Civil Service Commission meeting, June 12, 2024
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on June 12, 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Commission decided 15 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 12 appeals were withdrawn and 6 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel O’Mullan, Christina Mongon.
What came before the Commission
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 4
- Discipline: 3
- Removal from an eligible list: 3
- Working test period: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Salary regulations: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | L.H.-P.L.H.-P., Senior Parole Officer, Bilingual in Spanish and English, State Parole Board, removal, effective January 28, 2022, on charges of other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Granted |
| A-3 | RANDY KELLYRandy Kelly, Human Services Technician, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Health, removal, effective September 28, 2020, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, other sufficient caus… | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| A-4 | TYHAIRA MATLOCKTyhaira Matlock, County Correctional Police Officer, Mercer County, Department of Corrections, removal, effective March 11, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, other sufficient caus… | Discipline | Settlement acknowledged |
| A-5 | CHRISTY MATTHEWSChristy Matthews, Keyboarding Clerk 1, Burlington County, Sheriff’s Department, release at the end of the working test period effective March 11, 2022. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | THOMAS RIORDANThomas Riordan, Police Lieutenant, Vineland, Police Department, removal, effective November 15, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, discrimination that affects equal employment opportunity, and othe… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Penalty reversed |
| A-7 | P.S.P.S., County Correctional Police Sergeant, Union County, Department of Corrections, 10 working day suspension and demotion to County Correctional Police Officer, effective May 14, 2021, on charges of conduct unbecoming a… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | A.H.A.H., represented by Valerie Palma Deluisi, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by the City of Clifton and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (S9999A). | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | A.M.A.M., represented by Craig S. Gumpel, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by the City of Elizabeth and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M1818W). | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | MONICA AUCAPINAMonica Aucapina appeals the removal of her name from the eligible list for Sheriff’s Officer (C0220D), Hudson County. | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-4 | L.P.L.P., a Sergeant with the Division of State Police, Department of Law and Safety, appeals the determination of the Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, which was unable to substantiate that he was subjected … | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-5 | N.B.N.B., an Administrative Assistant with the Department of Environmental Protection, appeals the determination by the Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Public Contract Assistance, which was unable to substantiate t… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-6 | ANDREW ECKERTAndrew Eckert, represented by Stuart J. Alterman, Esq., requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Andrew Eckert (CSC, decided February 7, 2024). | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-7 | MARCUS FULLERMarcus Fuller, a Laborer 1 with Paterson, represented by Lisa Fittipaldi, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of his immediate suspension without pay. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Granted in part |
| B-8 | POLICE AIDE (M0686E), UNION TOWNSHIPUnion Township requests permission not to make an appointment from the November 13, 2023 certification for Police Aide (M0686E), Union Township. | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-9 | FISCAL YEAR 2024 SALARY REGULATIONS COMPENSATION COMPENDIUMThe Fiscal Year 2024 Salary Regulations Compensation Compendium includes the following: Section 1 - Aligned Salary Regulation, Non-Aligned Salary Regulation, and Attachments A and B; Section 2 - Emergency Conditions Sala… | Salary regulations | Recorded |