Civil Service Decisions

The Commission denied the Appellant’s bypass appeal for reserve firefighter based on his prior discipline as a City employee.

The Commission denied an education and experience (E&E) examination appeal brought by a candidate who took the 2025 Parole Officer C/D Promotional Examination as he failed to pass the examination and the E&E points he is seeking would not change that result.

The Commission affirmed the bypass of a candidate for original appointment to the Holyoke Fire Department given that their preferential treatment based upon residency could not be verified.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s bypass appeal after concluding that no bypass occurred as no candidate ranked below him was appointed to the position of Lawrence firefighter.

The Commission denied an examination appeal brought by a candidate who took the 2025 Institutional Parole Officer Promotional Examination, as her “fair test” appeal was untimely and her E&E scores, after review by HRD, were determined to have been properly calculated.