Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The state Civil Services Commission says a public works worker should have been suspended, not fired, following a drunk driving arrest.
"A city of Attleboro public works employee who was fired last year following a drunk driving arrest could get his job back. In a 3-1 decision, the state Civil Service Commission determined employee William O'Connell should have received a 90-day suspension rather than being fired. The city will appeal the decision. The commission's opinion was issued late last week, 11 days after a Bristol County Superior Court judge ruled the commission was correct when it determined last year that two fired Attleboro Redevelopment Authority employees needed to be reinstated. The ARA board will decide whether to take that case to the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Attleboro Personnel Director Jan Silverman wrote in an email to Attleboro Patch that the …
Friday, July 20, 2012
The city solicitor says he has identified several legal issues with the decision that would be the basis for an appeal.
A Bristol County Superior Court judge ruled this week that the state Civil Service Commission was correct when it determined last year that two Attleboro Redevelopment Authority employees were wrongfully fired in 2009. Judge Thomas F. McGuire Jr. ordered the ARA to reinstate Michael Milanoski and Meg Ross to their former positions as executive director and chief financial officer, respectively, with back pay, benefits and interest. Their attorney estimated the ARA owes his clients at least $600,000. In his eight page opinion (it is attached), McGuire wrote that although the ARA board claims it voted to fire Milanoski, Ross and the ARA's other two employees due to lack of funds, the action was actually taken "in an effort to assist" Mayor …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Another family files a complaint against the City of Attleboro and its police department.
A Seekonk father and his daughter filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court today against the City of Attleboro, the Attleboro Police Department and several retired and existing officers, alleging that repeated police harassment was inflicted upon them. Michael and Christine Chora filed a civil complaint and demand for trial by jury in U.S. District Court on Thursday claiming false arrests and excessive force. There are a total of 46 counts. Both Michael and Christine used to live in Attleboro. She is still a resident there, although he has moved to Seekonk. According to the 40-page document, retired Chief of Detectives Kenneth Collins, Sgt. Brian Witherell, Sgt. James MacDonald, former dispatcher Eric Ventola and Officer Joseph Rebello are …
Another family files a complaint against the City of Attleboro and its police department.
A Seekonk father and his daughter filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court today against the City of Attleboro, the Attleboro Police Department and several retired and existing officers, alleging that repeated police harassment was inflicted upon them. Michael and Christine Chora filed a civil complaint and demand for trial by jury in U.S. District Court on Thursday claiming false arrests and excessive force. There are a total of 46 counts. Both Michael and Christine used to live in Attleboro. She is still a resident there, although he has moved to Seekonk. According to the 40-page document, retired Chief of Detectives Kenneth Collins, Sgt. Brian Witherell, Sgt. James MacDonald, former dispatcher Eric Ventola and Officer Joseph Rebello are …
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Friday, June 3, 2011
City Solicitor Robert Mangiaratti said it's likely the city will file a complaint against the Civil Service Commission's decision in Bristol County Superior Court.
Attleboro's solicitor said the city will likely appeal a Civil Service Commission's decision to order the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority (ARA) to rehire former ARA Director Michael Milanoski and ARA Chief Financial Officer Meg Ross. Attorney Robert Mangiaratti will recommend to the city that a complaint against the commission be filed in Bristol County Superior Court, he said Friday afternoon after receving the commission's decision. "We believe the hearing officer made inaccurate findings of fact and not based on evidence and that the officer made errors of law," Mangiaratti said. "We will be making a recommendation to the ARA to appeal and assume they will decide to appeal." If the ARA agrees with the city solicitor's recommendation…
Jerry Chase
2:18 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Sailor, I appreciate your logic. The reason that a holder of a CDL is because of a Federal requirement / law, or interpretation of it by the Feds. I agree that it would be better for a separation, in theory. Interesting / goofy thing is that the legal limit for "blood -alcohol concentration" limit for anyone having a CDL---even in their own vehicle (likely one which is less than 13 tons gross)---… more ›