The Commission rejected a Springfield police officer’s appeal after finding that the police officer was not a tenured employee, given that he had been discharged within his probationary period.
The Commission allowed the bypass appeal of the Appellant because the City failed to show that it completed a fair, impartial and sufficiently thorough review of her candidacy, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support the reasons cited for bypass.
The Commission dismissed the Appellant's education and experience appeal regarding a Senior Fire Alarm operator examination as the Appellant is unable to show that she completed the E&E portion of the examination.
