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City of Pittsfield Release Regarding Lenihan Lawsuit
City of Pittsfield Release Regarding Lenihan Lawsuit
When the Department specifically Captain Granger became aware of the Civil
Service error in classifying Candidate Granger as a veteran, both the Personnel Office and
the Human Resources Division Civil Service Unit were contacted.
o Civil Service acknowledged that this was a classification error on their part
due to the father being a veteran and merging the records; Civil Service
immediately corrected the order of the list.
o This inquiry revealed that Candidate Granger never claimed veteran
preference on his applications to the State Police or HRD, which is supported
in the records of both organizations.
o Candidate Granger never signed the corrected list.
Neither candidate was ever provided with, or completed a PPD Employment
Application package.
Neither candidate was ever interviewed for a position with the Pittsfield Police
Department.
These practices have been successfully defended at bypass appeal hearings since 2009.
Among the criteria utilized and accepted by the Civil Service Commission are:
Disciplinary Record
Specialized Training
Education
Interview performance
Each of these criteria are evaluated for each promotion made and have been effectively relied
upon since 2009.