that he was untruthful regarding details related to a traffic stop. The Commission upheld that portion of the discipline related to body cam procedures, reducing the termination to a 1-day suspension.
We may have records that reference Civil Service Commission but originated from other agencies. Search StateReference for all records mentioning Civil Service Commission.
You may also wish to browse the agency's website at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/civil-service-commission