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On August 14, 2019, I held a pre-hearing conference at the Springfield State Building in Springfield, MA which was attended by Captain Hawthorne, the Citys Fire Chief and counsel for the City. 3. As part of the pre-hearing conference, Mr. Hawthorne indicated that, upon review of Commission decisions, he was now aware that the Commission does not grant promotional civil service seniority dates.

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 24, 2025 SPR25/1646 Otto Frizzell Town Clerk Town of West Springfield 26 Central Street, Suite 32 West Springfield, MA 01089 Dear Mr. Frizzell: I have received the petition of Kristine Barberi appealing the response of the Town of West Springfield (Town) to a request for public records. See G.

See City of Springfield, 24 MLC 50, 54 (1998); City of Worcester, 5 MLC 1108, 1111 (1978). To satisfy the second and third statutory criteria, the Commission considers the impact of the proposed effectively and employees to effective bargaining efficiently deliver unit structure upon a public employer's public services, while safeguarding the representation.

City of Springfield, 23 MCSR 243 (2010) (adverse inference from appellants failure to testify 32 taken into account, but appeal allowed, in part; appointing authoritys decision modified by the Commission); Heady v. Town of Great Barrington, 20 MCSR 209 (2007) (same) Finally, I note that, at the appointing authority level hearing, Ms. Silverman had before her most, if not all, of the relevant medical records from Dr.

See City of Springfield, 41 MLC 393, MUP-12-2466 (June 30, 2015). 7

New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 911, 83 Mass.App.Ct. 376 (2013); and City of Springfield v. United Public Service Employees Union, 89 Mass.App.Ct. 255 (2016). However, Boston v BPPA (2005) was also cited in an unpublished opinion involving the Commission. Boston Police Department v. David Suppa and Civil Service Commission, 79 Mass.App.Ct. 1121 (2011).

City of Springfield, 23 MCSR 23 (2010) (4-1 decision; 8 year old disciplinary record) In sum, rehabilitation involves shared roles of earning and giving second chances which carry responsibilities for both the applicant and the appointing authority and must be decided on a case-by-case basis.