Civil Service Commission meeting, December 7, 2022
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on December 7, 2022: 20 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 20 matters at this meeting, with Deirdré L. Webster Cobb (Chairperson) presiding. 3 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Examination eligibility: 6
- Discipline: 3
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 3
- Removal from an eligible list: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Certification or appointment: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | SIMONNE ALISimonne Ali, Police Aide, Plainfield, Department of Public Affairs and Public Safety, removal, effective September 28, 2017, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a pub… | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| A-3 | CHRISTOPHER CARRALEROChristopher Carralero, Police Officer, West New York, Police Department, removal, effective May 25, 2022, on charges of insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Held over to a later meeting |
| A-4 | WILLIAM JOHNSONWilliam Johnson, Sewer Repairer Supervisor, Irvington, Department of Public Works, removal, effective November 10, 2021, on charges of insubordination. | Discipline | Sent back to the Office of Administrative Law |
| B-1 | J.W.J.W., represented by James Carroll, 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 of p… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | HECTOR NIEVES, JR.Hector Nieves, Jr., appeals the decision to remove his name from the Police Officer (S9999A), Paterson eligible list on the basis of not meeting the age requirements. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | DANIEL ESTREMERA, ET AL.Daniel Estremera, Loramny Rodriguez, Jonuz Bojkovic and Victor Lopez, represented by Ronald J. Ricci, Esq., appeal the determinations of the Division of Agency Services which found that they lacked the required amount of… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-4 | VERONICA HUNTVeronica Hunt appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which deemed her ineligible for the promotional examination for Family Service Specialist 1 (PS8306K), Department of Children and Families, on t… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-5 | ANDREW MOHANAndrew Mohan appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Senior Account Clerk (PC4309D), Bergen County Board of Social… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-6 | WILLIAM MOWDERWilliam Mowder appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he was ineligible for the promotional examination for Assistant Supervisor of Public Works (M0577C), Pohatcong, on the basis t… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-7 | JOHN SIGLEJohn Sigle appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Equipment Operator (PC4095D), Middlesex County. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-8 | DOROTHEA SMITHDorothea Smith appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Assistant Administrative Analyst (PM4063D), Trenton. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-9 | JUDITH WILLIAMSJudith Williams appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Supervisor of Investigations (PS5491K), Department of Chi… | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-10 | SCOTT DEFIBAUGH, ET AL.Scott Defibaugh, Daniel Dowd, Benjamin Riley and Robert Ford appeal the promotional examination for County Correctional Police Sergeant (PC4828C), Ocean County. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-11 | I.B.I.B., an Assistant Insurance Commissioner with the Department of Banking and Insurance, appeals the decision of a Deputy Director, Division of EEO/AA, Civil Service Commission which found that I.B.’s complaint did not im… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-12 | N.H.N.H., a former Trooper with the Division of State Police, represented by Cedric Ashley, Esq., appeals the decision of a Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the Attorney General, which was unable to substantiate that … | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-13 | B.W.B.W., an Education Program Development Specialist 3 with the Department of Education (DOE) appeals the determination of the Acting Chief of Staff for the DOE, stating that the appellant failed to present sufficient evide… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-14 | DAVID PETERSONStockton University, represented by Rimma Razhba, Deputy Attorney General, requests reconsideration of In the Matter of David Peterson (CSC, decided August 3, 2022). In the alternative, Stockton requests a stay. | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-15 | IDESHA HOWARDIdesha Howard, County Correctional Police Officer with Essex County, represented by Luretha M. Stribling Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of her immediate and indefinite suspension. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Granted in part |
| B-16 | JERRY BROWNJerry Brown, represented by Seth Kennedy, Esq., requests that his provisional appointment as a Heavy Equipment Manager be changed to a permanent appointment in order to extend him rights to appeal his removal. | Certification or appointment | Denied |
| B-17 | EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (M0994A), NORTH ARLINGTONNorth Arlington requests permission not to make an appointment from the March 16, 2020 certification for Equipment Operator (M0994A), North Arlington. | Certification or appointment | Ordered |