Promotional bypass appeal denied. Commission upheld City's decision to bypass Appellant for Fire Chief based in part on performance related issues when the Appellant was serving as Provisional Chief.
Bypass appeal for original appointment to police officer allowed. BPD failed to show that stale prior misconduct was a valid reason for bypassing the Appellant for appointment.
Original bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that the City of Lynn had reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant as he was unable to provide clear and consistent responses to substantive questions posed in the application and during interviews.
Original bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that the City of Lawrence had reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant based on his untruthfulness regarding charges of sexual assault and a restraining order taken out against him by a former girlfriend, as well as whether these issues had come up in his inte
The Commission allowed the original bypass appeals from four candidates for appointment to the Boston Police Department whose offers had been rescinded as the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee had changed the requirements midway through the hiring process for these candidates.
Promotional bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that the Town of Ludlow was reasonably justified in bypassing a highly qualified Ludlow police sergeant for the position of police lieutenant as another candidate’s detailed and passionate interview responses demonstrated more preparation and qualification for the
Promotional bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that Westfield Police Commission was reasonably justified in bypassing a Westfield patrol officer due to his demonstrated poor judgement and lack of maturity in three recent incidents of off-duty alcohol abuse.
The Commission overturned the decision of Waltham Fire Department to bypass a candidate for appointment as a Firefighter due to a flawed review process where the candidate was not given an opportunity to address concerns about his background, truthfulness, and character.
