Civil Service Decisions

The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of a Brookline police sergeant who was bypassed for promotional appointment to police lieutenant as Brookline has subsequently removed its police department from civil service, divesting the Commission of any jurisdiction regarding this matter.

The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold the bypass of a candidate for Gloucester firefighter due to his poor employment history.

The Appellant, a Brookline Police Officer, filed an appeal contesting the decision of the Town of Brookline to bypass him for promotional appointment to Police Sergeant in favor of the brotherin-law of the Town’s Police Chief, who participated in the interview and selection process

The Commission denied the Appellant’s bypass appeal, finding that the Department of Correction had reasonable justification to bypass him for original appointment to the position of correction officer because of his prior misconduct

The Commission overturned the decision of the Department of Correction (DOC) to bypass a candidate for appointment as a Correction Officer I (CO I) and ordered his reconsideration after DOC conducted a flawed review process in which the Appellant was not given the opportunity to address the reason for bypass.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for appointment as a police officer because of his untruthfulness in connection with an immigration petition.

The Commission issued an interim decision, allowing the appeal of a firefighter who was bypassed for promotion for fire lieutenant after the City impermissibly supplanted an eligible list based on assessment ctr with a subjective interview process that was created after the eligible list was established.

The Appeals Court affirmed a Superior Court decision that upheld the Commission's decision to affirm the bypass of a candidate for District Chief in the Springfield Fire Department.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) to bypass a candidate for appointment as an Environmental Police Officer A/B (EPO A/B) as he does not possess the minimum entrance requirements specified for the position by MEP.