The Massachusetts cases on which appellant relies involved an attempt by the appointing authority to remove a holdover official and not the appointment of a successor to replace the holdover official. See Davidson v. City of Pittsfield, 2 N.E.3d 201, 2014 WL 297789, *1, (Mass.App.Ct.2014) (table format), 2014 Mass.App. Unpub. LEXIS 100, *2 (2014); MacBrayne v. City Council of Lowell, 241 Mass. 380, 135 N.E. 311, 311–312 (1922).--------