Civil Service Commission meeting, November 5, 2025
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on November 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Service Commission decided 19 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 6 appeals were withdrawn and 1 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 3
- Examination scoring or administration: 3
- Removal from an eligible list: 2
- Bypass on a certification: 2
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 2
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
- Matter returned by a court: 1
- Rule proposal or adoption: 1
- Other: 1
- Commission business: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | MICHAEL BONNERMichael Bonner County Correctional Police Officer, Cumberland County, Department of Corrections, 10 working day suspension, on charges of violation of departmental policy regarding personal conduct. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | ALEXIS FERNANDEZAlexis Fernandez, Supervising Mechanic, Golf Facilities, Passaic County, Department of Parks and Recreation, removal, effective September 27, 2024, on charges of inability to perform duties, chronic or excessive absentee… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | QUANTARA ROSSQuantara Ross, Communication Operator, Secured Facilities, Youth Justice Commission, removal, effective June 3, 2022, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheldSplit vote |
| B-1 | E.A.E.A., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Sheriff’s Officer candidate by Essex County and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Sheriff’s Officer (C0218D). | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | J.H.J.H., represented by Michael L. Prigoff, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Fire Fighter candidate by Cape May and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Fire Fighter (M2212D). | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-3 | DANIEL FITZGERALDDaniel Fitzgerald, represented by Patrick P. Toscano, Jr., appeals the bypass of his name on the Police Chief (PM2068B), Seaside Park, eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Denied |
| B-4 | JOSEPH MOONEYJoseph Mooney, represented by David R. Castellani, Esq., appeals the bypass of his name on the Fire Fighter (M2250D), Atlantic City eligible list. | Bypass on a certification | Granted |
| B-5 | BRIA BOST, ET AL.Bria Bost, Shaaron Crossland, Filomeno Cuino, Vivian Harris, Reylan Malvern, and Deidra Samuel appeal the test administration of the Program Support Specialist 1 (PS6095K), 2 (PS7139K) and 3 (PS7567K), Assistance Program… | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-6 | LUIS GARCIA, ET AL.Luis Garcia, Carrie Scharpnick and William Shoemaker, II, appeal the March 1, 2025, test administration of the Police Sergeant promotional examination (various symbols). | Examination scoring or administration | Dismissed |
| B-7 | CHRISTOPHER WESTON AND JOHN TOLERICOChristopher Weston (PC5114F), Bergen County; and John Tolerico (PC5121F), Passaic County; appeal the examination for Sheriff’s Officer Lieutenant (various jurisdictions). | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-8 | C.C.C.C., an Assistant Deputy Public Defender 2, Office of the Public Defender, appeals the determination of the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Officer, which found that the appellant had not been subjected … | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-9 | G.R.G.R., a Supervising Family Service Specialist 2 with the Department of Children and Families, appeals the determination of a Deputy Commissioner which found that the appellant violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibi… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Denied |
| B-10 | JENNIFER AKTURKJennifer Akturk, a Correctional Police Sergeant with the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections, requests reconsideration of In the Matter of Jennifer Akturk (CSC, decided September 24, 2025)… | Request for reconsideration | Denied |
| B-11 | 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 | Ordered |
| B-12 | JUDICIARY CLERK 3, AND ITS BILINGUAL VARIANTSThe Judiciary, via the Administrative Office of the Courts, requests to extend for an additional year the reallocation of the Judiciary Clerk 3 and Judiciary Clerk 3, Bilingual in Spanish and English titles to the noncom… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-13 | GABRIELE SPALLACCI, ET AL.The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, in In the Matter of Gabriele Spallacci, et al., Docket No. A-1777-23 (App. Div. August 22, 2025), reversed and remanded the determination of the Civil Service Commiss… | Matter returned by a court | Ordered |
| B-14 | PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENT: N.J.A.C. 4A:7-3.1Submitted for approval is a Notice of Proposal to amend N.J.A.C. 4A:7-3.1, New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace. The proposal specifically calls for amendment to N.J.A.C. 4A:7-3.1(j) to ens… | Rule proposal or adoption | Approved |
| B-15 | JOINT ORDER ON CONSOLIDATION AND PREDOMINANT INTEREST – MATTHEW PISAENO v. UNION COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIESAdministrative Law Judge William J. Courtney (ALJ) issued an Order of Consolidation and Predominant Interest in Matthew Pisaeno v. Union County, Department of Engineering, Public Works and Facilities, In the Matter of Un… | Adopted | |
| B-16 | CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING DATES FOR 2026The proposed 2026 Civil Service Commission meeting dates are submitted for approval. | Commission business | Adopted |