Discipline appeal denied. There was just cause to suspend the Appellant for 5 days for failure to show for a scheduled shift and failure to call and notify supervisor.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Westfield Fire Commission to bypass a candidate for Temporary Deputy Fire Chief based on the selected candidate's superior interview performance and found no violation of civil service law regarding the decision a subsequent permanent promotion.
The Commission denied an examination appeal brought by a candidate who took the 2025 Boston Fire Lieutenant Promotional Examination as he was awarded all the “experience” and “certification” credits on the ECT&E component of the examination for which he provided proper documentation.
