Civil Service Commission meeting, May 1, 2024
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on May 1, 2024: 15 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 15 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 8 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 5
- Bypass on a certification: 2
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Working test period: 1
- Removal from an eligible list: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
- Counsel fees or back pay: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | JACQUELINE COLEYJacqueline Coley, Principal Clerk Transcriber, Plainfield, Fire Department, removal, effective November 2, 2020, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties, insubordination, conduct unbecoming… | Discipline | Settlement acknowledged |
| A-3 | DOMINICK COMPANODominick Compano, Laborer 1, Morris County, Department of Public Works, release at the end of the working test period effective June 30, 2023. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | K.E.K.E., Senior Medical Security Officer, Ann Klein Forensic Center, Department of Health, removal, effective November 30, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, and other sufficient caus… | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-5 | D.L.D.L., Senior Medical Security Officer, Ann Klein Forensic Center, Department of Health, removal effective May 2, 2018, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and violating administrative orders. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | RICHIE LOPEZRichie Lopez, Police Officer, Jersey City, removal, effective August 23, 2022, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and violation of departmental rules. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-7 | MONTAVIOUS PATTENMontavious Patten, Police Officer, Jersey City, removal, effective October 2, 2023, on charges of insubordination, inability to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, other sufficient caus… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | ARIANNA CAMPBELLArianna Campbell appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Police Officer (M0034D), East Orange. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | DYLAN S. BARSONYDylan S. Barsony appeals the bypass of his name on the Police Officer (M0161D), Voorhees Township, eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Referred for further review |
| B-3 | TRAVIS NICOLTravis Nicol appeals the bypass of his name on the Supervising Public Safety Telecommunicator (PC1768A), Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Denied |
| B-4 | MICHAEL COMPANICKMichael Companick requests a make-up examination for Environmental Specialist 3 (PS9148G), Department of Environmental Protection. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-5 | NELIDA ANDUJARNelida Andujar appeals the examination administration for the promotional examination for Senior Human Services Technician (PS8026H), Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-6 | J.C.J.C., an Insurance Examiner 1 with the Department of Banking and Insurance, appeals the determination of the Assistant Commissioner, which found that the appellant failed to present sufficient evidence to support a findi… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-7 | STEPHAN PITTSStephan Pitts, a Road Repairer 2 with Camden County, Department of Public Works, represented by William B. Hildebrand, Esq., requests reconsideration of the Civil Service Commission’s September 20, 2023 decision which di… | Request for reconsideration | Granted |
| B-8 | UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION, STATE PAROLE BOARD, AND DEPARTMENT OF STATEThe New Jersey Governor’s Office of Employee Relations and the Communications Workers of America request that various titles be placed in the noncompetitive division of the career service on an interim basis in order to … | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-9 | JEFFREY BENTONJeffrey Benton, a Senior Correctional Police Officer with Northern State Prison, Department of Corrections, represented by Stuart J. Alterman, Esq., requests counsel fees in accordance with In the Matter of Jeffrey Bento… | Counsel fees or back pay | Ordered |