As part of the pre-hearing conference, relying on documentation provided by the BFD and the states Human Resources Division (HRD), the parties agreed that Mr. Depinas name appeared on Certification No. 04922 and that he was tied in the 19th rank with other candidates, some of whom were appointed. Importantly, no candidate ranked below 19th was appointed from this Certification.

Sciara), who serves as the President of the local firefighters union in Hull, filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission (Commission) asking that: the Town of Hull be ordered to request that the [Fire Captain] examination be offered to its eligible firefighters and that [the states Human Resources Division] HRD be ordered to make that test available to eligible Hull firefighters.

The states Human Resources Division (HRD), or the City of Amesbury (City) in its delegated capacity, shall revive the Certification initially used to promote Lt. LeSage in or around October of 2023. No further eligible list for Fire Lieutenant in Amesbury shall be established until such time as the provisions of paragraphs 4 through 6 below are fully complied with. 4.

Lee, (hereafter Lee or Appellant), seeks review of the Human Resources Divisions (hereafter HRD) decision approving the reasons, (G.L. c. 31 27) proffered by the Respondent-Appointing Authority, Boston Police Department (hereafter, Department, BPD or Appointing Authority), for the bypass of the Appellant for original appointment to the position of Boston police officer.

As part of this investigation, the Fire Department and the states Human Resources Division (HRD), as part of a procedural order issued by the Commission on March 24, 2011, were required to produce various records, which they did. Based on a review of those records and comments received by the Fire Department and HRD, I prepared a draft chronology of events which formed the basis of questions posed at the hearing.

Lima passed the civil service examination for firefighter administered by the Massachusetts Human Resources Division (HRD). His name was placed on the eligible list established on November 1, 2014. (Administrative Notice, [Finding Nos 4 thru 7, Lima I) 5. Mr. Lima was initially considered for appointment as a Somerville Reserve Firefighter in July 2015 when his name appeared on Certification 03043.

Although the Respondent recently appointed her to an RN-V position, the Appellant is entitled to a reclassification retroactive to the date she filed her appeal with the Human Resources Division. 1 The Commission acknowledges the assistance of Law Clerk Daniel Taylor in the drafting of this Tentative Decision. As the duly appointed Presiding Officer, I am filing this initial decision with the Commission today. Pursuant to 801 Code Mass.

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Amiss), filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission, contesting: 1) the decision of the Westfield Fire Commission (City) to bypass him for original appointment to the position of firefighter / paramedic; and 2) the decision of the states Human Resources Division (HRD) to allow the Citys request to remove his name from the eligible list of firefighter candidates in the City via PAR.09.