Civil Service Commission meeting, August 2, 2023
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on August 2, 2023: 17 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 17 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 2 appeals were withdrawn and 1 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Diomedes Tsitouras, Christina Mongon.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 7
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 2
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 2
- Leave or benefits: 1
- Removal from an eligible list: 1
- Examination eligibility: 1
- Examination scoring or administration: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | JUDY BELLAMYJudy Bellamy, County Correctional Police Officer, Mercer County Corrections Center, 25 working day suspension, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | JUDY BELLAMYJudy Bellamy, County Correctional Police Officer, Mercer County Corrections Center, removal, effective January 14, 2023, on charges or insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Sent back to the Office of Administrative Law |
| A-4 | THEODORE CHRISTIETheodore Christie, County Correctional Police Officer, Mercer County Corrections Center, eight working day suspension, on charges or chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-5 | ERIC GEISLEREric Geisler, Custodial Worker, Low Pressure License, Lodi, Board or Education, removal, effective October 15, 2021, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordination, inability to pe… | Discipline | Penalty modifiedSplit vote |
| A-6 | NORHAN MANSOURNorhan Mansour, Police Officer, Jersey City, Police Department, removal, effective March 2, 2023, on charges or insubordination, inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and othe… | Discipline | Granted |
| A-7 | JANEEN MCNALLYJaneen McNally, County Correctional Police Officer, Bergen County, Sheriff’s Office, 10 working day suspension, on charges of chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-8 | STANLEY PRINCIPEStanley Principe, Firefighter, Jersey City, Fire Department, removal and resignation not in good standing, effective January 5, 2023, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and being absent without leave. | Leave or benefits | Penalty upheld |
| A-8 | BRIAN WUNKBrian Wunk, Police Officer, Ringwood, Police Department, removal, effective August 22, 2022, on charges of inability to perform duties. | Discipline | Dismissed |
| B-1 | M.T.M.T., represented by Joshua H. Reinitz, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by the Garfield 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 | MIRIAM ABREUMiriam Abreu appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the experience requirements for the promotional examination for Human Services Specialist 1, Bilingual in Spanish and Englis… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-3 | POLICE LIEUTENANT (PM3381E), JERSEY CITYJersey City, represented by Arthur R. Thibault, Jr., Esq., appeals the decision of the Division of Agency Services, which denied its request to rescind the promotional examination announcement for Police Lieutenant (PM33… | Examination scoring or administration | DeniedSplit vote |
| B-4 | V.C.V.C., a former Deputy Attorney General with the Department of Law and Public Safety, appeals the determination of the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, stating that there was probable cause to substantiate a finding t… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-5 | S.R.S.R., a Quality Assurance Specialist, Health Services with the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services, appeals the determination of an Assistant Commissioner which was unable to substantiate that she wa… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-6 | OMAR DIAZOmar Diaz, a Police Captain with the City of Newark, represented by John J. Chrystal, III, President of the Superior Officers’ Association, petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief regarding his removal. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-7 | A.U.-C.A.U.-C., a former Keyboarding Clerk 2, with Passaic County, represented by Ronald J. Ricci, Esq., requests a hearing regarding her separation from employment. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Granted |
| B-8 | EMPLOYMENT COUNSELOR TRAINEE AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSELOR TRAINEE, BILINGUAL IN SPANISH AND ENGLISHThe Division of Agency Services requests reallocation of the Employment Counselor Trainee and Employment Counselor Trainee, Bilingual in Spanish and English, titles to the non-competitive division of the career service i… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-9 | MANAGER, HEALTH BENEFITS, POLICY, PLANNING, AND ADMINISTRATIONThe Division of Agency Services requests the establishment of the unclassified title of Manager, Health Benefits Policy, Planning, and Administration for use in the Department of the Treasury. It also requests the inacti… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |