Civil Service Commission meeting, March 29, 2023
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on March 29, 2023: 16 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 16 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Acting Chairperson) presiding. 1 appeal was withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel O’Mullan.
What came before the Commission
- Removal from an eligible list: 4
- Examination eligibility: 3
- Discipline: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | JEFFREY BENTONJeffrey Benton, Senior Correctional Police Officer, East Jersey State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal, effective April 12, 2018, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| A-3 | ARMINDA MEDINAArminda Medina, Judiciary Clerk 3, Judiciary, Union Vicinage, removal, effective January 25, 2016, on charges of inability to perform duties. | Discipline | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-1 | B.B.B.B., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Jersey City and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999A) on the basis of psyc… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | VIOLET BELLViolet Bell appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Family Service Specialist 1 (PS5386K), Department of Children and Families, on the basis that she failed to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-3 | KENNETH GRANGERKenneth Granger appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Sheriff’s Officer (S9999A), Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office, on the basis that he failed to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-4 | MARIA MCALLISTERMaria McAllister appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Family Service Specialist 1 (PS5386K), Department of Children and Families, on the basis that she failed to respond to the certification notice. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-5 | ROBERT MCGURKRobert McGurk 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 Technicia… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-6 | ELIZABETH SANTOSElizabeth Santos appeals the denial of her request for a make-up examination for Police Sergeant, Palisades Interstate Park (PS9221V), Palisades Interstate Park Commission. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted |
| B-7 | ANDREYA SMITHAndreya Smith requests a make-up of the open competitive examination for Sheriff’s Officer (C0222D), Mercer County. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-8 | LEKISHA BONDURANTLekisha Bondurant, represented by Valerie Palma DeLuisi, Esq., appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she was below the minimum requirements in experience for the qualifying examina… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-9 | FRANK SERMARINIFrank Sermarini appeals the determination of the Division of the Agency Services which found that he was below the minimum requirements in experience for a qualifying examination for Administrative Analyst 3, Information… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-10 | MINA EKLADIOUSJersey City, represented by Arthur R. Thibault, Jr., Esq. and Kyle J. Trent, Esq., requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Mina Ekladious (CSC, decided September 21, 2022). In the alternative, Jersey City requests t… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-11 | SIMONNE ALIPlainfield, represented by Edward J. Kologi, Esq., and Michael S. Simitz, Esq., requests a stay of the Civil Service Commission decision in In the Matter of Simonne Ali (CSC, decided December 7, 2022), pending its appeal… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-12 | GEORGE MEADOWSGeorge Meadows, Principal Planner, Paterson, Department of Economic Development, represented by Seth Gollin, Staff Attorney, AFSCME New Jersey Council 63, requests enforcement of In the Matter of George Meadows (CSC, dec… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Granted in part |
| B-13 | VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR 2The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Department of Human Services, requests permission not to make an appointment from the June 6, 2022 certification for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (S0404D). | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-14 | CERTIFIED NURSE’S AIDE AND SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSE’S AIDEThe Division of Agency Services requests the establishment of the noncompetitive title of Certified Nurse’s Aide; the establishment of the competitive title of Senior Certified Nurse’s Aide; and the inactivation of the t… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |