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Timothy Vreeland, CSC Docket No. 2023-811

NJ Civil Service Commission decision of October 11, 2023, CSC Docket No. 2023-811: discipline, dismissed. Timothy Vreeland, Sewer Repairer 1, West Milford, Department of Public Works, removal, effective September 22, 2022, on charges of on charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform

Commission decisions · Meeting of October 11, 2023

Timothy Vreeland, Sewer Repairer 1, West Milford, Department of Public Works, removal, effective September 22, 2022, on charges of on charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, misuse of public property and other sufficient cause.

Matter
Discipline
Decided
October 11, 2023, item A-7
Outcome
Dismissed
ALJ's recommendation
Dismiss the appeal.
What the Commission did with it
Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
Penalty appealed
removal
Title
SEWER REPAIRER 1
Employer
West Milford Township
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 Timothy Vreeland, Sewer Repairer 1, West Milford, Department of Public Works, removal, effective September 22, 2022, on charges, was before Administrative Law Judge Matthew G. Miller (ALJ), who rendered his initial decision on September 15, 2023. No exceptions were filed.

AnalysisHaving considered the record and the ALu’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission, at its meeting of October 11, 2023, accepted the recommendation to grant the appointing authority's motion to dismiss the appellant’s appeal as contained in the attached ALJ’s initial decision.

ORDER

The Civil Service Commission dismisses the appeal of Timothy Vreeland with prejudice.

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

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