Civil Service Commission meeting, April 29, 2026
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on April 29, 2026: 14 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 14 matters at this meeting, with Mary Cruz (Acting Chairperson) presiding. 3 appeals were withdrawn and 1 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Daniel W. O’Mullan, Diomedes Tsitouras, Christina Mongon.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 4
- Petition for interim relief or a stay: 2
- Working test period: 1
- Examination eligibility: 1
- Examination scoring or administration: 1
- Position classification: 1
- Certification or appointment: 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 | K.B.K.B., a Police Officer with the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, appeals his 15 working day suspension, effective March 17, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee; neglect of duty; and other… | Discipline | Penalty reversed |
| A-3 | M.D.M.D., a Senior Correctional Police Officer with South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, appeals his removal, effective June 13, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient c… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | GRANT GINSBURGGrant Ginsburg, a Public Safety Telecommunicator with the Township of Aberdeen, Department of Public Safety, appeals his six working day suspension, effective January 6, 2025, on the charge of a violation of a General Or… | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-5 | GRANT GINSBURGGrant Ginsburg, a Public Safety Telecommunicator with the Township of Aberdeen, Department of Public Safety, appeals his removal, effective November 17, 2025, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perfo… | Discipline | Dismissed |
| A-6 | DYLAN RALSTONDylan Ralston, a Traffic Maintenance Worker with Atlantic County, Department of Public Works, appeals his release at the end of his working test period effective April 1, 2025. | Working test period | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | MICHAEL KLEPACKYMichael Klepacky appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he was not eligible for the promotional examination for Police Chief (PM3213G), Pompton Lakes. | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-2 | K.H.K.H. requests a make-up examination for Supervising Library Assistant (PC2920G), Ocean County Library. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-3 | BETTIE GLADNEYBettie Gladney requests that her position be reclassified to the title of Senior Community Program Specialist and other relief. | Position classification | Denied |
| B-4 | JULIA WHITFORDJulia Whitford appeals her non-appointment to the noncompetitive title of Research Scientist 3, Department of Environmental Protection. | Certification or appointment | Denied |
| B-5 | B.O.B.O., an Assistant Disability Insurance Supervisor with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, represented by Keri Reid McNally, Esq., appeals the determination of the Chief of Staff, stating that there was i… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Sent back to the Office of Administrative Law |
| B-6 | TERRY BUCHANONTerry Buchanon, a Code Enforcement Officer Trainee with the City of Newark, petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of his indefinite suspension. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Granted in part |
| B-7 | M.G.M.G., a Sheriff’s Officer with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office, represented by Frank C. Cioffi, Esq., petitions the Civil Service Commission for interim relief of his indefinite suspension. | Petition for interim relief or a stay | Denied |
| B-8 | MICHAEL NEGRONMichael Negron, a Sheriff’s Officer with the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, represented by Robert Chewning, Esq., appeals his reassignment. | Reassignment, salary or separation | Denied |
| B-9 | FOREST FIRE PILOTThe Division of Agency Services requests the reallocation of the State government title of Forest Fire Pilot to the noncompetitive division of the career service in accordance with N.J.A.C. 4A:3-1.2. | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |