Civil Service Decisions

although the candidate does qualify for preferential treatment under Chapter 402B, such treatment only applies to his previous appointment as a Quincy police officer as his father was a Quincy police officer.

The Commission dismissed nisi an appeal of a Winthrop police officer seeking a promotional appointment to sergeant given the position was already filled and the Superior Court had already intervened, providing the individual in the position $2 million in compensation and 6 months to study for the promotional exam.

The Commission dismissed the Non-Bypass Equity Appeal of a candidate of original appointment whose father served as a Cambridge Fire Lieutenant since the father died from Hepatitis C caused by a “needle stick” that did not occur while responding to a fire.

The Commission dismissed a Brockton police officer's promotional examination appeal given that the officer failed to meet the requirement that he have three years of service in the force.