Civil Service Commission meeting, July 19, 2023
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on July 19, 2023: 23 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 23 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 7 appeals were withdrawn and 2 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Removal from an eligible list: 7
- Discipline: 6
- Examination scoring or administration: 3
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 2
- Bypass on a certification: 1
- Examination eligibility: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Relaxation of a rule: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | JAMES BARTOSJames Bartos, Highway Operations Technician 1, Department of Transportation, resignation not in good standing, effective April 13, 2020, on charges of job abandonment. | Discipline | Penalty upheldSplit vote |
| A-3 | JOSEPH DEMARCOJoseph DeMarco, Senior Correctional Police Officer, Bayside State Prison, Department of Corrections, removal, effective December 16, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | KECIA NELSONKecia Nelson, Practical Nurse, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, removal, effective March 23, 2022, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-5 | CHRISTINA PERNAChristina Perna, Senior Laundry Worker, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, resignation not in good standing, effective April 6, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, job abandonment an… | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-6 | KEITH SCOTTKeith Scott, Senior Correctional Police Officer, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections, removal, effective August 14, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other suffi… | Discipline | Penalty reversedSplit vote |
| A-7 | IYANAH THERMITUSIyanah Thermitus, Cashier/Food Service Worker, Newark School District, removal and resignation not in good standing, effective February 1, 2022, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, chro… | Discipline | Dismissed |
| B-1 | E.A.E.A., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Trenton and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1874W) on the basis of psychologica… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | G.B.G.B., represented by Craig S. Gumpel, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Linden and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1848W) on the basis of psychological un… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-3 | H.M.H.M., represented by Alexandra Macaluso, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Sheriff’s Officer candidate by Middlesex County and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Sheriff’s Officer (S9999A) on the ba… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-4 | F.R.F.R., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Linden and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1848W) on the basis of psychological… | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-5 | J.T.J.T., represented by Gregg L. Zeff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Camden and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1809W) on the basis of psychological unfi… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-6 | T.W.T.W. appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Vineland and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999A) on the basis of psychological unfitness to perform effectively th… | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-7 | PHILIPPE LADOUCEURPhilippe Ladouceur appeals the decision to remove his name from the Supervising Field Representative Housing (PS2945D), Department of Community Affairs eligible list on the basis of an unsatisfactory employment record. | Removal from an eligible list | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-8 | B.M.B.M., represented by James J. Carroll, Esq., appeals the bypass of his name on the Fire Fighter (M1862W), Passaic eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Denied |
| B-9 | VICKY HOWARDVicky Howard requests permission to submit a late application for the promotional examination for Senior Clerk Typist (PS0481Q), Office of the Public Defender. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-10 | ANA BERNARD OCASIOAna Bernard Ocasio appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she did not meet the requirements for the promotional examination for Clerk 3 (PC3782D), Essex County. | Examination eligibility | Granted |
| B-11 | AIDA JOHNSONAida Johnson, represented by Lynsey A. Stehling, Esq., appeals her score on the multiple choice Bilingual Communication Abilities Test for the title of Master Probation Officer, Bilingual in Spanish and English, Judiciar… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-12 | APRIL-DANIELLE GRANTApril-Danielle Grant appeals the administration of the Quality Assurance Specialist, Health Services (PS7068K) and Quality Assurance Coordinator (PS8846K), Department of Human Services promotional examinations. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-13 | IDESHA HOWARDIdesha Howard, County Correctional Police Officer with Essex County, represented by Luretha M. Stribling, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for reconsideration of the final administrative decision, rendered on… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-14 | NA’ASHA BROWNNa’asha Brown, a County Correctional Police Officer with Mercer County, represented by Stuart J. Alterman, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief regarding her immediate suspensions, effective Ma… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Granted in part |
| B-15 | ANTOINE BUGGSAntoine Buggs, a Police Officer with the City of East Orange, represented by Paul W. Tyshchenko, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of his immediate and indefinite suspension. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-16 | MICHAEL MCCABEMilltown, represented by Heather J. Fay, Esq., requests the relaxation of N.J.A.C. 4A:4-7.1A(a)1 to permit the intergovernmental transfer of Michael McCabe from the title of Police Officer Palisades Interstate Park, Pali… | Relaxation of a rule | Granted |
| B-17 | RESEARCH ECONOMIST 3, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYThe Division of Agency Services requests the reallocation of the Research Economist 3, Department of the Treasury title to the noncompetitive division of the career service from July 29, 2023 to August 12, 2023. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |