Civil Service Decisions

An employee of the Quincy Housing Authority with a record of aggressive and troublesome behavior toward supervisors was discharged after an unseemly altercation with the housing authority’s executive director. The commission found that the employee’s discharge was in accordance with progressive discipline principles.

The Commission declined an investigation into the Springfield Fire Department's promotional process for captain or an investigation into the return of two employees from non-civil service positions to civil service.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant’s appeal after determining that the Appellant raises no issue—nor does he seek relief—that is not, or could not have been, asserted within the scope of his pending disciplinary appeal (filed with the Commission in August 2022) or his federal lawsuit currently scheduled for trial.

The Commission dismissed the Appellant's appeal as he was not bypassed for promotion, was not aggrieved as defined by the civil service law and issues related to the promotional process are being addressed through a separate bypass appeal.

The Commission declined to investigate whether Springfield Fire Department had taken appropriate steps to investigate a lieutenant’s complaints regarding concerns such as discrimination, as the Appellant is not the subject of discipline or non-selection, and it is not the agency charged with adjudicating such matters.