The Commission dismissed the appeal of a probationary Holyoke firefighter who was terminated based on performance related reasons as the Commission lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal of civil service employees who have not completed their probationary period.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a state employee seeking reclassification to the position of Forester II as he performs the level distinguishing duties of this classification more than 50% of the time and he performs the supervisory responsibilities associated with this position.
The Commission affirmed the Town of Southbridge’s decision to suspend a police officer for five days based on her failure to follow policies and procedures when responding to a report of animal abuse and her misuse of an emergency personal day.
