Having determined that a Peabody Police Sergeant was incorrectly awarded 2 preference points reserved for those with 25 years of service as a police officer, the Commission ordered the eligible list to be corrected and encouraged HRD to review the potential applicability of a related Appeals Court decision.
Promotional bypass appeal denied. The City has shown that the selected candidate's experience provided reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant for the position of Fire Captain.
The Commission denied a 2-part appeal brought by a candidate who took the Correction Officer II examination as did not first make a timely request for review with HRD and because he did not the meet the definition of a veteran.
