The Commission unanimously upheld the discharge of a Lawrence police officer who abandoned a service detail, took an unauthorized leave from duty for 5-days, and threatened a superior officer while later lying to the Chief of Police about those same threats.
The Appeals Court affirmed a Superior Court decision that upheld the Commission's decision to affirm the bypass of a candidate for District Chief in the Springfield Fire Department.
Promotional bypass appeal denied. The Appellant's poor interview performance provided the Springfield Fire Department with reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant for the position of District Fire Chief
Classification appeal denied. The Appellant was unable to show that she performed the level distinguishing duties of Program Coordinator I a majority of the time.
