Civil Service Commission meeting, November 2, 2022
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on November 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Commission decided 29 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding. 4 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 8
- Examination eligibility: 7
- Removal from an eligible list: 4
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Matter returned by a court: 2
- Bypass on a certification: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | MICHAEL DALRYMPLEMichael Dalrymple, Investigator, Secured Facilities, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections, removal, effective January 19, 2022, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficie… | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-3 | GERARDO DEOLIVERAGerardo DeOlivera, Building Maintenance Worker, Ocean County, Department of Building and Grounds, removal, effective October 22, 2021, on charges of insubordination and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | MARK FOGGMark Fogg, Senior Correctional Police Officer, South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal, effective June 14, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Settlement acknowledged |
| A-5 | ANDREW GALESAndrew Gales, Senior Correctional Police Officer, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections, two removals, effective October 17, 2019, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duti… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | MICHAEL GORSKIMichael Gorski, County Correctional Police Lieutenant, Mercer County, Department of Corrections, fine equal to a 15 working day suspension, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties and other … | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-7 | CHRISTOPHER OLIVERChristopher Oliver, Fire Fighter/Emergency Medical Technician, Gloucester City, Department of Fire and Ambulance, removal, effective December 21. 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other suffici… | Discipline | Held over to a later meeting |
| A-8 | LINDA ORTIZLinda Ortiz, County Correctional Police Officer, Middlesex County, Department of Corrections, removal, effective October 6, 2021, on charges of inability to perform duties, chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness an… | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-9 | EDWIN VASQUEZEdwin Vasquez, Police Officer, Jersey City, Police Department 120 working day suspension and removal, effective July 15, 2021, on charges of inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other suf… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | D.E.M.D.E.M. appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by the City of Camden and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1809W) on the basis of psychological unfitness to perform effect… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | J.R.J.R., represented by Stephen B. Hunter, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Long Branch and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999A) on the basis of psych… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-3 | AYOMIDE T. ADEBAYOAyomide T. Adebayo appeals the determination of Middlesex County to remove his name from the eligible list for Graphic Artist 1 (C0187A), on the basis that he failed to complete pre-employment processing. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-4 | RAFAEL RIVERARafael Rivera appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Police Sergeant (PM0862V), Roselle on the basis that he failed to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-5 | LITASHA WORTHEN-BARNESLitasha Worthen-Barnes, represented by Annette Verdesco, Esq., appeals the bypass of her name on the Police Sergeant (PM0849V), Orange eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Denied |
| B-6 | JOSEPH DEMAIOJoseph DeMaio appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services which found that he did not have the required amount of service in a competitive title for the promotional examination for Equipment Operator (PC4095D… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-7 | ADRIANA MINA-OTTOAdriana Mina-Otto appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the requirements for the open competitive examination for Regional Staff Nurse Medical Assistance (S0656C),… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-8 | VICTORIA RAMIREZVictoria Ramirez appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the requirements for the promotional examination for Keyboarding Clerk 2 (PC0311D), Burlington County. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-9 | ISMETA SAINT CLAIRIsmeta Saint Clair 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 Fa… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-10 | HAMID SALEEMHamid Saleem 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 Sanitation Superintendent (PM5106C), N… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-11 | CYNTHIA SANTIAGOCynthia Santiago appeals the determination of the Division of the Agency Services, which found that she was below the minimum requirements in experience for a qualifying examination for Administrative Analyst 3, Fiscal M… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-12 | RACHEL SMITHRachel Smith appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the open competitive examination for Chemist 1 (M0377D), Millville. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-13 | MARK WHITEMark White appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he was below the minimum requirements in experience for the promotional examination for Senior Mechanic Diesel (PC4912C), Mercer C… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-14 | LISA DAVISLisa Davis appeals her score on the promotional examination for Assistant Administrative Supervisor of Income Maintenance (PC4776C), Gloucester County Board of Social Services. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-15 | S.H.S.H., a provisional Employment and Training Specialist 1 with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, appeals the decision of an Assistant Commissioner, which was unable to substantiate that she was subject to… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-16 | JOSIAH ACEVEDO, ET AL.Josiah Acevedo, et al., Fire Fighter, Newark, represented by Craig S. Gumpel, Esq., appeal their reassignments. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Denied |
| B-17 | MARC BERKEYHEISERThe Division of Agency Services, on behalf of Trenton, requests that Marc Berkeyheiser be assigned a retroactive appointment date to the Police Sergeant title pursuant to a settlement agreement. | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-18 | INTELLIGENCE ANALYST APPRENTICE, OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESSThe Division of Agency Services requests the establishment of the unclassified title of Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-19 | P.S.The Department of Labor and Workforce Development requests reconsideration of In the Matter of P.S. (CSC, decided June 15, 2022) where the Civil Service Commission remanded the matter to the appointing authority to re-in… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-20 | CHRISTOPHER FERROThe Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, in In the Matter of Christopher Ferro, Docket No. A-003160-21T1 (App. Div., October 11, 2022), remanded In the Matter of Christopher Ferro (CSC, decided May 18, 2022)… | Matter returned by a court | Denied |
| B-21 | THOMAS VALENTEThe Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, in In the Matter of Thomas Valente, Jr., West Milford, Police Department, Docket No. A-3180-21 (App. Div., October 14, 2022), reversed the Civil Service Commission’s … | Matter returned by a court |