Civil Service Commission meeting, February 5, 2025
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on February 5, 2025: 19 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 19 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 2 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 4
- Examination scoring or administration: 4
- Counsel fees or back pay: 3
- Examination eligibility: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 2
- Working test period: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | SHANEE DAWKINSShanee Dawkins, Judiciary Clerk 3, Judiciary, Morris/Sussex Vicinage, release at the end of the working test period, effective July 2, 2024. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | JUAN ESTRELLAJuan Estrella, Police Officer, Union City, Department of Public Safety, 10 working day suspension, on charges of inability to perform duties and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modifiedSplit vote |
| A-4 | JORGE FLORESJorge Flores, Sheriff’s Officer, Camden County, Sheriff’s Department, 30 working day suspension, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, misuse of public property and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheldSplit vote |
| A-5 | MATTHEW RADECKYMatthew Radecky, Police Sergeant, Pohatcong, Police Department, demotion, effective December 28, 2023, and removal, effective May 2, 2024, on charges of insubordination. | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| A-6 | JONATHAN RIVERAJonathan Rivera, Police Officer, Union City, Department of Public Safety, 20 working day suspension, on charges of chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| B-1 | MINERVA MARTINEZMinerva Martinez appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she was not permanent in a title to which the examination was open for Senior Investigator County Welfare Agency (PC4228E), H… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-2 | FRANCES PEREZFrances Perez appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services which found that she was not permanent in a title to which the examination was open for Senior Investigator County Welfare Agency (PC4228E), Huds… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-3 | NICHOLAS CZANDERNicholas Czander appeals his score on the oral portion of the promotional examination for Fire Captain (PM5027D), Harrison. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted in part |
| B-4 | MATTHEW FERRELLMatthew Ferrell appeals his score on the oral portion of the promotional examination for Fire Captain (PM5040D), Willingboro. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-5 | ANGELINA TIRADOAngelina Tirado appeals her score on the oral portion of the promotional examination for Fire Captain (PM5020D), Clifton. | Examination scoring or administration | Granted in part |
| B-6 | RAYMOND TREMER, IIIRaymond Tremer III appeals his score on the oral portion of the promotional examination for Fire Captain (PM5027D), Harrison. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-7 | B.C.B.C., Personnel Assistant 1 with the Motor Vehicle Commission, appeals the determination of the Director of the Division of EEO/AA at the Civil Service Commission, stating that it substantiated some of the appellant’s al… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-8 | ALEXANDRE GABLERAlexandre Gabler requests reconsideration of the final administrative action in In the Matters of Alexandre Gabler, Librarian 3 (M0424E), Elizabeth Library (CSC, decided May 22, 2024). | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-9 | JUAN MENDOZAJuan Mendoza, a Sheriff’s Officer with Hudson County, represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Juan Mendoza (CSC, decided July 24, 2024). | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-10 | ADAM AUSTINOAdam Austino, a Police Captain with the Vineland Police Department, represented by Katherine D. Hartman Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission to determine back pay, benefits and counsel fees in accordance with its… | Counsel fees or back pay | Ordered |
| B-11 | SUZANNE RAGONESuzanne Ragone, a Quality Assurance Coordinator with the Division of Aging Services, Department of Human Services, requests to have her title from the period of September 2016 until February 2022 changed from Regional St… | Counsel fees or back pay | Denied |
| B-12 | KEVIN MCCLONEKevin McClone appeals the decision of Stockton University to reassign him from Galloway to Atlantic City. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Denied |
| B-13 | REGIONAL STAFF NURSE, MEDICAL ASSISTANCEThe Division of Agency Services requests the reallocation of the Regional Staff Nurse, Medical Assistance title be to the noncompetitive division of the career service on an interim basis for a period of 12 months in acc… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-14 | DISASTER RECOVERY AND MITIGATION DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRSThe Department of Community Affairs requests that the Civil Service Commission extend the December 31, 2026, deadline established in In the Matter of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Division, Department of Community Aff… | Counsel fees or back pay | Granted |