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Former councilor raises concerns about HR report and hiring transparency at public comment
Summary
A former city councilor urged the Chicopee City Council to release and review an investigative report on the human resources department and questioned the mayor's appointment decisions and posting for an HR director position.
CHICOPEE — During public input at the March 18 meeting, former Ward 6 City Councilor Derek Dobis urged the council to consider honoring a longtime local educator and raised questions about the handling of an investigative report on the human resources department.
Derek Dobis said a retired superior court judge, Mary Lou Rupp, was hired to prepare an investigative report concerning the human resources department. Dobis told the council the report recommended hiring an outside HR…
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