Eril Ligonde 595 Wilder Street Lowell, MA 01851 Dear Mr. Ligonde: Please be advised that you are hereby remo ved from the paid administrative leave that you were placed on effective October 14, 2015 and placed on unpaid administrative leave effec tive Thursday, December 24, 2015.
On March 13, 2017, I held a pre-hearing conference at the Armand Mercier Community Center in Lowell, MA, which was attended by Mr. Martin, his counsel and counsel for the Housing Authority. Prior to the pre-hearing, the Housing Authority 1 submitted a Motion to Dismiss the Appellants appeal, arguing that the Commission does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a Housing Authority employee who has been demoted.
Mercier Community Center, 21 Salem Street, Lowell MA 01854. On August 13, 2018, I held a full hearing at the same location. The full hearing was digitally recorded and both parties 1 received a CD of the proceeding.1 On October 19, 2018, the parties submitted post-hearing briefs in the form of proposed decisions. FINDINGS OF FACT: Twelve (12) exhibits were entered into evidence at the full hearing.
Assistant City Solicitor City of Lowell 375 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 Commissioner: Cynthia A. Ittleman DECISION The Appellant, Thomas Underwood (hereinafter "Mr. Underwood" or "Appellant"), filed a timely appeal with the Civil Service Commission (hereinafter "Commission") on April 26, 2017, under G.L. c. 31, s. 43, appealing the decision of the City of Lowell (City) to discipline him by suspending him for five (5) days.
Lowell School Department 135 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 By email only: jhall@lowell.k12.ma.us RE: Open Meeting Law Complaints Dear Attorney Hall: This office received a complaint from Laura Ortiz on December 2, 2023, a second complaint on December 31, 2023, and a third complaint on March 14, 2024, alleging that the Lowell School Committee (the Committee) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25.
Lowell, MA 01852 Commissioner: Cynthia Ittleman1 DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS/MOTION FOR SUMMARY DECISION On October 18, 2013, the Appellant, Eric DeJesus (Mr. DeJesus), pursuant to G.L. c. 31, 42, filed this appeal with the Civil Service Commission (Commission), regarding the decision of the City of Lowell (City or Respondent) to terminate his employment with the Lowell Fire Department (Department).
Rick Seccareccio, Esq. 177 Market Street Lowell, MA 01852 Appearance for Respondent: Strephon Treadway, Esq. Elizabeth Caiazzi, Esq. City of Chelsea Law Department 500 Broadway, Rm. 307 Chelsea, MA 02150 Commissioner: Christopher C. Bowman DECISION On March 1, 2018, the Appellant, Omar Martinez (Mr.
Mercier Community Center, 21 Salem Street, Lowell, MA 01854, which was followed by a full hearing at the same location on August 27, 2018.1 The full hearing 1 The Standard Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedure, 801 CMR 1.00, et seq., apply to adjudications before the Commission with Chapter 31 or any Commission rules taking precedence. 1 was digitally recorded and both parties received a CD of the proceeding.2 On October 26, 2018, the parties