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The Commission denied a 2-part appeal brought by a candidate who took the Correction Officer II examination as did not first make a timely request for review with HRD and because he did not the meet the definition of a veteran.
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A majority of the Commission allowed the examination appeal of a Brockton Police Lieutenant, concluding that, under the specific facts of this case, the Appellant’s time as a UMass Lowell police officer should be properly credited toward determining his eligibility for a 2-point, 25-year preference.
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The Commission denied an examination appeal brought by a candidate who took the 2025 Boston Fire Department (BFD) Fire Lieutenant promotional examination but failed to complete the ECT&E component by filing the required ECT&E on-line claim.
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The Commission, after thorough review, denied a firefighter candidate's request to investigate whether HRD erred by removing his Newton residency preference after HRD discovered that it was granted as a result of administrative error.
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The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision which overturned the City of New Bedford's decision to terminate the employment of a Deputy Fire Chief.
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The Commission affirmed the Town of Southbridge’s decision to suspend a police officer for five days based on her failure to follow policies and procedures when responding to a report of animal abuse and her misuse of an emergency personal day.
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The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Fire Department to suspend a District Fire Chief for four tours of duty based on his off-duty misconduct, including violation of the Department’s social media policy.
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The Commission allowed, in part, the appeal of a candidate for DOC Captain, concluding that HRD erroneously denied her proper credit on the E&E component for time spent as an acting captain and ordered an evidentiary hearing on the Appellant’s claims for specialty assignment credit.
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The Commission allowed the examination appeal of a candidate for Medford Police Lieutenant concluding that the method employed for calculating the Appellant’s length of prior service as a MPD Patrol Officer was unreasonable and arbitrary.
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The Commission dismissed the appeal of a non-selected candidate for a provisional appointment as the City’s appointment process complied with the civil service law; the selected candidate was qualified for the position; and the non-selected candidate did not possess the minimum requirements.