Botelho, Matthew v. Town of Fairhaven 5/15/25

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Town of Fairhaven to bypass a candidate for Police Chief based on the selected candidate’s superior performance during a well-designed, structured interview process, which demonstrated that the selected candidate was the better choice to lead the Police Department.

This record is part of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission Decisions collection.

Agency
Civil Service Commission
Appeal Type
Bypass Appeal
Summary
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Town of Fairhaven to bypass a candidate for Police Chief based on the selected candidate’s superior performance during a well-designed, structured interview process, which demonstrated that the selected candidate was the better choice to lead the Police Department.
Documents
Original Source

This record was sourced from the website of the Civil Service Commission. All decisions of the commission from 2006 to present are available on that site.

Botelho, Matthew v. Town of Fairhaven 5/15/25

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Town of Fairhaven to bypass a candidate for Police Chief based on the selected candidate’s superior performance during a well-designed, structured interview process, which demonstrated that the selected candidate was the better choice to lead the Police Department.

This record is part of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission Decisions collection.

Agency
Civil Service Commission
Appeal Type
Bypass Appeal
Summary
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Town of Fairhaven to bypass a candidate for Police Chief based on the selected candidate’s superior performance during a well-designed, structured interview process, which demonstrated that the selected candidate was the better choice to lead the Police Department.
Documents
Original Source

This record was sourced from the website of the Civil Service Commission. All decisions of the commission from 2006 to present are available on that site.