Dennis Townsend ; Monmouth County, CSC Docket No. 2019-336
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of June 30, 2021, CSC Docket No. 2019-336: discipline, settlement acknowledged. Dennis Townsend, Heavy Equipment Operator, Monmouth County, Department of Public Works and Engineering, removal effective August 3, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or f
Commission decisions · Meeting of June 30, 2021
Dennis Townsend, Heavy Equipment Operator, Monmouth County, Department of Public Works and Engineering, removal effective August 3, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- June 30, 2021, item A-10
- Outcome
- Settlement acknowledged
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Rejected the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Title
- HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
- Employer
- Monmouth County
- Chair at the time
- Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
- Official decision
- Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-010 6-30-21.pdf)
Action recorded in the minutes: The Civil Service Commission rejected the recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge and acknowledged the settlement.
The decision
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BackgroundThe appeal of Dennis Townsend, Heavy Equipment Operator, Monmouth County, Department of Public Works, removal effective August 3, 2018, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Carl V. Buck, III, who rendered his initial decision on April 29, 2021.
After the issuance of the initial decision, the parties entered into a settlement agreement. A review of the agreement indicates that it complies with Civil Service law and rules.
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, at its meeting of June 30, 2021, rejected the attached Administrative Law Judge’s initial decision and acknowledged the settlement.
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission rejects the initial decision and acknowledges the settlement.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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