Box 246 Leominster, MA 01453 RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Angelini: This office received a complaint filed by Peter and Jill E. Mann (the complainants) alleging that the Narragansett Regional School Committee (the Committee) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25. The complaint was originally filed with the Committee on or about March 29, 2014, and the Committee responded by letter dated May 22, 2014.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 12, 2024 SPR24/2212 Sergeant Matthew Fallon Records Division Leominster Police Department 116 Central Street Leominster, MA 01453 Dear Sergeant Fallon: On August 5, 2024, this office received your petition on behalf of the Leominster Police Department (Department) seeking permission to charge for

AFSCME Council 93 8 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 Respondents Representative: Ann Marie Stoica Director of Human Resources Leominster Public Schools 24 Church Street Leominster, MA 01453 Commissioner: Christopher C. Bowman INTERIM ORDER The Appellants in this case are employees of the Leominster School Department, three of whom are permanent junior building custodians and two of whom are permanent senior building custodians.

City of Leominster v. Stratton. 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003). In a review of a bypass for original appointment under c. 31 s. 2(b), the Commission must determine whether a preponderance of the evidence demonstrates 15 that the reasons for the bypass were, more probably than not, sound and sufficient. Mayor of Revere v. Civil Service Commission. 31 Mass. App. Ct. 315, 320-321 (1991).

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police 7 Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, rev.den., 390 Mass. 1102 (1983).

Id. at 187 (quoting City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev. den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003)). The commissions task, however, is not to be accomplished on a wholly blank slate. Falmouth v. Civil Serv. Commn, 447 Mass. 814, 823 (2006).

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108, (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477, (1995); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, rev.den., 390 Mass. 1102, 453 N.E.2d 1231 (1983).

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev. den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev. den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v.

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108, (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass App.Ct. 473, 477, (1995); Town of Watertown v.

See also City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev.den., 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Boston v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 408, 411, rev.den., 726 N.E.2d 417 (2000); McIsaac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v.