CRYSTAL ELIZABETH NEUMEIER DIRECTOR BOARD MEMBER HARRIS FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER April 16, 2013 Susan Forgue Weiner 115 Orchard Street New Bedford, MA 02740 David Cressman, Town Administrator Town of Dartmouth 400 Slocum Road Dartmouth, MA 02747 Re: CAS-13-2719, Town of Dartmouth and Dartmouth Town Employees Association - SHOW CAUSE REQUEST Dear Ms. Weiner and Mr.

Fax Number St., New Bedford, MA 02740 Describe existing bargaining unit (attach additional sheets if necessary): Included See attached 12a. No. of employees in existing unit 12b. The incumbent Employee Organization was: originally Excluded 13. 508-993-8696 Attach a copy of the most recent certification and/or current recognition clause. Date on which the incumbent Employee 14.

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City of New Bedford, 20 MCSR 196 (2007) Especially in fiscal matters, the law is settled that an appointing authority has discretion to prudently manage its affairs and, when faced with competing demands for its limited funds, it has the right to decide the nature and level of its services and allocate its funds accordingly, and it retains the sole discretion to decide if and when to fill vacant positions, whether on a permanent or temporary basis

Box 973 New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Attorney Lee: I have received the petition of Schuyler Pisha, Esq., Legal Director of Immigration Law Programs at Catholic Social Services of Fall River, appealing the response of the Office of the District Attorney Bristol District (DAO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

Box 973 New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Attorney Lee: I have received your petition seeking reconsideration of a determination related to a public records request from Schuyler Pisha, Esq., Legal Director of Immigration Law Programs at Catholic Social Services of Fall River, to the Office of the District Attorney - Bristol District (DAO). G. L. c. 66, lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

Box 973 New Bedford, MA 02 740 Dear Attorney Lee: I have received the petition of Schuyler Pisha, Esq., Legal Director of Immigration Law Programs at Catholic Social Services of Fall River, appealing the response of the Office of the District Attorney Bristol District (DAO) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

City of New Bedford, 471 Mass. 446, 453-4 (2015). The City contends, [t]he requested record pertains to ongoing and incomplete litigation. These records concern an officer who is the subject of pending civil rights litigation and the release of the record could impact the ongoing proceedings; this record is exempt from disclosure and has been withheld accordingly.

City of New Bedford, 471 Mass. 446 (2015). Upon in camera inspection, I also found that the Town had met its burden of specificity in claiming Exemption (f) to withhold information whose disclosure would risk directly or indirectly identifying the voluntary witnesses involved. In light of this finding, I found it was unnecessary to opine on the Town's Exemption (c) claim.

City of New Bedford, 471 Mass. 446 (2015). In DaRosa, the SJC concluded that opinion work product that was prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial by or for a party or its representative falls within the scope of Exemption (d). Id. at 448. It also concluded that fact work product under Mass. R. Civ.

City of New Bedford, 471 Mass. 446 (2015). In DaRosa, the SJC concluded that opinion work product that was prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial by or for a party or its representative falls within the scope of Exemption (d). Id. at 448. It also concluded that fact work product under Mass. R. Civ.

City of New Bedford, 21 MCSR 127 (2008); Bartalomi v. City of Holyoke, 21 MCSR. 94 (2008); Dalrymple v. Town of Winthrop, 19 MCSR 379 (2006) A person who is bypassed is entitled under G.L.c.31,2(a) to appeal that decision for a review by the Commission to determine whether the bypass decision was reasonably justified. See, e.g., Commissioners of Civil Service v. Municipal Ct., 359 Mass. 211, 214 (1971), citing Selectmen of Wakefield v.

New Bedford, MA 02744 =) co Francis Hartig, Esq. Department of Conservation and Recreation U S w Tons 251 Causeway St. Boston, MA 02114 Tsuyoshi Fukuda, Esq. Human Resources Division One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Re: Milton Brightmanr v. Department of Conservation and Recreation, G2-07-217, CS-08-86 Dear Chairman Bowman, Mr.

City of New Bedford, 471 Mass. 446 (2015); Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. v. Division of Capital Asset Management, 449 Mass. 444 (2007)); materials pertaining to juvenile delinquency cases (G.L. c. 119, 60A); Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) (G.L. c. 4, 7(26)(a); G.L. c. 6, 167A, 172); reports of rape, sexual assault, or domestic violence (G.L. c. 4, 7(26)(a); G.L. c. 41, 97D); and personnel files (G.L. c. 4, 7 (26) (c)) .