Civil Service Decisions

By agreement of the parties, the Commission issued an order resolving a promotional bypass appeal for temporary fire lieutenant by reminding the Town to comply with all civil service law and rules, including written notification of reasons to bypassed candidates.

The Commission affirmed the Town of Winchester’s decision to bypass a candidate for promotional appointment to the position of Fire Lieutenant based on overall interview performance and the candidate’s inability to fully articulate the duties of a fire lieutenant in a scenario-based assessment.

The Commission dismissed the examination appeal of Correction Officer I who took the promotional examination for Correction Officer II as he has no reasonable expectation of showing that his prior employment as a Therapeutic Safety Technician at Bridgewater State Hospital was comparable to CO duties.

Reclassification appeal allowed. Appellant has shown that she performs the level distinguishing duties of an Administrative Assistant I a majority of the time.