Anthony Graves, CSC Docket No. 2021-427
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of May 18, 2022, CSC Docket No. 2021-427: discipline, penalty upheld. Anthony Graves, Fire Captain, Newark, Department of Public Safety, removal, effective April 6, 2016, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a
Commission decisions · Meeting of May 18, 2022
Anthony Graves, Fire Captain, Newark, Department of Public Safety, removal, effective April 6, 2016, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, misuse of public property and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- May 18, 2022, item A-4
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Title
- FIRE CAPTAIN
- Employer
- Newark
- Chair at the time
- Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
- Official decision
- Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A004 GRAVES ANTHONY.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 Anthony Graves, Fire Captain, Newark, Department of Public Safety, removal, effective April 6, 2016, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Thomas R. Betancourt (ALJ), who rendered his initial decision on March 28, 2022. Exceptions and a reply 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, including a thorough review of the exceptions and replies, the Civil Service Commission, at its meeting of May 18, 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 Anthony Graves.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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