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B.J.S., CSC Docket No. 2020-2389

NJ Civil Service Commission decision of February 17, 2021, CSC Docket No. 2020-2389: removal from an eligible list, denied. B.J.S., represented by Michelle J. Douglas, Esq., and Phillip S. Burnham, II, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by the City of Pleasantville and its reque

Commission decisions · Meeting of February 17, 2021

B.J.S., represented by Michelle J. Douglas, Esq., and Phillip S. Burnham, II, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by the City of Pleasantville and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1867W) on the basis of psychological unfitness to perform effectively the duties of the position.

Matter
Removal from an eligible list
Decided
February 17, 2021, item B-2
Outcome
Denied
Stated ground
Psychological evaluation
Title
FIRE FIGHTER
Examination
M1867W
Chair at the time
Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
Official decision
Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (B-002 02-17-21.pdf)

Action recorded in the minutes: The Civil Service Commission directed that this appeal be denied.

This docket at the Commission

  1. October 21, 2020, item B-16Referred for further reviewThe Civil Service Commission directed that the appellant be referred for an independent psychological evaluation.
  2. February 17, 2021, item B-2DeniedThe Civil Service Commission directed that this appeal be denied.

The decision

BackgroundB.J.S., represented by Michelle J. Douglas, Esq. and Phillip S. Burnham, II, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by the City of Pleasantville and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1867W) on the basis of psychological unfitness to perform effectively the duties of the position.

This appeal was referred for independent evaluation by the Civil Service

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