Town of Burlington v. McCarthy, 60 Mass.App.Ct. 914, 915 (2004). The essential issue being evaluated in a bypass appeal to the Commission remains whether or not the appointing authority has reasonable justification, under basic merit principles, to select a candidate whose performance on the civil service qualifying examination placed him 9 lower than the bypassed candidate, thus skipping over a higher ranked candidate for a valid reason.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 19, 2025 SPR25/0403 Kate Curtis-Bozio Problem-Solving Analyst Administrative Assistant Burlington Police Department 45 Center Street Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Ms.

Ro BBO #63713 1, Assistant City Solicitor City of Lowell Law Department 375 Merrimack Street, 3" Floor Lowell MA 01852-5909 Tel: 978-674-4050 Fax: 978-453-1510 krossetti@lowellma.gov CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true copy of the above document was served upon counsel to the Union, Erin DeRenzis, Esq., AFSCME Council 93, 7 Bedford Street, Unit A, Burlington MA 01803, via first-class mail, on January 24, 2014. Kenneth J.

WITTNER DIRECTOR CHAIR ELIZABETH NEUMEIER BOARD MEMBER HARRIS FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER JUNE 25, 2013 James Breslin AFSCME, Council 93 7 Bedford Street, Suite A Burlington, MA 01803 Christine O'Connor, City Solicitor City of Lowell 375 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 RE: PS-13-2922 Lowell, City of and AFSCME, Council 93, AFL-CIO (DPW, Clerical, 12 Depts. etc.)

AFSCME, Council 93, AFL-CIO 7 Bedford Street Burlington, MA 01803 Jamie Kenny, Esq. Clifford & Kenny 31 Schoosett Street, Suite 405 Pembroke, MA 02359 RE: MUP-19-7135 AFSCME, COUNCIL 93, AFL-CIO AND CITY OF MALDEN Dear Mr. Mckenna and Ms. Kenny: Please be advised that the Department of Labor Relations has decided to administratively close the above-referenced case as requested by the Parties, for thirty (30) days or until FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2019.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 5, 2024 SPR24/2984 Kate CurtisBozio ProblemSolving Analyst Administrative Assistant Burlington Police Department Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Ms.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 12, 2024 SPR24/3008 Kate Curtis-Bozio Problem-Solving Analyst Administrative Assistant Burlington Police Department 45 Center Street Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Ms.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 21, 2025 SPR25/0775 Kate CurtisBozio ProblemSolving Analyst Administrative Assistant Burlington Police Department Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Ms.

Town of Burlington, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 914, 915 (2004). Analysis In Beverly, a candidate for police officer was bypassed for appointment because he was terminated from his previous employer for serious misconduct the unauthorized access of the voicemail accounts of other employees.

Town of Burlington, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 914, 915 (2004). Analysis The City argues that it conducted a fair and impartial hiring process in which all candidates were given equal consideration. As part of that process, the City argues that it had sound and sufficient reasons to bypass Mr. Phillips due to his poor interview performance. Specifically, the City states that Mr.

Town of Burlington, 60 Mass.App.Ct. 914, 915 (2004). Analysis Honesty is a required trait of any person seeking a public safety career and evidence of untruthfulness is a valid reason for bypassing a candidate for the position of firefighter.