The Commission declined a request for investigation regarding Boston firefighter appointments through the Fire Cadet program based on jurisdictional grounds and because there was a lack of evidence to show that the appointments were not consistent with merit principles.
The Commission declined the request of a Fall River fire lieutenant to open an investigation as it appears that the Department's plan for filling an upcoming vacancy for fire captain is consistent with the civil service law and rules.
The Commission, after thorough review, denied a firefighter candidate's request to investigate whether HRD erred by removing his Newton residency preference after HRD discovered that it was granted as a result of administrative error.
The Commission denied a request by a former Boston police officer to investigate the circumstances regarding his separation from employment as the Commission previously issued a decision stating that the Commission lacked jurisdiction over this particular matter.
The Commission: a) denied a correction officer's request to reconsider its affirmation of a recent decision by DOC to bypass him for sergeant; and b) denied his request to initiate an investigation regarding the promotion of two other DOC employees.
The Commission denied a Fire Captain candidate's request to investigate HRD's decision to immediately apply a recent law change regarding eligibility to sit for promotional examinations as HRD provided sufficient notice in the exam poster and uniformly applied the new requirements.
In light of a recently-enacted law that exempted the position of Worcester Police Chief from civil service, the Commission closed its investigation related to the filling of that position on a permanent basis as it is now moot in terms of the civil service law and rules.
Having determined that a Peabody Police Sergeant was incorrectly awarded 2 preference points reserved for those with 25 years of service as a police officer, the Commission ordered the eligible list to be corrected and encouraged HRD to review the potential applicability of a related Appeals Court decision.
After a careful review, the Commission concluded that no further investigation was warranted regarding the City's decision to await a new promotional list for sergeant before making promotions.
The Commission allowed a request by three Worcester Deputy Police Chiefs to investigate the City's failure to comply with civil service law and rules as it relates to filling a permanent vacancy for Worcester Police Chief.
