Page 4 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 23, 2024 BUNKER HILL’S | FROM PAGE 3 munity on this fantastic new addition to their campus.” Bunker Hill is the largest community college in Massachusetts, enrolling approximately 16,000 students annually. BHCC has campuses in Charlestown, Chelsea and several other locations throughout Greater Boston. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Sixty-five percent of the students are people of color and more than half of BHCC’s students are women. The College also enrolls nearly 600 international students who come from 94 countries and speak more than 75 languages. Senator Sal DiDomenico cuts the ribbon at BHCC. Pictured from left to right: State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Representative Dan Ryan, BHCC President Pam Y. Eddinger, and Elaine Donovan. RON’S OIL Call For PRICE MELROSE, MA 02176 NEW CUSTOMER’S WELCOME ACCEPTING VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER (781) 397-1930 OR (781) 662-8884 100 GALLON MINIMUM HIRING PROCESS | FROM PAGE 1 else, why are we paying the Assessment Center?” “The Mayor has appointed the highest ranked person on the list for other positions,” Deveney answered. “There’s nothing to suggest the Mayor will do anything other than Celebrating Our 52nd Year Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES WINTER STORE HOURS: OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS A WEEK, 9AM - 6PM President’s Day Clearance! 20% Off All Boxes of Cigars! R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! WE MAKE HOUSE KEYS! Green Label Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Chris 2024 appoint the top ranked person, although people may not like who ranks fi rst.” The list, however, will not be based just on the test score, but a wider evaluation. “How you score is not the sole factor,” Deveney said. “The Mayor makes the ultimate decision,” Union Treasurer and Secretary Sean Hogan added. “We assume he’ll take the top person on the list.” Nevertheless, Pietrantonio also worried, “You can’t teach experience.” Rossi answered, “Civil Service takes experience into account.” The May date is to allow candidates to prepare for the screening process. “It’s time for the candidates to study,” Rossi explained. “We hope it will be mid-May or mid-June at the latest.” The MOU was finalized in 2022, presumably to eliminate ambiguity in the selection process following the appointments of Cerli and Dalrymple. “We’ve been trying to move forward and get this done,” Hogan said. Although thought to be an acting chief, Cerli was a permanent chief. “The administration’s position is that he was appointed permanent chief,” Deveney explained. “Admittedly, there was a great deal of controversy about that, but from the administration’s position and how we handled it, Cerli was a permanent chief. The Mayor used the Assessment Center and he wasn’t the only person to go through the process. We didn’t just use the Civil Service test to decide. The Everett Fire Department pursued multiple avenues to contest the process. The City had success, but the Mayor decided to negotiate the Assessment Center process so we wouldn’t have to go through that again. The last decision was in the city’s favor, but we were already in negotiations with the union. It was the best way to move forward.” Despite mid-Fiscal Year cuts in aid from the state, the Fire Department is receiving grants and aid, which were approved by the City Council on February 12, including accepting: • a $50,000 Massachusetts Department of Fire Services grant to enhance the effi ciency of fi re alarm dispatch operations and facilitate quicker and more accurate documentation and dispatch of apparatus • a $37,500 Massachusetts Department of Fire Services grant for managing hazardous waste • a $20,150 Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency grant for emergency management preparedness • a $10,153 Massachusetts Department of Fire Services grant for replacing worn out hoses, nozzles and valves • a $1,000 donation from the Mayor and Stacy DeMaria through the Honey Dew Family Foundation for the Fire Victims Fund • a $195 donation from Everett employees for the Fire Victims Fund A request to transfer $115,000 from the Budgetary Fund Balance or Free Cash to the Fire Department Maintenance and Operating Funds accounts was sent to the Ways and Means Subcommittee for consideration. In other action, the City Council passed a request from the Mayor that the Fire Department’s 1995 spare/reserve ladder truck be classifi ed as surplus equipment.
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