Civil Service Decisions

The Commission upheld the state’s Human Resources Division (HRD)’s decision that a candidate who took the March 2023 Statewide Fire Captain’s Examination was not eligible to claim education, certifications, training/licenses and experience (ECT&E) credit for his prior experience as a Correction Officer I at DOC.

The Appellant has shown, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the City failed to follow the requirements of the civil service law before terminating his employment and that his rights were prejudiced by the City’s failure to follow those requirements. Therefore, he must be restored to his permanent civil service

Promotional bypass; Police Captain. Appeal denied. Appellant's poor interview performance provided the City of Somerville with reasonable justification to bypass the Appellant.