O'Connell v. Mayor of Lynn

Terrence O’Connell, the plaintiff, appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant, the mayor of the city of Lynn. The issue at hand concerns the status of O’Connell’s appointment and reappointment as administrator of the public medical institution (administrator) of the city of Lynn in light of the mayor’s failure to comply with the appointment procedures established by the Lynn city charter. We affirm.

Background. The provisions of Section 3-9 of the Lynn city charter require the mayor to submit the name of a proposed appointee for the administrator position to the Lynn…