Civil Service Commission meeting, November 26, 2025
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on November 26, 2025: 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Service Commission decided 15 matters at this meeting, with Allison Chris Myers (Chairperson) presiding. 1 appeal was withdrawn.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 4
- Examination scoring or administration: 2
- Counsel fees or back pay: 2
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 2
- Working test period: 1
- Layoff, seniority or title rights: 1
- Removal from an eligible list: 1
- Examination eligibility: 1
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | GALEN BAKERGalen Baker, Senior Public Safety Telecommunicator, Monmouth County, Police Radio Department, return to previously held permanent title at the end of the working test period, effective March 2, 2023. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| A-3 | CHRISTOPHER LIVOTIChristopher Livoti, County Correctional Police Officer, Bergen County, Sheriff’s Office, removal, effective May 9, 2023, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, inability to perform duties,… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | CARMEN SEXTONCarmen Sexton, Correctional Police Sergeant, New Jersey State Prison, Department of Corrections, 120 working day suspension and demotion, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties, neglect of … | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-5 | DANIEL SPAGNUOLODaniel Spagnuolo, Police Officer, Lakewood, Police Department, removal, effective January 27, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-6 | SEAN VACCAROSean Vaccaro, County Correctional Police Officer, Union County, Sheriff’s Department, layoff, effective June 30, 2024, for reasons of economy or efficiency. | Layoff, seniority or title rights | Granted |
| A-7 | NICHOLAS ZATKOSNicholas Zatkos, Senior Correctional Police Officer, Youth Justice Commission, removal, effective April 3, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause. | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| B-1 | P.Z.P.Z., represented by Theresa Richardson, Esq., appeals his rejection as a Police Officer candidate by Clifton and its request to remove his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (M0315F). | Removal from an eligible list | Granted |
| B-2 | COLLEEN BAUTISTAColleen Bautista appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services that she did not meet the requirements for the Judicial Support Specialist, OAL (S0029G), Statewide open competitive examination. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-3 | USAMA CONSTANT, ET AL.Usama Constant and James Lapp (PC5098F), Bergen County; and Ryan Dill and William Nagy (PC5106F), Monmouth County; appeal the promotional examination for County Correctional Police Lieutenant. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-4 | RICHARD THOMAS, ET AL.Richard Thomas (PM4702F), Asbury Park; Courtney Campbell, Christopher Dodson, Michael Gunsser, Ermindo Marsini, Ivaylo Penchev and Irwin Sanchez (PM4703F), Atlantic City; Daniel McNerney (PM4704F), Bayonne; Paul Pariona … | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-5 | ALANA VELAZQUEZAlana Velazquez, Police Officer, Elizabeth, Police Department, represented by Thomas S. Mirigliano Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief regarding her reinstatement following an indefinite suspe… | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-6 | DANIEL BURKEDaniel Burke, a former Municipal Engineer with Jackson, Department of Administration, represented by F. Kevin Lynch, Esq., requests back pay, benefits, and counsel fees in accordance with In the Matter of Daniel Burke, J… | Counsel fees or back pay | Ordered |
| B-7 | LEGAL SPECIALIST TITLE SERIESThe Division of Agency Services requests the establishment of the new unclassified titles Legal Specialist 1, Legal Specialist 2, Legal Specialist 3, and Legal Specialist 3, Confidential for use in State service. Agency … | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-8 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONThe Division of Agency Services, on behalf of the Motor Vehicle Commission, requests to extend the reallocation of the Technical Assistant, Motor Vehicle Commission title to the noncompetitive division of the career serv… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |
| B-9 | PETITION FOR RULEMAKING AND PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTS: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.2, 2-2.4, 2-2.9., 2-2.10 AND 2-3.1; 4A:6-1.1, 6-1.2, 6-1.3 AND 6-1.9Submitted for the Commission’s consideration is a Petition for Rulemaking submitted by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office seeking to amend the definition of the term “working days” in N.J.A.C. 4A:1-1.3. Additionally, sub… | Counsel fees or back pay | Held over to a later meeting |