Civil Service Commission meeting, December 18, 2019
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on December 18, 2019: 46 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 46 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan.
What came before the Commission
- Removal from an eligible list: 12
- Examination eligibility: 10
- Discipline: 6
- Request for enforcement: 4
- Position classification: 3
- Certification or appointment: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Layoff, seniority or title rights: 1
- Other: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Counsel fees or back pay: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
- Salary overpayment waiver: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | DYSHEEKA ATKINS (consolidated)Dysheeka Atkins, Parking Enforcement Officer, Irvington Township, Police Department, four removals effective September 6, 2018, on charges including making false statements and examination and selection disqualification. | Request for enforcement | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | DOUGLAS ELDERDouglas Elder, Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Borough of Ringwood, Department of Public Works, good faith layoff effective May 1, 2019. | Layoff, seniority or title rights | Dismissed |
| A-4 | MAURICE JACKSONMaurice Jackson, County Correction Officer, Essex County, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 10 working day suspension, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming … | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-5 | ERNEST MANNINGErnest Manning, Laborer 1, City of Newark, Department of Public Works, removal and resignation not in good standing effective April 3, 2018, on charges of chronic absenteeism, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | LISA SCHWEIZERLisa Schweizer, Keyboarding Clerk 1, Middle Township School District, removal effective November 19, 2015, on charges of other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-7 | TAMARA SMITH-BROWNTamara Smith-Brown, Code Enforcement Officer, Township of Irvington, Department of Public Works, removal effective November 7, 2017, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Request for enforcement | Penalty upheld |
| A-8 | WILLIAM WILSONWilliam Wilson, Employment Specialist, Atlantic County, Department of Administrator, 10 working day suspension on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | A.B.A.B., represented by Peter B. Paris, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by the Plainfield Police Department and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999U) on … | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | M.R.M.R., represented by Donald A. DiGioia, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Correctional Police Officer candidate by the Department of Corrections and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Correctional P… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | D.M.D.D.M.D. appeals his rejection as a County Police Officer candidate by Camden County and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for County Police Officer (S9999U) on the bass of psychological unfitness to pe… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-4 | M.N.M.N. appeals the removal of his name from the Sheriff’s Officer (S9999U), Hudson County eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory background report. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-5 | BYRON ROBINSONByron Robinson appeals his removal from the eligible list for Motor Vehicle Operator 1 (S0574W), New Lisbon Developmental Center, on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal background. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-6 | G.S.G.S. appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9999U), Department of Corrections on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal record. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-7 | T.T.T.T. appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9999U), Department of Corrections on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal record. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-8 | ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK (M0802S), CLARKIn In the Matter of Administrative Clerk (M0802S), Clark (CSC, decided November 10, 2016), the Civil Service Commission (Commission) granted the request of the Clark Public Library for an appointment waiver for the July … | Certification or appointment | Ordered |
| B-9 | WILLIAM APSLEYWilliam Apsley appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the experience requirements for the open- competitive examination for Fire Instructor (C0205A), Hunterdon Count… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-10 | MICHELE BUCKLEYMichele Buckley appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she does not meet the experience requirements, per the substitution clause for education, for the promotional examination for Administrati… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-11 | MADELINE GUZMAN AND DULCELINA PENAThe Department of Law and Public Safety, on behalf of Madeline Guzman and Dulcelina Pena, appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that they did not meet the experience requirements for th… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-12 | MARY HAGGARMary Haggar appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Classification Officer 1 (PS9516I), Department of Corrections. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-13 | DIANA LOGANDiana Logan appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that she lacked the required amount of permanent status in the competitive division for the promotional examination for Principal Clerk Typi… | Examination scoring or administration | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-14 | PAUL MAYERNICKPaul Mayernick appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he was below the minimum requirements in experience for a qualifying demotional examination for Project Coordinator, Constructi… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-15 | MICHELLE SMITHMichelle Smith appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Secretarial Assistant 2 Non-Stenographic (PS95… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-16 | DERRICK TURNERDerrick Turner appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for General Supervisor, Public Works (PM0833A), Lo… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-17 | EMILENA VELTRIEmilena Veltri, represented by Jef Henninger, Esq., appeals her score on the promotional examination for Child Support Specialist 3 (PS4620K), Department of Human Services. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-18 | FRANK LICATA, JR.Frank Licata, Jr., appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he failed to indicate that he possessed the required license for the Senior Maintenance Repairer, Low Pressure License (PM2417W), Borou… | Granted | |
| B-19 | KIMBERLY LIANOKimberly Liano requests reconsideration of the decision of the Civil Service Commission, rendered on September 27, 2019, which upheld the determination that she did not meet the requirements for the promotional examinati… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-20 | ERIC BEAGINThe appeal of Eric Beagin, Fire Fighter, City of Paterson, Fire Department, removal effective September 18, 2015, on charges was heard by Administrative Law Judge Leslie Z. Celentano (ALJ), who rendered her initial decis… | Discipline | Adopted |
| B-21 | TARALYN YOUNGTaralyn Young, a State Park Police Officer with the Department of Environmental Protection, represented by Jeffrey S. Ziegelheim, Esq., requests a hearing regarding her removal, effective July 12, 2019. | Discipline | Denied |
| B-22 | TONYA HOWARDTonya Howard, a Police Communications Clerk with the City of Newark, represented by Samuel Wenocur, Esq., requests resolution of a dispute concerning back pay and benefits. | Counsel fees or back pay | Granted in part |
| B-23 | SEAN CIRIANNI-JONESSean Cirianni-Jones appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Senior Repairer (S0139W), Central Reception and Assignment Facility, Department of Corrections on the basis that he did not appear for or com… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted in part |
| B-24 | J.J.J.J. appeals his removal from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9999U), Department of Corrections, on the basis of a falsified application. The appellant also appeals his removal from the eligible list … | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-25 | F.E.U.F.E.U. appeals his removal from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9988A), Department of Corrections, on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal record and background report. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-26 | CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (M0424V), CITY OF NEWARKThe appointing authority’s failure to dispose of the certification for Code Enforcement Officer (M0424V), City of Newark, while provisional appointees were serving in the title, has been referred to the Civil Service Com… | Request for enforcement | Ordered |
| B-27 | COUNSELOR 1, EMPLOYEE ADVISORY SERVICEThe Division of Administration and the Division of Agency Services request reallocation of the Counselor 1, Employee Advisory Service title to the non- competitive division of the career service on the interim basis in a… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-28 | OLASUMBO OLADERUOlasumbo Oladeru petitions the Civil Service Commission to allow him to change his Work Location Preference Area for Assistant Director of Nursing Services (PS7948H), Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and add his name to the … | Certification or appointment | Granted in part |
| B-29 | VINCENT ANTENUCCIVincent Antenucci, a Sergeant, Field Operations with the Division of State Police, Department of Law and Public Safety, requests a waiver of repayment of a salary overpayment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 11A:3-7, which provides … | Salary overpayment waiver | Denied |
| B-30 | J.E.J.E. a Cottage Training Supervisor at Woodbine Developmental Center, appeals the determination of the Chief of Staff, Department of Human Services, which found that he failed to present sufficient evidence to support a f… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Referred for further review |
| B-31 | KEVIN ALBRECHCINSKIKevin Albrechcinski appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9988A), Department of Corrections, on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal record. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-32 | DAWN KLUTSARITSDawn Klutsarits appeals the removal of her name from the Police Officer (S9999U), Paterson, eligible list on the basis of falsification of the employment application. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-33 | MARGARET VIGGIANOMargaret Viggiano appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that the proper classification of her position with Rowan University is Assistant Supervisor 3, Administrative Services. The appellant seeks to ha… | Position classification | Dismissed |
| B-34 | MONICA MEDLEY-MACKSONMonica Medley-Mackson appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that her position with the Department of Banking and Insurance is properly classified as Clerk Typist. The appellant seeks a Senio… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-35 | REGINA WILLIAMSONRegina Williamson appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that her position with Paterson is properly classified as Employee Benefits Clerk. The appellant seeks an Employee Benefits Specialist job cl… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-36 | SYLVIA BALLARDSylvia Ballard appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Administrative Analyst 4 (S5293K), Department … | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-37 | CATHERINE GOPEZ AND NANCY O’DONNELLCatherine Gopez and Nancy O’Donnell appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services which found that they did not meet the requirements for the promotional examination for Quality Assurance Specialist, Healt… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-38 | SHANIQUA MCRAEShaniqua McRae appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Administrative Analyst 3 (PS9564P), Juvenile Justice Commis… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-39 | FRANCHESKA DEJESUSFrancheska DeJesus requests that she be permitted to amend her residency on her application after the closing date for the Entry Level Law Enforcement Examination (S9999U). | Request for enforcement | Granted |