Supervising Auditor Taxation (PS6642U), CSC Docket No. 2021-1832

BackgroundThe Department of the Treasury requests that the eligible list for Supervising Auditor Taxation (PS6642U), Department of the Treasury be revived and extended for one year.

By way of background, the examination for Supervising Auditor Taxation (PS6642U), was announced with a closing date of December 21, 2017. The resulting eligible list promulgated June 7, 2018 and expired June 6, 2020. The list consisted of 20 eligible names. Further, there are no pending promotional announcements for this title and unit scope.

Appellant's argumentIn its request, the appointing authority explains that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division of Taxation received Governor’s Office approval to proceed with supervisory promotions throughout the Division. Had the pandemic not stopped all non-COVID related personnel actions, it would have proceeded with submission of a formal Freeze Exemption Request to fill four Supervising Auditor Taxation positions, and upon approval, requested to certify the promotional list prior to its expiration. Therefore, it requests that the list be revived and extended for one year, to allow it to make four appointments.

The Division of Agency Services indicates its agreement with the appointing authority’s request to revive and extend the subject eligible list to make four appointments to the title of Supervising Auditor Taxation (PS6642U), Department of the Treasury.

CONCLUSION

N.J.S.A. 11A:4-6 and N.J.A.C. 4A:4-3.3(b)1 provide that an eligible list may, for good cause, be extended prior to its expiration date, except no list shall have a duration of more than four years. N.J.S.A. 11A:4-6 and N.J.A.C. 4A:4-3.4 provide that an eligible list may be revived in order to implement a court order or decision of the Civil Service Commission in the event of a successful appeal instituted during the life of a list, to correct an administrative error, or for other good cause.

In the instant matter, the subject eligible list expired on June 6, 2020. The appointing authority has immediate need to fill four vacancies in the Supervising Auditor Taxation (PS6642U) title. It could not make appointments prior to the expiration of the list due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, good cause exists to revive and extend the subject eligible list for one year, so that upcoming vacancies can be filled.

ORDER

Therefore, it is ordered that this request be granted and the eligible list for Supervising Auditor Taxation (PS6642U) be revived and extended to June 6, 2022.

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