Civil Service Commission meeting, May 20, 2020
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on May 20, 2020: 42 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 42 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 10
- Removal from an eligible list: 9
- Examination eligibility: 8
- Request for enforcement: 4
- Position classification: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 2
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 2
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Examination scoring or administration: 1
- Other: 1
- Salary overpayment waiver: 1
- Rule proposal or adoption: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | NICHOLAS ARACONicholas Araco, Police Officer, Delran Township Police Department, removal effective December 3, 2019, on charges including incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, n… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | TERENCE BRITTTerence Britt, Investigator 1, Department of Children and Families, 90 working day suspension (30 days served - 60 days held in abeyance) on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Granted |
| A-4 | SELWYN CORLEYSelwyn Corley, County Correction Officer, Department of Corrections, six working day suspension on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-5 | FREDERICK DOLL, III (consolidated)Frederick Doll, III, Senior Food Service Handler, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, removal and resignation not in good standing effective October 19, 2017, on charges of chronic or excessive absenteeism… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | ARTURO GONZALEZArturo Gonzalez, Mechanic, Town of West New York, removal effective February 20, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect… | Discipline | Granted |
| A-7 | KEITH HARKCOMKeith Harkcom, Senior Correctional Police Officer, South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal effective October 8, 2019, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modifiedSplit vote |
| A-8 | CLIFFORD HICKMANClifford Hickman, Senior Mechanic, Diesel, City of Vineland School District, removal effective June 14, 2019, on charges conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-9 | VALERIE HICKSValerie Hicks, Code Enforcement Officer, City of Newark, Department of Engineering, 15 working day suspension, on charges of insubordination, inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other su… | Request for enforcement | Penalty modified |
| A-10 | ALEJANDRO PEREZAlejandro Perez, Campus Police Officer, Kean University, removal effective August 23, 2019, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and… | Discipline | Granted |
| A-11 | ROBERT PHARORobert Pharo, County Correction Officer, Atlantic County, Department of Public Safety, removal effective August 28, 2019, on charges of neglect of duty, incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordin… | Discipline | Penalty modifiedSplit vote |
| A-12 | RICHARD SECULARichard Secula, Safety Specialist 2, MVC, Motor Vehicle Commission, 15 working day suspension on charges of insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| B-1 | J.M.G.J.M.G., represented by Katrina M. Register, Esq., appeals her rejection as a Sheriff’s Officer candidate by the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department and its request to remove her name from the eligible list for Sheriff’s… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | P.M.M.P.M.M., represented by Corey M. Sargent, 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 … | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-3 | N.B.N.B., represented by Patrick P. Toscano, Jr., Esq., appeals the removal of his name from the Sheriff’s Officer (S9999U), Essex County and from Police Officer (S9999U), South Orange eligible lists on the basis of falsific… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-4 | JOEL GONZALEZJoel Gonzalez appeals the removal of his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9999U), Department of Corrections eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory background report. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-5 | S.K.S.K. appeals the removal of his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9988U), Department of Corrections eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory background report and unsatisfactory criminal record. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-6 | WILNEYDA LUNAWilneyda Luna, represented by Francisco S. Guzman, Esq., appeals the removal of her name from the Principal Account Clerk (M0380U), Jersey City, eligible list for failure to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-7 | MICHAEL PEREZMichael Perez, represented by Leonard C. Shiro, Esq., appeals the removal of his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9988A), Department of Corrections eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal back… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-8 | JAMES WILLIAMSJames Williams appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for County Correction Officer (S9999U), Union County on the basis of an unsatisfactory driving record. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-9 | I.Y.I.Y. appeals the removal of his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9988A), Department of Corrections eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal record. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-10 | CODE ENFORCMENT OFFICER (M0677A), OCEAN CITYOcean City requests permission not to make an appointment from the December 23, 2019 certification for Code Enforcement Officer (M0677A), Ocean City. | Request for enforcement | Ordered |
| B-11 | SEWAGE METER REPAIRER (C0287A), BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITYThe Bergen County Utilities Authority requests permission not to make an appointment from the October 22, 2019 certification for Sewage Meter Repairer (C0287A), Bergen County Utilities Authority. | Certification or appointment | Ordered |
| B-12 | SUSAN CATLETT-OXENDINESusan Catlett-Oxendine appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that her position with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is correctly classified as Technical Assistant 3. Appell… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-13 | CAMILLE PORTERCamille Porter appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that her position with the Department of Children and Families is properly classified as Senior Audit Account Clerk. Appellant seeks a Se… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-14 | JOE ARKUJoe Arku appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he did not meet the experience requirement for the open- competitive examination for Program Specialist 1 Social/Human Services (S07… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-15 | ROBERT BERMANRobert Berman appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the requirements for the promotional examination for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2, Deaf Langrage Specialist (PS0748… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-16 | LEO BLAKELeo Blake appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he did not meet the education requirements for the promotional examination for Resource Interpretive Specialist 3 (PS9470G), Depart… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-17 | CONNIE BERMUDEZConnie Bermudez appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Supervising Library Assistant (M0881A), Parsippany T… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-18 | RENE CICCHETTI AND BRUNILDA RODRIGUEZRene Cicchetti and Brunilda Rodriquez appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services that they did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Assistant Chief of Administra… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-19 | ORLANDO IRIZARRYOrlando Irizarry appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Institutional Trade Instructor 2, Warehousing… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-20 | PETER NEVINSPeter Nevins appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the requirements for the promotional examination for County Emergency Management Planner (C0790A), Hudson County. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-21 | FERET FENELUSFeret Fenelus requests to be permitted to submit a late application for the Clerk 2 (PM0018A), City of Elizabeth, examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-22 | MATTHEW TOMASZEWSKIBurlington Township Fire District #1, represented by Jay C. Sendzik, Esq., requests a lateral title change, pending qualifying examination, for Matthew Tomaszewski, to Fire Official, Uniformed Fire Department, effective … | Granted in part | |
| B-23 | CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (M0424V), NEWARKThe Division of Agency Services seeks enforcement of the Civil Service Commission decision rendered on December 18, 2019, which ordered the City of Newark to immediately dispose of the May 21, 2018 certification of the C… | Request for enforcement | Granted in part |
| B-24 | POLICE OFFICER, SCOTCH PLAINSThe Division of Agency Services requests that the Civil Service Commission order Scotch Plains to return the February 22, 2019 certification of the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999U) for proper disposition. | Request for enforcement | Ordered |
| B-25 | IRA HOCKIra Hock, a former Management Improvement Specialist 1, Department of Human Services, requests a waiver of repayment of a salary overpayment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 11A:3-7, which provides that when an employee has erroneo… | Salary overpayment waiver | Denied |
| B-26 | WILLIAM APSLEYHudson County, on behalf of William Apsley, requests reconsideration of the decision rendered on December 18, 2019, which upheld the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience re… | Request for reconsideration | Granted |
| B-27 | CARLOS AROCHOCarlos Arocho, represented by Bette R. Grayson, Esq., requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Carlos Arocho (CSC, decided January 29, 2020) where the Civil Service Commission granted his appeal that his name should … | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-28 | T.C.T.C., an Investigator 2, Taxation with the Department of the Treasury, appeals the determination of the Deputy Director stating that the appellant violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Wo… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-29 | K.P.K.P., a Technician MVC with the Motor Vehicle Commission, appeals the decision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Office, which did not substantiate her allegation that she was subjected to a violation of the New Jersey… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-30 | MORGAN PATRICK AND KRISTA REALEMorgan Patrick and Krista Reale appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services that they did not meet the education requirements for the open competitive examination for Public Health Consultant 2, Health E… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-31 | COVID-19 TEMPORARY RULE RELAXATIONSProposed Notice of Adoption for Temporary Rule Relaxations and Modifications to various provisions of N.J.A.C. 4A in accordance with Section 6 of Executive Order 103, issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Rule proposal or adoption | Penalty modified |