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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.