Civil Service Decisions

The Commission affirmed the discharge of a Somerville police officer who used an anti-gay slur while he assaulted a citizen on the street who was not threatening him, and later lied about why he engaged in this assault. The Commission found the Appellant’s behavior constituted conduct unbecoming of a police officer.

Bypass appeal for police officer allowed. The Respondent was unable to prove that the Appellant engaged in criminal conduct as a high school student and/or that he was untruthful about the alleged conduct. Relief granted.

The Commission upheld HRD’s scoring of the Appellant’s Experience, Certification, Training and Education (ECT&E) component of the statewide Fire Lieutenant’s examination as “incomplete” because the Appellant failed to submit the necessary on-line claim form in compliance with the exam instructions.