City of New Bedford v. Civil Service Commission

A police officer while serving a probationary period was discharged by the city of New Bedford for various acts and omissions which occurred before and during that period. See G. L. c. 31, § 20D, as amended through St. 1971, c. 182, §§ 1 & 2. He complained through his attorney to the Director of Civil Service (hereinafter referred to as the "administrator” in accordance with the change in nomenclature made by St. 1974, c. 835, § 105, effective July 1, 1975). Thereupon the administrator wrote to the mayor that as the result of his "review ... it appears that the reasons are not those for which…