Earl Polhamus, CSC Docket No. 2021-1855
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of March 2, 2022, CSC Docket No. 2021-1855: discipline, dismissed. Earl Polhamus, Senior Laundry Worker, Woodbine Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, removal, effective May 9, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other suff
Commission decisions · Meeting of March 2, 2022
Earl Polhamus, Senior Laundry Worker, Woodbine Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, removal, effective May 9, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- March 2, 2022, item A-5
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- ALJ's recommendation
- Dismiss the appeal for failure to appear.
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Recorded vote
- L. Webster Cobb (Yes), Dolores Gorczyca (Recused), Daniel W. O’Mullan (Yes), Diomedes Tsitouras (Yes)
- Title
- SENIOR LAUNDRY WORKER
- Employer
- Human Services
- Chair at the time
- Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
- Official decision
- Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A005 POLHAMUS EARL.pdf)
Action recorded in the minutes: The Commission affirmed the dismissal of the appeal for failure to appear.
The decision
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BackgroundThe appeal of Earl Polhamus, Senior Laundry Worker, Woodbine Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, removal, effective May 9, 2021, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Kathleen M. Calemmo (ALJ), who rendered her initial decision on February 7, 2022. No exceptions were filed.
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 March 2, 2022, accepted and adopted the Conclusion as contained in the attached ALJ’s initial decision.
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission dismisses the appeal based on the appellant’s failure to appear.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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