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Kimy Velazquez, CSC Docket No. 2021-904

NJ Civil Service Commission decision of April 6, 2022, CSC Docket No. 2021-904: discipline, penalty upheld. Kimy Velazquez, Bridge Operator, Department of Transportation, resignation not in good standing, effective November 29, 2019, on charges of job abandonment.

Commission decisions · Meeting of April 6, 2022

Kimy Velazquez, Bridge Operator, Department of Transportation, resignation not in good standing, effective November 29, 2019, on charges of job abandonment.

Matter
Discipline
Decided
April 6, 2022, item A-6
Outcome
Penalty upheld
ALJ's recommendation
Uphold the resignation not in good standing.
What the Commission did with it
Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
Penalty appealed
resignation not in good standing
Recorded vote
L. Webster Cobb (Yes), Dolores Gorczyca (Recused), Daniel W. O’Mullan (Yes), Diomedes Tsitouras (Yes)
Title
BRIDGE OPERATOR
Employer
Transportation
Chair at the time
Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
Official decision
Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A006 VELAZQUEZ KIMY.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 Kimy Velazquez, Bridge Operator, Department of Transportation, of his removal, effective November 29, 2019, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge William T. Cooper (ALJ), who rendered his initial decision on March 7, 2022. Exceptions 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 reply, the Civil Service Commission, at its meeting of April 6, 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 resigning the appellant not in good standing was justified. The Commission therefore affirms that action and dismisses the appeal of Kimy Velazquez.

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

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