Civil Service Commission meeting, July 23, 2025
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on July 23, 2025: 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Service Commission decided 17 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 7 appeals were withdrawn and 1 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 5
- Removal from an eligible list: 3
- Examination scoring or administration: 3
- Working test period: 2
- Reassignment, salary or separation: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | DENISE DELEONDenise DeLeon, Human Services Specialist 2, Bilingual in Spanish/English, Middlesex County, Board of Social Services, demotion to Human Services Aide, Bilingual in Spanish/English, effective April 12, 2021, on charges or… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | STEPHEN HEDBERGStephen Hedberg, Police Officer, Perth Amboy, Police Department, 20 working day suspension, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | MICHAEL KOPIEMichael Kopie, Electrical Mechanic, Department of Transportation, 35 working day suspension, on charges of other sufficient cause, by violating departmental policies regarding overtime. | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| A-5 | PRIYANKA MATHURPriyanka Mathur, Manager 1, Human Resources, Department of Children and Families, return to previously held permanent title at the end of the working test period, effective April 15, 2024. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | ANGELINA SALDANAAngelina Saldana, Clerk 1, Burlington County, Board of Social Services, release at the end of the working test period, effective August 20, 2024. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| A-7 | CHINWE UGORJIChinwe Ugorji, Security Guard, Newark School District, removal, effective January 17, 2023, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty and… | Discipline | Penalty modifiedSplit vote |
| A-8 | ROBERT WARGOCKIRobert Wargocki, Police Captain, Carteret, Police Department, 60 working day suspension and demotion, effective August 7, 2023, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a … | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| B-1 | A.D.A.D., represented by Stephen B. Hunter, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Hackensack and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M2229D). | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | A.L.A.L., represented by Kenneth Ralph, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M2251D). | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-3 | ALFREDO VALENTINAlfredo Valentin appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M2250D), Newark. | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-4 | DIANA SANCHEZ-ROMERODiana Sanchez-Romero requests to take a make-up examination for the Claims Reviewer (S1265E), Statewide open competitive examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-5 | RICHARD HERNANDEZRichard Hernandez appeals his oral score on the promotional examination for Police Captain (PM4699D) Fort Lee. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-6 | Z.C.Z.C. appeals the test administration of the Assistant Training Supervisor County Welfare Agency (PC4277F), Essex County promotional examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-7 | LYDIA ROSARIO AND JENNIFER HIRSCHMANNERLydia Rosario and Jennifer Hirschmanner appeal their reassignments. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Referred for further review |
| B-8 | D.H.D.H., a Supervising Family Service Specialist 2 with the Department of Children and Families, appeals the determination of a Deputy Commissioner, which substantiated that she violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibit… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Granted |
| B-9 | MATTHEW RADECKYPohatcong, represented by Robert J. Merryman, Esq., requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Matthew Radecky (CSC, decided February 5, 2025). In the alternative, Pohatcong requests a stay of that decision. | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-10 | FORENSIC SCIENTIST 1, LOCAL GOVERNMENT TITLEThe Division of Agency Services requests the reallocation of the Forensic Scientist 1 local government title to the noncompetitive division of the career service. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |