Civil Service Commission meeting, May 22, 2024
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on May 22, 2024: 14 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 14 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 7 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca Daniel W. O’Mullan, Christina Mongon.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 3
- Removal from an eligible list: 3
- Other: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Examination eligibility: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Matter returned by a court: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
- Rule proposal or adoption: 1
- Position classification: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | ERIC ADAMSEric Adams, Assistant Director of Finance, City of Newark, removal, effective June 28, 2022, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties; insubordination; inability to perform duties; conduct un… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | MARK DE AZEVEDOMark De Azevedo, Police Officer, Rahway, Police Department, removal, effective September 10, 2021, on charges of incompetency; conduct unbecoming a public employee; neglect of duty; and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | MICHAEL GROSSMANMichael Grossman, Correctional Police Sergeant, Southern State Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections, removal, effective February 18, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee; other sufficient … | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | A.C.A.C., represented by Stephen B. Hunter, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Teaneck and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (M0152D). | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | N.C.N.C., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Nutley and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1859W). | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | ALEXANDRE GABLERAlexandre Gabler appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Librarian 3 (M0424E), Elizabeth Library, and requests other relief. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-4 | JONATHAN JENKINSJonathan Jenkins, represented by Lori A. Dvorak, Esq., requests that the eligible list for Police Sergeant (PM0812V), Irvington, be revived and additional relief be granted. | Granted in part | |
| B-5 | JAMES BELLAMYHudson County requests to transfer County Correctional Police Sergeant James Bellamy from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, a non-Civil Service jurisdiction, to the title of County Correctional Police Officer. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Granted |
| B-6 | GEISA PEDREIRAGeisa Pedreira appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she was ineligible for the promotional examination for Human Services Specialist 4 (PC2358E), Mercer County Board of Social Services. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-7 | D.P.D.P., an Executive Secretary with the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs, appeals the determination of the Division of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Civil Service Commiss… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-8 | SEAN MCMANUSSean McManus, a Conservation Police Officer 2 with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), represented by David Beckett, Esq., requests reconsideration of the final decision of the Civil Service Commission, ren… | Matter returned by a court | Granted in part |
| B-9 | RYAN HICKMANRyan Hickman, a Police Sergeant with the Borough of Stanhope, represented by Frank C. Cioffi, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of his indefinite suspension. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Granted in part |
| B-10 | MODEL TELEWORK PILOT PROGRAMThe Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission recommends extending the Model Telework Pilot Program established by the Civil Service Commission at its meeting on April 6, 2022. | Rule proposal or adoption | Granted |
| B-11 | REGULATORY OFFICER, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AND PERSONNEL AND LABOR ANALYST TITLE SERIESThe Division of Agency Services requests the establishment of a new title series, Regulatory Officer, Civil Service Commission (CSC), including the creation of a noncompetitive trainee title within the title series; the … | Position classification | Granted |