Civil Service Decisions

The City of Newton has proven by a preponderance of the evidence that it had reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant for original appointment to the position of permanent full-time police officer. based on the Appellant’s negative professional references, untruthfulness and unsuitability

Bypass appeal for fire alarm operator denied. The Appellant was not in compliance with the Department's policies regarding visible tattoos.

The Commission upheld the City’s decision to bypass the Appellant as a reserve fighter based on the Appellant’s inconsistent and/or incomplete responses on her application and during her interview.

The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to modify the Appellant's discipline from a 30-day suspension to a 10-day suspension.

The City had just cause to suspend the Appellant for misconduct, including referring to her supervisor in obscene terms, but the level of discipline imposed was not justified. Suspension modified from 30 days to 10 days.

The Commission opted not to initiate an investigation regarding HRD's decision not to score the September 2022 police promotional examinations, citing the need to focus on the administration of the reformatted exams scheduled for September 2023.