The Commission denied the request of a Wareham Police Officer to investigate the Town’s decision not to permanently fill a vacancy for police sergeant from the existing eligible list.
The Commission issued a final response regarding an investigation into matters related to the promotional process in the Bridgewater Police Department.
The Commission denied the request of a Fall River Fire Captain to investigate matters related to the promotion of a Temporary Deputy Fire Chief as there was no reasonable expectation that he would be able to show any violation of the civil service law or rules on the part of the City.
As part of an ongoing investigation, the Commission issued an interim order restoring permanency to a police lieutenant who has shown that he had no role in the alleged misconduct still under investigation.
The Commission declined a renewed request for investigation regarding appointments through the Boston Fire Cadet program for the same reasons as the initial request and because HRD has now formally approved the Cadet program as required.
The Commission denied a request for investigation related to the Fire Captain examination due to mootness after HRD made a score adjustment after completing an audit.
The Commission denied a CO I / Head Cook’s request for investigation as he could not show that he has been aggrieved by the Department of Correction (DOC)’s permissible use of provisional appointments to fill certain positions after exhausting the eligible list of candidates for those positions.
The Commission declined a request for investigation regarding Boston firefighter appointments through the Fire Cadet program based on jurisdictional grounds and because there was a lack of evidence to show that the appointments were not consistent with merit principles.
The Commission declined the request of a Fall River fire lieutenant to open an investigation as it appears that the Department's plan for filling an upcoming vacancy for fire captain is consistent with the civil service law and rules.
The Commission, after thorough review, denied a firefighter candidate's request to investigate whether HRD erred by removing his Newton residency preference after HRD discovered that it was granted as a result of administrative error.
