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JUAN CORTES (on remand), CSC Docket No. 2017-3112

NJ Civil Service Commission decision of August 14, 2019, CSC Docket No. 2017-3112: discipline, penalty upheld. Juan Cortes, Boiler Operator, Jersey City School District, 90 working day suspension on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause.

Commission decisions · Meeting of August 14, 2019

Juan Cortes, Boiler Operator, Jersey City School District, 90 working day suspension on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause.

Matter
Discipline
Decided
August 14, 2019, item A-4
Outcome
Penalty upheld
ALJ's recommendation
Uphold the 90 working day suspension.
What the Commission did with it
Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
Penalty appealed
90 working day suspension
Title
BOILER OPERATOR
Employer
Jersey City School District
Chair at the time
Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
Official decision
Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-004 8-14-19.pdf)

Action recorded in the minutes: The Civil Service Commission affirmed the recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge.

The decision

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BackgroundThe appeal of Juan Cortes, Boiler Operator, Jersey City School District, 90 working day suspension, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Kimberly A. Moss, who rendered her initial decision on July 15, 2019.

AnalysisHaving considered the record and the Administrative Law Judge’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission (Commission), at its meeting of August 14, 2019, accepted and adopted the Findings of Fact and Conclusion as contained in the Administrative Law Judge’s July 15, 2019 initial decision.

ORDER

The Civil Service Commission finds that the action of the appointing authority in suspending the appellant was justified. The Commission therefore affirms that action and dismisses the appeal of Juan Cortes.

ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.

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