Civil Service Commission meeting, September 22, 2021
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on September 22, 2021: 28 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 28 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding and 1 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 6
- Removal from an eligible list: 6
- Examination eligibility: 4
- Certification or appointment: 2
- Position classification: 2
- Working test period: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Other: 1
- Bypass on a certification: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | LATERA GRIFFINLatera Griffin, County Correctional Police Officer, Hudson County, Department of Corrections, removal effective September 12, 2018, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | TYRELL MARTINTyrell Martin, Senior Correctional Police Officer, New Jersey State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal effective April 1, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | WAYNE PEARSONWayne Pearson, Senior Correctional Police Officer, Bayside State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal effective February 24, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-5 | JESUS PEREZJesus Perez, Laborer 1, City of Trenton, Department of Water and Sewer, removal effective July 6, 2020, on charges of inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | STEVEN PINKNEYSteven Pinkney, Assistant Administrative Analyst, City of Jersey City, Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce, removal effective August 16, 2019, on charges of insubordination, conduct unbecoming a publ… | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-7 | SAM WILLIAMSSam Williams, Police Officer, City of Hoboken, Police Department, removal effective September 18, 2019, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | J.H.J.H. 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 (S9988A) on the basis of ps… | Removal from an eligible list | Dismissed |
| B-2 | KEVIN BOYLE AND JOHN STONEKevin Boyle appeals his score and rank on the Supervisor, Public Works (PM2204B), Pennsauken Township, eligible list. In addition, John Stone requests that Kevin Boyle’s name be removed from the eligible list. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-3 | ALBERT GONZALEZ, JR.Albert Gonzalez, Jr., represented by Marc A. Calello, Esq., appeals the decision to remove his name from the Fire Fighter (M1844W), Jersey City eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory background report. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-4 | JESSICA HAMILTONJessica Hamilton appeals the decision to remove her name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9999A), Department of Corrections, eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory driving record. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-5 | D.M.D.M. appeals the remove of his name from the Correctional Police Officer (S9999U), Department of Corrections, eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory background report and for falsifying his employment applicatio… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-6 | ALEXANDER RICHMANAlexander Richman, represented by Edward H. Kerwin, Esq., appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1874W), Trenton on the basis of an unsatisfactory driving record and failure to meet the… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-7 | DEPUTY MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR (M0272W), CITY OF NEWARKThe City of Newark requests permission not to make an appointment from the March 4, 2019 certification for Deputy Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator (M0272W), City of Newark. | Certification or appointment | Ordered |
| B-8 | JESUS CASTROThe City of Paterson appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that Jesus Castro’s position is properly classified as Senior Housing Inspector/Zoning Officer. It seeks a Housing and Zoning Inspe… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-9 | STEVEN CENTIThe Town of Kearny, represented by Kyle Trent, Esq., appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that Steven Centi’s, position is properly classified as Senior Mechanic. It seeks a Mechanic job cl… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-10 | STEPHANIE ORABONAStephanie Orabona appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Supervisor, Criminal Information Records (PC2490… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-11 | JOSEPH PEPPARDJoseph Peppard appeals the removal of his name from the Police Officer (S9999A), Brick Township eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory background report. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-12 | JASMINE HARDENJasmine Harden appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Senior Personnel Technician (M0004C), Newark S… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-13 | STEPHANIE RASMUSSENStephanie Rasmussen appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Principal Account Clerk (PC0551C), Ocean County. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-14 | POLICE LIEUTENANT (PM4118C), CITY OF JERSEY CITYThe City of Jersey City and Jozip Soliman appeal the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which denied Jersey City’s request to reduce the one-year service requirement in the title of Police Sergeant to the … | Working test period | Denied |
| B-15 | BENJAMIN DANIELSBenjamin Daniels, a Correctional Police Lieutenant with the Department of Corrections, appeals his reassignment. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Denied |
| B-16 | EDWIN DYEThe City of Passaic, represented by Joseph P. Horan, II, Esq., requests a stay of the Civil Service Commission decisions in In the Matter of Edwin Dye (CSC, decided March 24, 2021) and In the Matter of Edwin Dye (CSC, de… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-17 | P.T.P.T., a Construction Management Specialist 2, appeals the decision of the Assistant Commissioner, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Department of Human Services, which was unable to substantiate her allegations tha… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-18 | AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021The Division of Agency Services seeks Civil Service Commission approval to make temporary unclassified appointments to various career service titles in order to allow expedited staffing related to funding received pursua… | Granted | |
| B-19 | POLICE CAPTAIN (PM3447C), CITY OF JERSEY CITYThe City of Jersey City, represented by Arthur R. Thibault, Jr., Esq., appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which denied Jersey City’s request to reduce the one-year service requirement in the ti… | Working test period | Denied |
| B-20 | OMAR DIAZ, ET AL., PROMOTIONAL POLICE TITLES, NEWARKThe Division of Agency Services, on behalf of the City of Newark, requests retroactive regular appointments for various employees to the titles of Police Captain, Police Lieutenant, and Police Sergeant. | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-21 | NY’YAH CORNICK AND SHERICE LOTTNy’yah Cornick and Sherice Lott appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services that they did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Early Childhood Specialist (M0633B)… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-22 | STACEY FALCONE AND FRANK TIMEKStacey Falcone, represented by David J. Azotea, Esq., and Frank Timek, represented by Louis M. Barbone, Esq., appeal the bypass of their names on the July 14, 2016 certification of the Police Lieutenant (PM0922S), Atlant… | Bypass on a certification | Dismissed |