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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.
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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 dismissed the appeal of a UMASS Amherst employee seeking reclassification to the position of Technical Specialist II (TS II) wherethe undisputed facts show that he does not perform the level distinguishing duties of a TS II, and the request is more closely related to a change in pay grade.
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The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Lowell Police Officer as the Commission lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals related to a written reprimand.
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The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Clerk IV who was terminated from DCF as she never attained civil service permanency in any position, including Clerk IV, thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction regarding this termination.
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The Commission affirmed the decision of the Westfield Police Commission to bypass a candidate for sergeant regarding one candidate but overturned a second bypass due to procedural flaws and indicia of impermissible bias