Civil Service Commission meeting, May 20, 2026
What the NJ Civil Service Commission decided on May 20, 2026: 12 matters, each with its outcome and decision.
Commission decisions · Regular meeting
The Civil Service Commission decided 12 matters at this meeting, with Mary Cruz (Acting Chairperson) presiding. 3 appeals were withdrawn and 6 dismissed for failure to appear.
Members present: Dolores Gorczyca, Daniel W. O’Mullan, Christina Mongon.
What came before the Commission
- Discipline: 3
- Other: 2
- Leave or benefits: 1
- Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy: 1
- Examination eligibility: 1
- Examination scoring or administration: 1
- Request for reconsideration: 1
- Certification or appointment: 1
- Title creation, reallocation or retitling: 1
Every item
| Item | Matter | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | MICHAEL EMMERTMichael Emmert, a Correctional Police Sergeant with the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections, appeals his removal, effective August 8, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employ… | Discipline | Penalty modified |
| A-3 | ROBERT HINESRobert Hines, a Juvenile Detention Officer with Middlesex County, Department of Adult Corrections, appeals his removal, effective November 22, 2024, on charges of insubordination; conduct unbecoming a public employee; an… | Leave or benefits | Penalty upheld |
| A-4 | VANESSA KELLYVanessa Kelly, a County Correctional Police Sergeant with Monmouth County, Department of Corrections and Youth Services, appeals her demotion to County Correctional Police Officer, effective July 1, 2024, and her six-mon… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| A-5 | V.P.V.P., a Cottage Training Technician with the Vineland Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, appeals her removal, effective May 5, 2023, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee; discrimination tha… | Discrimination, retaliation or State Policy | Penalty modified |
| A-6 | NICHOLAS ZATKOSNicholas Zatkos, a Senior Correctional Police Officer, Youth Justice Commission, with the New Jersey Training School, Youth Justice Commission, appeals his 90 working day suspension, effective November 30, 2024, on charg… | Discipline | Penalty upheld |
| B-1 | DANIEL FLORIODaniel Florio appeals the determination of the Division of Agency Services, which found that he did not meet the experience requirement for the open competitive examination for Veterans Service Officer 2 (S1122F), Statew… | Examination eligibility | Denied |
| B-2 | ELLISON LUCIENEllison Lucien appeals the denial of his request for a make-up examination for the Fire Fighter (M9999F), Statewide, open competitive examination. | Examination scoring or administration | Denied |
| B-3 | MACKENZIE REILLYJersey City, represented by Arthur R. Thibault, Esq., Kyle J. Trent, Esq., and Timothy J. Dunn, Esq., requests reconsideration and a stay of the decision of the Civil Service Commission in In the Matter of Mackenzie Reil… | Request for reconsideration | Different results for different parties |
| B-4 | RASHA HASSANRasha Hassan requests a retroactive date of permanent appointment to the title of Administrative Assistant 2 and other relief. | Certification or appointment | Granted in part |
| B-5 | E.R.E.R. requests permanency in the title of Social Worker 1, Psychiatric, and other relief. | Denied | |
| B-6 | DAMIAN WARDDamian Ward, represented by Carrie A. Ward, Esq., requests an earlier effective date of placement on step 11 of salary range R25. | Granted | |
| B-7 | VARIOUS TITLES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHThe Department of Health requests that various titles be reallocated to the noncompetitive division of the career service on an interim basis to facilitate the hiring of staff in the Office of the Chief State Medical Exa… | Title creation, reallocation or retitling | Granted |