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.
The Superior Court denied the plaintiffs' request for an order requiring HRD to allow any of the plaintiffs to sit for the rescheduled police promotional examination, even if they didn't sign up for the canceled 2022 examination.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a Leominster Police Officer and overturned his five-day suspension as the City of Leominster failed to prove that he violated the Leominster Police Department’s use of force policy.
The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold a determination by the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for police officer due to her poor judgment related to a recent incident which resulted in criminal charges against her.
