On appeal, the Superior Court referred appeal back to Commission for further clarification regarding the degree to which the police officer's suspension should be modified downward.
Based on the specific facts related to this appeal, the Commission dismissed the discipline appeal of a Gloucester Fire Captain, as the discipline imposed does not fall under the jurisdiction of the civil service law.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Fire Department (BFD) to suspend a firefighter for 60 days for violation of rules related to untruthfulness and misrepresentation regarding the unauthorized use of emergency lights and sirens on his personal vehicle.
The Abington Police Department had just cause to terminate the Appellant from his position as a police officer, based on three specific incidences of misconduct, violative of the Department’s Rules and Regulations.
The Appeals Court affirmed a Superior Court decision which upheld a Commission decision that a Boston Police Officer had not completed his probationary period at the time of his termination, thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction to hear his appeal.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Signal Maintainer for the Town of Milton as he had no reasonable expectation of showing that the Town engaged in any civil service procedural violations and the undisputed facts show that he engaged in insubordination, justifying the Town’s imposition of a one-day suspension.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a senior custodian who was terminated as he never attained civil service permanency in any custodian position (junior or senior), thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction regarding this termination.
The Commission dismissed the appeal of a senior custodian who was demoted to junior custodian as he never attained civil service permanency in the title of senior custodian, thus divesting the Commission of jurisdiction regarding this demotion.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the City to suspend a motor equipment operator for five days for misconduct related to impermissible cell phone usage and insubordination.
The Commission adopted the Tentative Decision of a DALA Magistrate and affirmed the decision of the Brockton Public Schools to terminate a custodian for a pattern of misconduct including threatening to harm his colleagues and their spouses.
