Civil Service Commission meeting, June 3, 2020
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on June 3, 2020: 29 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Special meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 29 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding. 5 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Examination eligibility: 7
- Removal from an eligible list: 6
- Request for enforcement: 4
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 4
- Discipline: 3
- Position classification: 1
- Examination scoring or administration: 1
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Rule proposal or adoption: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | JAMES BAIR, ET AL. (Consolidated)James Bair, Timothy Martin and Eric Mason, Boiler Operators with the City of Atlantic City, Department of Public Works, layoffs effective June 26, 2015, for reasons of economy and efficiency. | Discipline | GrantedSplit vote |
| A-3 | ENRIQUE ENCARNACIONEnrique Encarnacion, Police Officer, City of Jersey City, Department of Public Safety, 25 working day suspension on charges including incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, neglect of duty and violation… | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-4 | EDWARD OLSZEWSKIEdward Olszewski, Heavy Equipment Operator, South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, 120 working day suspension on charges of insubordination. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| B-1 | S.B.S.B. appeals her rejection as a Correctional Police Officer candidate by the Department of Corrections and its request to remove her name from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9999U) on the basis of ps… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | D.M.D.M. 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 Police Officer (S9999U) on the basis of ps… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-3 | MONIQUE K. ANKUMMonique K. Ankum appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Sheriff’s Officer (S9999U), Essex County on the basis that she failed to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-4 | ANGELINA CAMACHOAngelina Camacho appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9988U), Department of Corrections on the basis of falsification of the preemployment application. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-5 | TUNISIA KINGTunisia King appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that the proper classification of her position with the Department of Health is Senior Laboratory Technician, Microbiology. The appellant sees a Microb… | Position classification | Granted |
| B-6 | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER (M0124R), PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSIONThe Division of Agency Services requests that the Passaic Valley Water Commission be ordered to return the October 27, 2016 certification (OL161253) of the eligible list for Principal Engineer for proper disposition. | Request for enforcement | Granted |
| B-7 | RESEARCH ASSISTANT (M0086S), JERSEY CITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYThe Division of Agency Services requests that the Jersey City Redevelopment Authority be ordered to return the July 1, 2016 certification (OL160807) of the eligible list for Research Assistant for proper disposition. | Request for enforcement | Granted |
| B-8 | ANNE ALLENAnne Allen appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the educational requirements for the open competitive examination for Public Health Consultant 2, Health Education (S0984A), S… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-9 | SAMANTHA SNYDERSamantha Snyder appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she was below the minimum requirements in experience for the promotional examination for Library Director (PM0737A), Monroe To… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-10 | CLAIRE SWEENEYClaire Sweeney appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she was below the minimum requirements in experience for the promotional examination for Program Development Specialist, Commun… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-11 | LEONARD ALUOTTOLeonard Aluotto appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Equipment Operator (M0994A), North Arlington. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-12 | STEPHEN SEMANCIKStephen Semancik appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Equipment Operator (PM1597A), Garfield. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-13 | M.B.M.B. requests to be permitted to submit a late application for the Program Support Specialist 2, Assistance Program (PS4445K), Department of Children and Families examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-14 | COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST (SPECIAL), CITY OF NEWARKThe City of Newark’s failure to dispose of the certification for Community Relations Specialist (Special), while the provisional is serving in the title, has been referred to the Civil Service Commission for enforcement. | Request for enforcement | Ordered |
| B-15 | PROGRAM MONITOR (M0727U), NEWARKNewark requests permission not to make an appointment from the February 13, 2017 certification for Program Monitor (M0727U). | Certification or appointment | Denied |
| B-16 | RENT REGULATION OFFICER, BILINGUAL IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH (M0524U), NEWARKThe Division of Agency Services requests that Newark be ordered to return the March 28, 2017 certification (OL170341) of the eligible list for Rent Regulation Officer Bilingual in Spanish and English (M0524U) for proper … | Request for enforcement | Ordered |
| B-17 | A.H.F.A.H.F., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-18 | J.B.J.B., appeals the determination of the Commissioner, Department of Community Affairs, stating that the appellant violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace (State Policy). | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-19 | C.L.C.C.L.C., General Counsel, Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), appeals the determination of the Director, Division of Equal Employment/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) which found that the appellant failed to present… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-20 | D.F.D.F., an Agency Services Representative 2 with the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, Department of Health (DOH), appeals the determination of the Chief of Staff, DOH, which found that the appellant failed to suppo… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-21 | B.M.B.M. a Correctional Police Officer with the Department of Corrections, appeals the determination of the Director, Equal Employment Division, Department of Corrections, which found that the appellant failed to support a f… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-22 | M.S.M.S. requests reconsideration of the attached final decision issued on November 19, 2019, which found that there was no violation of the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace (State Policy).… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-23 | WILLIAM GIOVANNIELLOWilliam Giovanniello appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he was below the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive examination for Supervising Omnibus Operator… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-24 | KAREN MCDONALDKaren McDonald appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she was below the minimum requirements in experience for the promotional examination for Assistant Administrative Supervisor of… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-25 | ERIC MENSAHEric Mensah appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999U), City of Trenton on the basis that he failed to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-26 | 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 |