Civil Service Commission meeting, July 1, 2020
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on July 1, 2020: 31 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 31 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding. 7 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Examination eligibility: 6
- Removal from an eligible list: 4
- Position classification: 4
- Request for reconsideration: 3
- Discipline: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 2
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 2
- Bypass on a certification: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Request for enforcement: 1
- Rule proposal or adoption: 1
- Relaxation of a rule: 1
- Other: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | BENITO GONZALEZBenito Gonzalez, Police Officer, Camden County, Police Department, removal effective April 15, 2015, on charges of inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-2 | ZACHERY SMITHZachery Smith, Senior Medical Security Officer, Ann Klein Forensic Center, Department of Health, removal effective November 3, 2016, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, physical or mental abuse of a patie… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | A.D. AND B.B.A.D. and B.B. appeal the requests by the Department of Corrections to remove their names from the Correctional Police Officer (S9999U) and (S9988V) eligible lists for medical unfitness to perform effectively the duties o… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | TREY BOONETrey Boone appeals the decision to remove his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9988A), Department of Corrections, eligible list on the basis of falsification of his application. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | JOEL RIVERAJoel Rivera, a Fire Fighter candidate with the City of Hoboken, appeals the bypass of his name on the Fire Fighter (M1539T), Hoboken eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Denied |
| B-4 | GLORIA COLOGNA-OPALECKYGloria Cologna-Opalecky appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that her position with Warren County is properly classified as Human Services Specialist 2. The appellant seeks a Human Services… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-5 | FRANCIS LAYFrancis Lay appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that his position with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is correctly classified as Senior Technician, Management Informatio… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-6 | LILLIAN MANNLillian Mann appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that her position with Ramapo College of New Jersey is Professional Services Specialist 3, Computer Services. The appellant seeks a Profess… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-7 | LOUIS MUZYKA, ET AL.Louis Muzyka, James Hart, Larissa Lilavois, David Pomales, Marcus Rosario, Justin Terebetski, Paul Stentella, Douglas Greenberg, Jason Hanes and John Kelly, represented by Leonard Schiro, Esq., appeal the decisions of th… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-8 | MICHAEL CANTONEMichael Cantone appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he was below minimum requirements in experience for a qualifying demotional examination for Identification Officer, Newark. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-9 | RENEE CARATOZZOLORenee Caratozzolo appeals her ineligibility as below minimum requirements in education for the promotional examination for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (PS0746N), Department of Labor and Workforce Development. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-10 | BEN PISANOBen Pisano appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he was below minimum requirements in education for the open-competitive examination for Forester (S1018A), Statewide. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-11 | VANESSA STEPHENSONVanessa Stephenson appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Customer Service Representative (M117… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-12 | JEAN WILSONJean Wilson appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that she does not meet the education and experience requirements for the promotional examination for Assistant Municipal Treasurer (PM2967W), Jefferson. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-13 | L.I.L.I. requests to be permitted to submit a late application for the Clerk 2 (PC0675A), Middlesex County Board of Social Services examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-14 | DEMOND SMITHDemond Smith requests to be permitted to submit a late application for the Printing Operations Technician 3 (PM1108A), Newark examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-15 | JUSTIN DE LA BRUYEREJustin De La Bruyere, a former Police Sergeant with the City of Hackensack, represented by Joseph M. Horn, Esq., requests reconsideration of the final decision rendered on March 27, 2019, which upheld his removal. | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-16 | GRAYLAND MEEKSGrayland Meeks, represented by Bette R. Grayson, Esq., requests reconsideration of the final decision of February 6, 2019, which upheld his removal. | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-17 | WOODBRIDGE FIRE DISTRICT 11Woodbridge Fire District 11, represented by Lane Biviano, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief and reconsideration of In the Matter of Woodbridge Fire District 11 (CSC, decided March 12, 2020). | Request for reconsideration | Granted |
| B-18 | M.V.M.V., a Data Entry Operator 1 with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, appeals the determination of the Assistant Commissioner, which found that the appellant failed to present sufficient evidence to suppo… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-19 | NEWARK LAYOFFS/FURLOUGHSLocal 617, Workers United, SEIU, represented by Arnold Shep Cohen, Esq., Teamsters Local 97, represented by Kevin P. McGovern, Esq., and Council 21, IFPTE, AFL-CIO, represented by Daniel J. Zirrith, Esq., request a stay … | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-20 | THEODORO JUNGGRENTheodoro Junggren appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the residency requirement for the open competitive examination for Equipment Operator (C0774A), Union County… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-21 | A.P.A.P. appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Correctional Police Officer (S9988A), Department of Corrections on the bases of falsification of the preemployment application and a positive drug test. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-22 | B.B.B.B. appeals the removal of his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9988V), Department of Corrections eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory criminal record. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-23 | C.M.C.M., a former Senior Police Officer, Human Services, with the Department of Human Services (DHS), appeals the determination of the Deputy Commissioner, DHS, which found which found that the appellant did not present suf… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-24 | KATHLEEN MERCURIOKathleen Mercurio, a Quality Assurance Coordinator with the Department of Human Services, appeals the determination of her salary upon her promotion to her current title, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 4A:3-4.9. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Denied |
| B-25 | R.I.R.I., an Auditor 3, Taxation with the Department of the Treasury, requests enforcement of the March 2, 2018 determination of the Director, Division of Administration, stating that sufficient evidence was found to support… | Request for enforcement | Denied |
| B-26 | UNPAID COVID-19 FURLOUGH FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEESThe Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission recommends the establishment of a Pilot Program to provide for unpaid COVID-19 furlough for those unrepresented State employees not subject to various Memorandums of Agreem… | Rule proposal or adoption | |
| B-27 | UNPAID COVID-19 FURLOUGH FOR REPRESENTED EMPLOYEESThe Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission requests that the provisions of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.4(d) be relaxed in order to implement Memorandums of Agreement between the State and various collective negotiations agents … | Relaxation of a rule | Adopted |
| B-28 | VINELAND FIRE FIGHTERSThe City of Vineland petitions the Civil Service Commission to permit the conditional appointments of Dominick Pace and Christopher Wolfe to the title of Fire Fighter. | Granted | |
| B-29 | MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF CONSERVATIONThe Communications Workers of America (CWA), represented by Hetty Rosenstein, Area Director, petitions for a stay of the layoff of Montclair State University employees in the New Jersey School of Conservation scheduled f… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Held over to a later meetingSplit vote |