Daren Figueroa, CSC Docket No. 2022-2537, 2022-2899
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of February 1, 2023, CSC Docket No. 2022-2537: discipline, penalty upheld. Daren Figueroa, Building Maintenance Worker, Hoboken Public Library, 20 and 30 working day suspension, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, chronic or exc
Commission decisions · Meeting of February 1, 2023
Daren Figueroa, Building Maintenance Worker, Hoboken Public Library, 20 and 30 working day suspension, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- February 1, 2023, item A-3
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the 20 and 30 working day suspensions.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- 30 working day suspension
- Chair at the time
- Allison Chris Myers, Acting Chairperson
- Official decision
- CSC's 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 appeals of Daren Figueroa, Building Maintenance Worker, Hoboken Public Library, 20 and 30 working day suspensions, on charges, were heard by Administrative Law Judge Matthew G. Miller (ALJ), who rendered his initial decision on December 28, 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 February 1, 2023, 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 actions of the appointing authority in suspending the appellant was justified. The Commission therefore affirms those actions and dismisses the appeals of Daren Figueroa.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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