City of Beverly, 78 Mass.App.Ct. 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).

Ct. 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).

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).

Pearlstein, 334 Mass. 33, 35-36 (1956); City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass.App.Ct. 726, 728, rev. denied, 440 Mass. 1108 (2003); Police Dept of Bos. v. Collins, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 411, 721 N.E.2d 928, rev. denied, 726 N.E.2d 413 (2000); MclIsaac v. Civil Serv. Commm, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 473, 477 (1995); City of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, 334, rev. denied, 390 Mass. 1102 (1983).

In its review, the commission is to find the facts afresh, and in doing so, the commission is not limited to examining the evidence that was before the appointing authority. 13 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); McIssac v. Civil Service Commn, 38 Mass.App.Ct. 437, 477 (1995); Town of Watertown v. Arria, 16 Mass.App.Ct. 331, rev.den., 390 Mass. 1102 (1983).

City of Leominster v. Stratton, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 726, 728 (2003). City of Beverly v. Civil Service Commission, 78 Mass. App. Ct. 182, 188 (2010). The record shows that the town of Dartmouth accused Sgt. Condez of four incidents of misconduct relating to: (1) an upgrade of the police departments computers in 2010; (2) a disruption of the police departments computers in 2013; (3) a polygraph examination of Sgt.

City of Leominster, 23 MLC 62, 66 (1996) (citing Hanson School Committee, 1671 considered implement in changes determining whether in terms and impasse has 5 MLC (1979)). Factors been reached include: bargaining history, the good faith of the parties, the length of negotiations, the importance of the issues to which there is disagreement and the contemporaneous understanding of the parties concerning the state of the negotiations.

Counsellors at Law 6 Grove Avenue Leominster, MA 01453 Appearance for Respondent: Eamonn Sullivan, Esq. Department of Correction 50 Maple Street Milford, MA 01757 Commissioner: Angela C. McConney SUMMARY OF DECISION The Commission denied the Appellants bypass appeal, finding that the Department of Correction had reasonable justification to bypass him for original appointment to the position of correction officer because of his prior misconduct.

WEBER COMMISSIONER Direct: oo (617) 988-6603 e-mail: felicia.sullivan@ state.ma.us June 6, 2014 | Chabre Barnaby 86 Belmont Road Leominster, MA 01453 Re: Results of 5/23/14 Grievance Meeting: Union Member Chabre Barnaby Dear Ms.