The Superior Court affirmed the Commission's decision to uphold a determination by the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for police officer due to her poor judgment related to a recent incident which resulted in criminal charges against her.
The Commission allowed the Appellant’s bypass appeal for original appointment as a Boston police officer as the Boston Police Department failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that judgment and conduct issues prevented the Appellant from meeting the high standards required of police officers.
The Commission allowed the appeal of a candidate bypassed for appointment for police officer based on his driving history and prior employment history as the Boston PD was either unable to support the reasons for bypass or show a connection between the reasons and the candidate's current ability to serve.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the MBTA Transit Police Department to bypass candidate for promotion to sergeant due to his lack of candor in an internal investigation regarding off-duty conduct.
The Commission affirmed the decision by the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for police officer due to concerns about the candidate’s judgment and conduct related to a 2016 domestic violence incident.
The Commission affirmed the decision of the Boston Police Department to bypass a candidate for original appointment to the position of permanent full-time police officer based on his poor driving history, judgment and conduct.
The Commission allowed the bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointments as a Boston firefighter as the Boston Fire Department was unable to show that the candidate lacked a serious interest in the position, the state reason for bypass.
The Commission ordered the Town of Fairhaven to rectify its failure to comply with civil service law in appointments and promotions made in the Fairhaven Police Department (FPD) and the Fairhaven Fire Department (FFD) on the Town’s erroneous assumption that it had removed the FPD and FFD from the applicability of c.31.
The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointment as a permanent reserve firefighter in the City of Lowell as he was not bypassed for appointment since all candidates appointed were ranked above him.
The Commission dismissed the bypass appeal of a candidate seeking appointment as a permanent reserve firefighter in the City of Lowell as he was not bypassed for appointment since all candidates appointed were ranked above him.
