Civil Service Commission meeting, August 13, 2025
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on August 13, 2025: 24 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 24 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 2 appeals were withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 7
- Certification or appointment: 3
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 3
- Removal from an eligible list: 2
- Examination eligibility: 2
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 2
- Working test period: 1
- Request for enforcement: 1
- Salary regulations: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | TERRY BELLTerry Bell, Firefighter, Rahway, Fire Department, 30 calendar day suspension and removal, effective March 6, 2024, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordination, inability to perf… | Discipline | Different results for different parties |
| A-3 | RUDOLPH BEURudolph Beu, Police Chief, Vineland, Department of Public Safety, six-month suspension and demotion to Deputy Police Chief, effective February 26, 2020, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duti… | Discipline | Held over to a later meeting |
| A-4 | TIFFANY COLONTiffany Colon, Judiciary Clerk 2, Judiciary, Passaic Vicinage, release at the end of the working test period, effective February 7, 2025. | Working test period | Dismissed |
| A-5 | DANIEL COSTELLO, JR.Daniel Costello, Jr., County Correctional Police Officer, Bergen County, Sheriff’s Department, 60 working day suspension on charges of violation of various departmental policies. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-6 | SHAWN KELLYShawn Kelly, County Correctional Police Officer, Hudson County, Department of Corrections, 30 working day suspension, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordination, conduct unbeco… | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-7 | CHRISTOPHER LIVOTI AND MARK QUINERLYChristopher Livoti and Mark Quinerly, County Correctional Police Officers, Bergen County, Sheriff’s Department, 10 working day suspensions, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, conduct u… | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-8 | ANNA MIGLIOAnna Miglio, Correctional Police Sergeant, Department of Corrections, removal, effective July 18, 2023, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-9 | JEFFREY SYKESJeffrey Sykes, Police Officer, Hillside, Police Department, removal, effective November 28, 2022, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, insubordination, and violation of regulations regar… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | C.B.C.B., represented by Peter Paris, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Plainfield and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (Regular). | Removal from an eligible list | Denied |
| B-2 | M.R.M.R., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Paterson and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (M0117D). | Removal from an eligible list | Dismissed |
| B-3 | JOHN BAIRDJohn Baird appeals his nonappointment on the Compliance Officer 1 Code Enforcement (S1082F), Statewide, eligible list. | Request for enforcement | Denied |
| B-4 | CLAUDE BERNARDClaude Bernard appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that he did not meet the requirements for the Assistant Training Supervisor County Welfare Agency (PC4277F), Essex County promotional examinatio… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-5 | ESPERANZA GONZALEZ MATINEZEsperanza Gonzalez Matinez appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the requirements for the Program Development Specialist Community Service (C1557F), Bergen County open competi… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-6 | M.B.M.B., a Senior Executive Service with the Department of Children and Families, appeals the determination of a Deputy Commissioner, which substantiated that she violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discriminat… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Granted in part |
| B-7 | D.H.D.H., a Supervisor of Education Programs 1 with the Department of Corrections, appeals the determination of the Chief of Staff, which found that the appellant failed to present sufficient evidence to support a finding th… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Referred for further review |
| B-8 | NELLIE HEWITT AND LOUIS LONGONellie Hewitt and Louis Longo request reconsideration of the effective date regarding their positions in the new Classification Officer, DOC title series. | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-9 | BRIAN ROSASBrian Rosas requests reconsideration of the final administrative determination in In the Matter of James Cullen, et al., Police Lieutenant, various jurisdictions (CSC, decided April 9, 2025). | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-10 | OLIVER FRENCH AND ARAMIS AZIZEJersey City requests that the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M2238D) be revived to effectuate the appointments of Oliver French and Aramis Azize. | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-11 | CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR 2 (S1216E)The Department of Health requests permission not to make an appointment from the January 22, 2025 certification for Contract Administrator 2 (S1216E), Statewide. | Certification or appointment | Granted |
| B-12 | SUPERVISOR OF PATIENTS’ ACCOUNTS 1 (S1043A)In In the Matters of Richard Oliva and Supervisor of Patients’ Accounts 1 (S1043A) (CSC, decided June 28, 2023), the Civil Service Commission (Commission) granted the request of Trenton Psychiatric Hospital for an appoin… | Certification or appointment | Held over to a later meeting |
| B-13 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SCIENTISTThe Division of Agency Services requests the creation of the non-competitive title of Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-14 | MEDICAL SECURITY OFFICER RECRUITThe Division of Agency Services requests the reallocation of the title of Medical Security Officer Recruit to the noncompetitive division of the career service. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-15 | TRANSPORT HAULER TRAINEEThe Division of Agency Services, on behalf the Department of the Treasury and Department of Corrections, requests the creation of the noncompetitive title of Transport Hauler Trainee. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-16 | FISCAL YEAR 2025 SALARY REGULATIONS COMPENSATION COMPENDIUM EXTENSIONThe Division of Agency Service requests that the Civil Service Commission record Supplement 1 of the Fiscal Year 2025 Salary Regulations Compensation Compendium, which calls for the extension of its provisions beyond FY … | Salary regulations |