Michael Jean Baptiste Township of West Orange, CSC Docket No. 2020-1365
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of February 3, 2021, CSC Docket No. 2020-1365: discipline, dismissed. Michael Jean Baptiste, Truck Driver, Township of West Orange, Department of Public Works, removal effective October 25, 2019, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duti
Commission decisions · Meeting of February 3, 2021
Michael Jean Baptiste, Truck Driver, Township of West Orange, Department of Public Works, removal effective October 25, 2019, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, misuse of public property and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- February 3, 2021, item A-4
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- ALJ's recommendation
- Dismiss the appeal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Title
- TRUCK DRIVER
- Employer
- West Orange Township
- Chair at the time
- Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
- Official decision
- Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-004 BAPTISTE.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 Michael Jean Baptiste, Truck Driver, Township of West Orange, Department of Public Works, removal effective October 25, 2019, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Nanci G. Stokes, who rendered her initial decision on January 4, 2021. No exceptions were filed.
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 on February 3, 2021, accepted and adopted the attached Administrative Law Judge’s initial decision.
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission affirms the granting of the appointing authority's motion and dismisses the appeal of Michael Jean Baptiste.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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