Civil Service Decisions

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass the candidate for original appointment to the position of permanent full-time police officer based on concerns about his prior misconduct and poor judgment.

The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of a candidate for Boston Police Officer as he presented no new material information warranting a departure from the Commission’s previous adverse decision in December 2024.

The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of a candidate for Boston police officer as the Commission recently upheld a prior bypass by the Boston Police Department based on the same reasons.

The Commission affirmed the decision by the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for police officer due to concerns about his judgment and conduct related to various domestic dispute incidents.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the City of Lowell to bypass a candidate for original appointment to the position of permanent full-time police officer because she was not forthcoming about two domestic violence incidents.

Based on applicable law, the Commission opted to deny a petition for the award of $25,000 in additional attorney's fees but confirmed that the bypassed candidate who prevailed in her appeal before the Commission is entitled to be reimbursed by the Bridgewater Police Department for $2,075 in fees.

The Commission granted the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the Town of Fairhaven to incorporate into the Commission’s prior Decision the parties’ agreed form of retrospective and prospective relief designed to rectify the Town’s failure to comply with civil service law in making appointments and promotions.

The Commission dismissed the appeal of a Bridgewater police sergeant who was bypassed for promotion to lieutenant in 2023 as untimely and moot after the Commission, in another matter, declined to vacate the original promotion.

The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for appointment as a police officer based on her history of poor judgment and her failure to be forthcoming about her association with known criminals.