As acondition precedent to submitting a grievance alleging a violation Section 1 of this Article, the Union and the employee involved shall sign and give to the Authority, on a form prepared by the Authority, a waiver of any and all rights to appeal the disciplinary action to any other forum including the Civil Service Commission. The waiver shall include a declaration that no other disciplinary review has been commenced. Section 5.

Candidates will remain responsible for all Massachusetts Civil Service Commission and the testing fees as well as any additional private tutoring on training. The Chief shall assign a high-ranking officer represented by the Association who is not a candidate for promotion to serve as a liaison to handle logistical issues related to the exam. There shall be no observers at the assessment center who are employed by the Medford Police Department.

It is clearly understood that the Arbitrator may not contradict or modify the terms of this Agreement or render a decision which is in conflict with the express provisions of this Agreement or any ordinance or law, rules or regulations of the Civil Service Commission or of any Retirement Board established by law, that are in effect at this time of ratification or any subsequent continuation, ratification or extension of this Agreement.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION One Ashburton Place, Room 503 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 727-2293 MICHAEL MILANOSKI and MEG ROSS, Appellants, v. D1-09-416 (MILANOSKI) D1-09-417 (ROSS) ATTLEBORO REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Respondent. Appellants Attorney: Colin R. Confoey, Esq. Kaplan and Confoey 225 Friend Street Boston, MA 02114 Respondents Attorney: Thomas W. Colomb, Esq.

The parties Agreement provides that, The Town and/or the Appointing Authority shall make appropriate advance arrangements with the Civil Service Commission to hold competitive examinations for the positions of Lieutenant, Captain and Deputy Chief at two year intervals. 42.In July 2013, Chief Stark requested that the Union agree to offer the Lieutena nts exam one year early to fill a vacant Lieutenant position.

In addition to that Grievance, Captain Murphy also filed an Appeal with the Civil Service Commission. Both the Grievance and the Civil Service Appeal protesting the Chiefs promotion to Deputy Chief have been contentious and extremely visible issues in the Fire Department ever since they arose in the beginning of the month of March, 2014. 3. The Union submitted Captain Murphys Grievance to Arbitration on June 9, 2014.

The City agrees that a change in title only, pursuant to a decision of the State Hum: Resources Division or the Civil Service Commission, of any job classification set for in the Appendix attached hereto, shall not affect the inclusion of that job classificatic in the bargaining unit. .

. > Shea appealed, and a divided panel of the respondent Civil Service Commission (CSC) reversed that ruling. HRD has filed a petition pursuant to G.L. . 304 which secks judicial review of the CSC s ruling in Sheas case. Pending the resolution of its appeal, HRD has filed a motion / Ve be FILES 76 ee ( "y td) which sceks to slay the enforcement of the CSC ruling in Sheas favor.

The Board postponed taking any action on May-Staffords request until it could receive further counsel from both the Civil Service Commission/Human Resources Division and its own legal counsel. On or about June 5, 2012, the Board met again in executive session with May- Stafford, who continued to hold the rank of Chief and was outside the bargaining unit. May-Stafford again requested that she be allowed to step down from the position of Chief.

The Union agrees to withdraw, and to refrain from instituting, any legal, equitable, or administrative action in any forum, including but not limited to the Civil Service Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the parties grievance procedure relating to the facts and circumstances giving rise to SUP-22-9134, and specifically includes the withdrawal of LRU # 21-095; 21-083; 21

No matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission, Board of Selectmen, Chief of Police or of any Retirement Board established by law shall be subject to grievance hereunder except as in Section 4 of this Article.