Civil Service Decisions

As there was no error or significant factor overlooked by the Commission in affirming the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for appointment to police officer, the Commission denied the candidate’s motion for reconsideration.

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.

After concluding that the Boston Police Department (BPD)’s review of a candidate for police officer was flawed and incomplete, the Commission overturned the BPD’s decision to bypass the candidate for appointment and ordered that he be reconsidered in a future hiring cycle.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the New Bedford Fire Department to bypass a candidate for firefighter based on his recent misconduct as a New Bedford Police Department dispatcher.

The Commission vacated the promotional appointment of a Bridgewater Police Lieutenant and ordered a re-do of the process after concluding that there was no basis for the Police Chief to overrule the rankings of an independent assessment center and an outside review panel, both of which ranked the Appellant first.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department (BPD) to bypass a candidate for appointment as a police officer based on the candidate’s poor judgment related to a recent incident which resulted in criminal charges against her.

Consistent with the findings and conclusions of a prior interim decision, the Commission vacated the promotional appointment of a fire lieutenant and ordered the process to be completed in a manner consistent with basic merit principles.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Lawrence Police Department to rescind a conditional offer of employment to a police officer candidate after discovering that he failed to disclose a prior bypass by the Lowell Police Department.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the City of Brockton to bypass a candidate for appointment as a police officer based on her failure to disclose certain information on her application and for prior misconduct as a dispatcher.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the City to bypass a candidate for appointment as a reserve police officer based in part on errors and omissions on his employment application.