1 document · February 27, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · Promotional bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that the Town of Ludlow was reasonably justified in bypassing a highly qualified Ludlow police sergeant for the position of police lieutenant as another candidate’s detailed and passionate interview responses demonstrated more preparation and qualification for the

1 document · February 13, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Commission dismissed the original bypass appeal of a New Bedford Firefighter candidate as his appeal was untimely.

1 document · February 27, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Commission overturned the decision of Waltham Fire Department to bypass a candidate for appointment as a Firefighter due to a flawed review process where the candidate was not given an opportunity to address concerns about his background, truthfulness, and character.

1 document · February 25, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Superior Court affirmed the Commission’s decision to allow Human Resources Division’s motion to dismiss a Webster police sergeant’s consolidated appeals of HRD’s denials of his requests for additional training and experience points on four civil service promotional examinations.

1 document · February 27, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Commission dismissed the promotional bypass appeal of a Springfield Fire Department captain as his appeal was untimely.

1 document · February 27, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · Examination appeal dismissed. The Commission found that HRD was correct in deeming a Chicopee police officer ineligible to sit for a promotional examination as time spent in the Police Academy does not count as time actually served in a police force.

1 document · February 27, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · Other Appeal dated February 27, 2020 Skrodzki, Krysta v. Town of West Springfield 2/27/20

1 document · February 13, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Commission dismissed the reclassification appeal of a Department of Transitional Assistance Management Analyst as it did not qualify as a reclassification appeal and the Commission had no jurisdiction over the matter.

1 document · February 13, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Commission reduced the discharge of a Chicopee police sergeant to a demotion for untruthfulness during a previous incident that had resulted in a reprimand of incompetence, as his untruthfulness had been known for over six years and two other officers who engaged in the same misconduct had not been discharged.

1 document · February 27, 2020 · Civil Service Commission · The Commission affirmed the discharge of a Revere police officer who lied to state police, the Revere Police Department, and a mandatory reporter about an incident where her boyfriend had beaten and injured her young child.