CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 JOSEPH G. GRASSI, Appellant v. E-11-45 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, Respondent. Appellants Attorney: Pro Se Joseph G. Grassi Respondents Attorney: Martha OConnor, Esq. Human Resources Division One Ashburton Place: Room 211 Boston, MA 02108 Commissioner: Christopher C. Bowman DECISION The Appellant, Joseph G.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 PAUL MACCARONE, Appellant v. E-10-160 CITY OF LAWRENCE, Respondent Appellants Attorney: Paul T. Hynes, Esq. Angoff, Goldman, Manning, Wanger, Hynes & Dunlap, P.C. 100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203 Norwood, MA 02062 Respondent's Attorney: Anne L. Randazzo, Esq.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 MICHAEL OTTOMANIELLO & DANIEL LUKASIK, Appellant v.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 RE: Tracking Number: I-15-137 Request by Nicholas Suneson and three (3) others1 to investigate the City of Fall River Fire Departments requirements that laid off Fall River firefighters submit to a medical evaluation, including substance abuse test, as a condition of re-employment. Appearance for Petitioners: Patrick Bryant, Esq.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 CHRISTOPHER LINK, Appellant v. E-18-188 E-18-195 CITY OF HAVERHILL & HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, Respondents Appearance for Appellant: Stephen C. Pfaff, Esq. Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP 101 Summer Street Boston, MA 02110 Appearance for City of Haverhill: Timothy D. Zessin, Esq.

A full hearing with sworn testimony was held at the Civil Service Commission (Commission) on January 15, 2008 and January 25, 1 2008. Chief of Police James J. Hurley (Chief Hurley), West Boylston Chief of Police Dennis W. Minnich (Chief Minnich) and Massachusetts State Trooper Brian C. Shanks (Trooper Shanks) testified on behalf of the Appointing Authority. The Appellant testified on his own behalf.

Civil Service Commission, 408 Mass. 292 (1990). Moreover, the Commission has held in numerous decisions, supported by 38 appellate caselaw, that its function is not one of substituting judgment for that of the Appointing Authority. City of Cambridge v. Civil Service Commission, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 304 (1997); School Committee of Salem v. Civil Service Commission, 348 Mass. 696, 699 (1965).

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617)727-2293 SUFFOLK, ss. MARIA FERNANDES, Appellant v. C-15-95 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Respondent Appearance for Appellant: Stephen Kobialka1 Marc Dobrusin, Esq. Appearance for Respondent: Elisabeth M. Baker, Esq. Labor Counsel Office of Labor Relations Department of Revenue P.O. Box 9553 Boston, MA 02114-9553 Commissioner: Cynthia A.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 CHRISTOPHER BULGER, Appellant, v. G1-05-399 CITY OF QUINCY, Respondent. Appellants Attorney: James W. Simpson, Esq. 7 Park Street: Suite 209 Attleboro, MA 02073 Respondents Attorney: Kevin J. Madden, Esq. City of Quincy 1305 Hancock Street Quincy, MA 02169 Commissioner: Christopher C.

Decision mailed: | IG}10 ivi i mmissi _ Wl Service Go CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place: Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 KEVIN McGRAIL, Appellant v. TOWN Docket No: G1-08-149 OF MARSHFIELD, Respondent Attorney for Appellant: Joseph G. Donnellan, Atty. Rogal & Donnellan, P.C 100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203 Norwood, MA 02062 (781) 455-7100 Attorney for Respondent: John J.