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MARISHA PENN, CSC Docket No. 2019-585

NJ Civil Service Commission decision of August 19, 2020, CSC Docket No. 2019-585: discipline, penalty upheld. Marisha Penn, Human Services Specialist 4, Hudson County, Department of Family Services, removal effective August 13, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform dut

Commission decisions · Meeting of August 19, 2020

Marisha Penn, Human Services Specialist 4, Hudson County, Department of Family Services, removal effective August 13, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee and neglect of duty.

Matter
Discipline
Decided
August 19, 2020, item A-3
Outcome
Penalty upheld
ALJ's recommendation
Uphold the removal.
What the Commission did with it
Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
Penalty appealed
removal
Title
HUMAN SERVICES SPECIALIST 4
Employer
Hudson County
Chair at the time
Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
Official decision
Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-003 8-19-20.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 Marisha Penn, Human Services Specialist 4, Hudson County, Department of Family Services, removal effective August 13, 2018, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge John P. Scollo who rendered his initial decision on July 10, 2020. Exceptions were filed on behalf of the appellant.

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 19, 2020, accepted and adopted the Findings of Fact and Conclusion as contained in the attached Administrative Law Judge’s initial decision.

ORDER

The Civil Service Commission finds that the action of the appointing authority in removing the appellant was justified. The Commission therefore affirms that action and dismisses the appeal of Marisha Penn.

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

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