Murray Supervisor of Records August 14, 2019 SPR19/1589 Suzam1e McCormick - de Boer Public Schools of Brookline Administration and Finance 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 0244 Dear Ms. McCormick - de Boer: I have received your petition on behalf of the Brookline Public Schools (School) requesting an extension of time to produce records. G. L. c. 66, lO(d)(iv).

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BROOKLINE OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS Town Hall, 5 th Floor, 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: 617-730-2430 Fax 6\7-264-6451 www.brookline.k12.rna.us Susan WolfDitkoff, Chairman Barbara Scotto, Vice Chairman P.H .

Cohen, Esq. 90 Verndale Street Brookline, MA 02446 DECISION 1 Attorney Gilbert, after submitting a post-hearing brief, subsequently filed a notice of withdrawal as counsel and instructed the Commission to direct any future correspondence to the Appellant at _____. 1 Procedural History of Instant Appeals On February 2, 2010, the Appellants filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission (Commission) challenging the temporary promotion of Paul OConnor

Murray Supervisor of Records August 17, 2021 SPR21/2033 Amanda Williams Records Clerk Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms. Williams: I have received the petition of Phyllis Karas appealing the response of the Brookline Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Ms. Karas requested records regarding a murder investigation.

Her prior employment includes five years with the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, handling permitting and regulations, and approximately ten years for the Town of Brookline, first in the Building Department and then as a Health Inspector, where she began to handle lead and asbestos abatement issues. (Exh. 2; Testimony of Appellant) 2.

Town of Brookline v. Alston, 487 Mass. 278, 396 (2021), citing G.L. c. 31, 43 (if the Commission finds a lack of just cause, it shall reverse such action and the person concerned shall be returned to his position without loss of compensation or other rights . . ."). CONCLUSION For the above reasons: 1. The plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED. 2. The defendants Cross-Motion for 3. FINAL Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED.

Town of Brookline v. Alston, 487 Mass. 278, 292 (2021), quoting Doherty v. Civil Serv. Commn, 486 Mass. 487, 493 (2020). The role of the [C]ommission [is] to determine whether the [appointing authority] proved, by a preponderance of evidence, just cause for the action taken. Boston Police Dept v. Collins, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 408, 411 (2000).

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 2, 2025 SPR24/3409 Amanda Williams Records Clerk Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms. Williams: I have received the petition of Hanna Kim, Esq. appealing the response of the Brookline Police Department (Department) to a request for public records.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 27, 2024 SPR24/3412 Neil Harrington Traffic/Records Division Supervisor Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Mr.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 21, 2023 SPR23/0224 Amanda Williams Records Clerk Brookline Police Department 350 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445 Dear Ms.