The Commission allowed the appeal of a candidate whose appointment by the Mayor of Somerville to the position of Reserve Police Officer failed to receive confirmation of the Somerville City Council for reasons that involved unsubstantiated claims about the candidate’s alleged untruthfulness.
The Commission allowed the Appellant’s promotional bypass appeal based on the results of a DOC internal affairs investigation that was pending at the time of Appellant’s bypass. The result of that investigation was that the Appellant was not suspended, meaning that he would have been eligible for promotion.
The Commission allowed the Appellant's bypass appeal for firefighter, concluding that the reasons for bypass were unsupported or contrary to basic merit principles.
The Commission allowed the Appellant’s bypass appeal based on the Town's failure to show a nexus between one incident of misconduct as a teenager and his ability to serve as a police officer.
The Commission allowed the Appellant’s bypass appeal for original appointment as a permanent, full-time firefighter and ordered his reconsideration based on the many procedural flaws in the Everett Fire Department’s review process.
The Commission dismissed the Appellant's bypass appeal as he is currently unable to obtain a license to carry a firearm, which is a uniformly enforced requirement to be appointed as a Boston police of
The Commission denied the Appellant's bypass appeal for Correction Officer I based on inconsistent answers provided to the Department of Correction during the hiring process.
The Commission dismissed the Appellant's bypass appeal for Springfield police officer as she was unable to provide any evidence to show that she qualified for the residency preference, without which she was not reachable for consideration.
The Commission dismissed the Appellant's bypass appeal for police officer as it was untimely, but reserved the right to consider issues raised in this appeal as part of a broader, ongoing investigation of the Methuen Police Department.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a female Dedham police officer who was bypassed for promotion to Sergeant in favor of a male candidate, after finding that the promotional process was unlawfully influenced by a predisposition for the selected candidate and unjustified personal bias against the Appellant and an unr
