Civil Service Commission meeting, February 2, 2022
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on February 2, 2022: 29 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular 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Commission decided 29 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding. 5 appeals were withdrawn.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: 9
- Position classification: 4
- Certification or appointment: 3
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 3
- Discipline: 2
- Removal from an eligible list: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Salary regulations: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | RYAN MCHUGHRyan McHugh, County Correctional Police Lieutenant, Burlington County Jail, 14 working day suspension and demotion to County Correctional Police Sergeant, effective June 21, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a publi… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | KEVIN O’CONNORKevin O’Connor, Sheriff’s Officer, Union County, Sheriff’s Office, removal effective May 17, 2018, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a … | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | JASMINE BUSSEYJasmine Bussey 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 and falsification of the empl… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | KAREEM GREENEKareem Greene appeals the decision to remove his name from the County Correctional Police Officer (S9999U), Essex County, eligible list on the basis of falsification of the employment application. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | VERONICA ALFORDVeronica Alford appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that her application was incomplete, and her eligibility could not be determined for the promotional examination for Cottage Training Technicia… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-4 | JAMES ANDERSON, JR.James Anderson, Jr., appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Technical Assistant 1 (PS5505H), Department of Health… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-5 | MICHAEL DACOSTA-MEACHEM AND ILIANA PERALTAMichael DaCosta-Meachem and Iliana Peralta appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services which found that they were below the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive examination for Pri… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-6 | HEATHER HAINESHeather Haines appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Principal Account Clerk (PC4350C), Burlington County. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-7 | DARLENE HERRINGDarlene Herring appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet, per the substitution clause for education, the experience requirements for the promotional examination for A… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-8 | ELIZABETH JAMESElizabeth James appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Management Assistant (M0252C), Trenton. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-9 | ARAVIND KRISHNAAravind Krishna appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination Veterans Services Officer (C0143C), Passaic County… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-10 | DONNETTA SHABAZZDonnetta Shabazz appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the minimum educational and experience requirements for the promotional examination for Supervisor of Billin… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-11 | JESSICA SCHUTTEJessica Schutte appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that, per the substitution clause for education, she did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for M… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-12 | ALEXANDRE GABLERAlexandre Gabler appeals his final average and rank on the eligible list for Librarian 3 (PM4239C), Woodbridge Library. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-13 | NANCY AQUINO, ET AL.Nancy Aquino, Elizabeth Black, Carmen Cruz, Sheena Johnson-Rolax, Patricia Neil, Shannon Reeves and Aisha Robinson-James appeal the decisions of the Division of Agency Services (Agency Services) which found that their po… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-14 | ERICCA GREENEEricca Greene appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that her position with the Department of the Treasury is properly classified as a Conferee 1, Taxation. She seeks a classification of Disp… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-15 | KENNETH HYLANDKenneth Hyland appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that the proper classification of his position with the Office of Information Technology is Technical Support Specialist 1. He seeks a classification… | Position classification | Denied |
| B-16 | ASHLEY MCCORMICKAshley McCormick appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that the proper classification of her position with the Department of the Treasury is Pensions Benefits Specialist 1. She seeks a classification of… | Position classification | Granted |
| B-17 | ALBERT GONZALEZ, JR.Albert Gonzalez, Jr., represented by Marc A. Calello, requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Albert Gonzalez, Jr. (CSC, decided September 22, 2021) where the Civil Service Commission denied his appeal to remove his… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-18 | JAMIE VAN SYCKLEJamie Van Syckle, an Assistant Family Service Worker 2, with the Department of Children and Families, represented by Todd J. Gelfand, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of her removal, effect… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-19 | DONALD BOICEDonald Boice, a Police Sergeant with Wildwood, and Wildwood request that Boice be given a retroactive appointment date of July 7, 2020, based on administrative error. Boice and Wildwood also request that Boice be admitte… | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-20 | NICHOLAS DEFALCO AND DORIAN MINONDNicholas DeFalco and Dorian Minond, Police Sergeants with the City of New Brunswick, represented by Brian J. Manetta, Esq., request retroactive appointment dates of September 16, 2020, based on administrative error. DeF… | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-21 | MICHAEL NEGRONMichael Negron, a Sheriff’s Officer, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, represented by Robert Chewning, Esq., appeals his reassignment. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Denied |
| B-22 | BRIAN BLUM AND JAROD SMILEYBrian Blum and Jarod Smiley appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services, which found that they did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Contract Administrator 1 (PS605… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-23 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINEEThe Division of Agency Services requests the creation of the local government noncompetitive title of Emergency Medical Technician Trainee. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-24 | FORENSIC MORGUE TECHNICIANThe Division of Agency Services recommends the reallocation of the title of Forensic Morgue Technician to the noncompetitive division of the career service in accordance with N.J.A.C. 4A:3-1.2, effective February 12, 202… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-25 | PARALEGAL TECHNICIAN 1, DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETYThe Department of Law and Public Safety requests the reallocation of Paralegal Technician 1 title to the noncompetitive division of the career service on an interim basis. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-26 | FY2022 SALARY REGULATIONS COMPENDIUMThe FY 2022 Salary Regulations Compendium includes the following: Section 1 - Aligned Salary Regulation, Deputy Attorneys General, Non-Aligned Salary Regulation, Management Salary Regulation, Exempt Salary Regulation, an… | Salary regulations | Recorded |
| B-27 | COUNTY CORRECTIONAL POLICE OFFICER, CAMDEN COUNTYCamden County requests permission to make temporary appointments of entry-level County Correctional Police Officers. | Certification or appointment | Granted |