Promotional bypass appeal denied. The Commission found that Westfield Police Commission was reasonably justified in bypassing a Westfield patrol officer due to his demonstrated poor judgement and lack of maturity in three recent incidents of off-duty alcohol abuse.
The Commission allowed the bypass appeal of a candidate for Boston Police Officer as the Boston Police Department misapplied its own “automatic disqualifier” guidelines related to driving histories and was unable to show a nexus between the candidate’s driving history and his ability to serve as a police officer.
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.
