Kevin O’Connor, CSC Docket No. 2020-1522
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of February 2, 2022, CSC Docket No. 2020-1522: discipline, penalty upheld. Kevin O’Connor, Sheriff’s Officer, Union County, Sheriff’s Office, removal effective May 17, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, inability to perfo
Commission decisions · Meeting of February 2, 2022
Kevin O’Connor, Sheriff’s Officer, Union County, Sheriff’s Office, removal effective May 17, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- February 2, 2022, 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
- SHERIFF'S OFFICER
- Employer
- Union County
- Chair at the time
- Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
- Official decision
- Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-003 OCONNOR, KEVIN.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 Kevin O’Connor, Sheriffs Officer, Union County, Sheriffs Office, removal effective May 17, 2018, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Julio C. Morejon (ALJ), who rendered his initial decision on December 30, 2021. Exceptions were filed on behalf of the appellant and a reply to exceptions was filed on behalf of the appointing authority.
AnalysisHaving considered the record and the ALJ’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission, at its meeting of February 2, 2022, accepted and adopted the Findings of Fact and Conclusion as contained in the attached ALJ’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 Kevin O’Connor.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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