Civil Service Commission meeting, October 12, 2022
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on October 12, 2022: 66 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 66 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding. 1 appeal was withdrawn.
Members present: Daniel O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Examination eligibility: 31
- Examination scoring or administration: 15
- Discipline: 8
- Removal from an eligible list: 3
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 2
- Other: 2
- Certification or appointment: 2
- Position classification: 1
- Matter returned by a court: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | ROBERTHA ADDISONRobertha Addison, County Correctional Police Officer, Burlington County, Department of Corrections, removal, effective November 3, 2021, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbe… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | LANCE BENNETTELance Bennette, Construction and Maintenance Technician 5, Department of Transportation, six working day suspension, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | MICHAEL FORFAMichael Forfa, Police Officer, Linden, Police Department, removal, effective August 9, 2019, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-5 | JOSEPH GUIDOJoseph Guido, Custodial Worker, Low Pressure License, Lodi, Board of Education, removal, effective August 26, 2019, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, misuse of public property and other… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | LISA SANESLisa Sanes, Keyboarding Clerk 2, Hoboken, Department of Administration, removal, effective June 29, 2020, on charges of insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheldSplit vote |
| A-7 | JEROME SIMMONSJerome Simmons, Senior Youth Aide, Bergen County, Department of Human Services, removal, effective January 24. 2022, on charges of on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, inability to perfo… | Discipline | Sent back to the Office of Administrative Law |
| A-8 | NASHEEDA SINGLETONNasheeda Singleton, Correctional Police Sergeant, Northern State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal, effective May 7, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | D.P.D.P., represented by Robert K. Chewning, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by the City of Passaic and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999A) on the basis… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | CYNTHIA NARVAEZCynthia Narvaez appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Judiciary Clerk 2, Bilingual in Spanish/English (S0390A), Vicinage 5-Essex County and Vicinage 1-Atlantic, Cape May Counties on the basis that sh… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted in part |
| B-3 | I.A.R.I.A.R., represented by Ilya Kraminsky, Esq., appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1505T), Bloomfield, on the basis of an unsatisfactory driving record. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-4 | LEROY GANDYLeroy Gandy requests to file a late application for the promotional examination for Police Sergeant (PM4647C), Somers Point. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-5 | CLIFFORD WILLEVERClifford Willever appeals the denial by the Division of Agency Services of his request to file a late application for the open-competitive examination for Fire Fighter (M9999D), various jurisdictions. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-6 | LANCE BENNETTELance Bennette appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive examination for Senior Clerk (S0480D), Statewid… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-7 | KAREN CHAMBERLINKaren Chamberlin appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that, per the substitution clause for education, she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for … | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-8 | SAMANTHA CANULLISamantha Canulli appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Contract Administrator 1 (PS6732T), Department of Transpo… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-9 | LESLEY CLELLANDLesley Clelland appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Quality Assurance Coordinator (PS6940H), Department of Health. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-10 | NICHOLAS DEL BONO, ET AL.Nicholas Del Bono, Tara Gustavsen, Brian Jakubowski, Angela Roundtree, and Keisha Williams appeal the decisions of the Division of Agency Services that they did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional ex… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-11 | JACK DENNISON AND BRENDA BAGGETTJack Dennison and Brenda Baggett appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services, that they did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Laborer 2 (PM5065C), City of Cape May. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-12 | ASHLEY DIGUGLIELMO, ET AL.Ashley Diguglielmo, Michelle Murray and April Priestley appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services which found that they did not meet the experience requirements, per the substitutional clause of educat… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-13 | ANDREW EINSTEINAndrew Einstein appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he lacked the required amount of permanent status in a title to which the examination was open for the promotional examination… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-14 | VIRGINIA FLINT-MONTENEGROVirginia Flint-Montenegro 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 promotional examination … | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-15 | LUZ FLORESLuz Flores appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Sewing Worker (PS6087K), Department of Human Services. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-16 | EARLE HOLDEREarle Holder appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that, per the substitution clause for education, he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Audio/Visu… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-17 | EUGENE JOSEPHEugene Joseph appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Secretarial Assistant 2, Non-Stenographic (PS7200E), Departme… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-18 | TERIA KEITHTeria Keith appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the open-competitive examination for Employment Specialist (C0386D), A… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-19 | JEROME KILKENNYJerome Kilkenny appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Business Manager (PC3916D), Burlington County. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-20 | SCOTT KURZScott Kurz appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the minimum experience requirements for the open-competitive examination for Mechanic Diesel (M0314D), West Milford… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-21 | EBONI LEEEboni Lee 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 Assistant (M0521D), Newark School… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-22 | TREVOR LITTLETrevor Little appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive examination for Senior Forensic Photographer (S0… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-23 | KAREN LUCHENBURGKaren Luchenburg appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements, per the substitutional clause of education, for the promotional examination for… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-24 | JOSE MALCOLMJose Malcolm appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Administrative Supervisor of Social Work (PC3764D), Passaic C… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-25 | LYNN MARTINLynn Martin appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Accounting Procedures Analyst (PC4058D), Camden County… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-26 | HEMABEN MEHTAHemaben Mehta appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Project Manager, Transportation (PS7114T), Department of Tr… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-27 | ALYSSA MEREDITHAlyssa Meredith appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive examination for Public Health Planner (C0573D… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-28 | LANGFORD NOLLEYLangford Nolley appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the promotional examination for Road Inspector (PC4303D), Camden Co… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-29 | ROBIN NUGENTRobin Nugent appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Investigator 1 (PS1572K), Department of Children and Families… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-30 | CHRISTINA OLIVOChristina Olivo appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Senior Account Clerk (PC3863D), Hudson County… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-31 | AMANI SHAKURAmani Shakur appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the requirements for the promotional examinations for Management Assistant (PM4872C) and Manager Sanitation (PM50… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-32 | ANN SHARLOWAnn Sharlow appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirement for the promotional examination for Occupational Health Consultant 1 (PS7215G), Department of Envi… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-33 | RALUCHUKWU TIMAHRaluchukwu Timah appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Investigator 1, Child Protection (PS7482K), Department of Chi… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-34 | EMELIN VALERIOEmelin Valerio appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that, per the substitution clause for education, she did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive ex… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-35 | KARI VAZQUEZ AND SAMUEL WILLIAMSKari Vazquez and Samuel Williams appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services that they did not meet the experience requirement for the open competitive examination for Youth Opportunity Coordinator (C028… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-36 | DANIEL WESCOATDaniel Wescoat appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Heavy Equipment Operator (PC3958D), Atlantic County. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-37 | AISIA WILLIAMSAisia Williams appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services found that she did not meet the minimum requirements in experience for the open competitive examination for Senior Management Assistant (M0251D)… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-38 | ANTONIA GONZALEZAntonia Gonzalez appeals the determination of the Division of Administrative and Employee Services denying her request for a make-up examination for Police Lieutenant (PM4130C), Long Branch. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-39 | L.S.L.S. requests to take a make-up examination for Environmental Specialist 2 (PS0407T), Department of Transportation. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-40 | LARISSA ABAZA, ET AL.Larissa Abaza and Jeffrey Iannacone (PC4989C), Passaic County; and Raymond Aste (PC4931C), Bergen County, appeal the multiple-choice portion of the promotional examination for Sheriff’s Officer Sergeant (various jurisdic… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-41 | AMARJIT CHAWLAAmarjit Chawla appeals his score and rank on the Title Officer (PS4010T), Department of Transportation promotional examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-42 | KELLY DATO, ET AL.Kelly Dato and Michael Cumiskey (PC4801C), Bergen County; and Thomas Campagnolo, Eric Halle, and Jonathan Gaul (PC4810C), Monmouth County appeal the promotional examination for County Correctional Police Captain (various… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-43 | NICHOLAS DIGUILIO, ET AL.Nicholas DiGuilio, Anthony Montagne and Matthew Weisman appeal items on the multiple-choice examination for first-level Fire Captain (PM2389C), Jersey City. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-44 | MICHAEL GILMORE, ET AL.Michael Gilmore (PC4985C), Atlantic County; and John Bourke and David DeLeeuw (PC4979C) Ocean County, appeal the multiple-choice portion of the promotional examination for Sheriff’s Officer Lieutenant (various jurisdicti… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-45 | DAVID RADSNIAKDavid Radsniak appeals his score for on the essay portion of the examination for Police Captain (PM3483C), Point Pleasant. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-46 | RUSUL RASHEEDRusul Rasheed appeals the scoring of the Senior Engineer, Transportation (PS7383T), Department of Transportation promotional examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-47 | JOHN SHAWJohn Shaw appeals his score for the oral portion of the promotional examination for Fire Lieutenant (PM1067V), Belleville. He also appeals his seniority score. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-48 | CECIEL YOUSSEFCeciel Youssef appeals the scoring of the Senior Engineer, Transportation (PS1109T), Department of Transportation promotional examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-49 | JAMES DONOVANJames Donovan appeals the test administration for the examination for Deputy Police Chief (PM4496C), Bayonne. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-50 | DEBORAH NARGIDeborah Nargi requests a retroactive effective date of the reclassification of her position from Agency Services Representative 1 to Agency Services Representative 4. | Position classification | Granted |
| B-51 | L.P.L.P., a Sergeant with the Division of State Police, Department of Law and Public Safety, appeals the decision of a of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, which was unable to substantiate all his allegations of violation… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-52 | S.S.S.S., a former Agent MVC, appeals the decision of the Deputy Director of Legal Affairs, which substantiated that she violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace. | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-53 | F.B., ET AL.West Orange, represented by Kenneth A. Rosenberg, Esq., requests relief concerning the Civil Service Commission’s order in In the Matters of F.B., et al., Township of West Orange (CSC, decided March 2, 2022). | Granted in part | |
| B-54 | JALESA COOPERJalesa Cooper, a Keyboarding Clerk 1 with Trenton, represented by Seth Gollin, Esq., AFSCME New Jersey Council 63, requests that the Civil Service Commission reinstate the appeal of her removal, effective December 30, 20… | Discipline | Denied |
| B-55 | FAMILY COUNSELOR (C0110A), BERGEN COUNTYIn In the Matter of Family Counselor (C0110A), Bergen County (CSC, decided December 4, 2019), the Civil Service Commission (Commission) granted the request of Bergen County for an appointment waiver for the July 8, 2019 … | Certification or appointment | Ordered |
| B-56 | SEWAGE METER REPAIRER (C0287A), BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITYIn In the Matter of Sewage Meter Repairer (C0287A), Bergen County Utilities Authority (CSC, decided May 20, 2020), the Civil Service Commission (Commission) granted the request of Bergen County Utilities Authority for an… | Certification or appointment | Ordered |
| B-57 | OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERThe Department of Health requests that the provisions of N.J.A.C. 4A:3- 5.7(d) to establish a daily rate for certain individuals in exempt non-limited (NL) titles for hours worked on weekends and holidays, outside of the… | Granted | |
| B-58 | ADRIAN FIGUEROA, JR.The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, in In the Matter of Adrian Figueroa, Jr., Docket No. A-2686-20 (App. Div., August 16, 2022), remanded the issue as to the disposition of the charges and penalty impos… | Matter returned by a court | Penalty upheld |
| B-59 | COUNTY REENTRY COORDINATORThe Division of Agency Services requests the establishment of the unclassified title of County Reentry Coordinator for use in county government. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |