Deborah Richardson, CSC Docket No. 2023-1668
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of November 27, 2024, CSC Docket No. 2023-1668: discipline, penalty upheld. Deborah Richardson, Site Manager, Nutrition Program, Mercer County, Department of Human Services, removal, effective January 17, 2023 on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee an
Commission decisions · Meeting of November 27, 2024
Deborah Richardson, Site Manager, Nutrition Program, Mercer County, Department of Human Services, removal, effective January 17, 2023 on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- November 27, 2024, item A-6
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Employer
- Human Services
- 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 appeal of Deborah Richardson, Site Manager, Nutrition Program, Mercer County, Department of Human Services, removal, effective January 17, 2023, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Michael R. Stanzione (ALJ), who rendered his initial decision on October 25, 2024. No exceptions were filed.
AnalysisHaving considered the record and the ALJJ’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission (Commission), at its meeting on November 27, 2024, adopted the ALd’s Findings of Facts and Conclusions and his recommendation to uphold the removal.
The Commission makes the following comment. The ALJ’s decision in this matter regarding both the charges and the penalty imposed is thorough and comprehensive. The Commission, therefore, affirms the initial decision in its entirety.
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission finds that the action of the appointing authority in removing the appellant was justified. The Commission therefore upholds that action and dismisses the appeal of Deborah Richardson.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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