Paul Smith Passaic County, CSC Docket No. 2020-2352
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of June 30, 2021, CSC Docket No. 2020-2352: discrimination, retaliation or state policy, penalty upheld. Paul Smith, Nurses Aide, Passaic County, Preakness Healthcare Center, removal effective February 21, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee,
Commission decisions · Meeting of June 30, 2021
Paul Smith, Nurses Aide, Passaic County, Preakness Healthcare Center, removal effective February 21, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, discrimination including sexual harassment and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy
- Decided
- June 30, 2021, item A-9
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Employer
- Passaic County
- Chair at the time
- Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
- Official decision
- Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-009 6-30-21.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 Paul Smith, Nurses Aide, Passaic County, Preakness Healthcare Center, removal effective February 21, 2020, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Thomas R. Betancourt, who rendered his initial decision on dune 3, 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 (Commission), at its meeting of June 30, 2021, 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 Paul Smith
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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