The Commission denied an examination appeal brought by a candidate who took the 2025 Boston Fire Department (BFD) Fire Lieutenant promotional examination but failed to complete the ECT&E component by filing the required ECT&E on-line claim.
The Commission dismissed the non-bypass equity appeal of a Holyoke fire lieutenant as he was unable to show that he was aggrieved by the City’s temporary use of an acting-out-of-grade appointment to fire captain.
The Commission affirmed the discharge of a Gardner Police Officer who was found to have pulled and aimed his taser at an uncooperative patient at a local hospital and then slapping him in the face. The Appellant failed to file a use of force report and lied to investigators about the incident.
