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N.J.A.C. 4A:1-3.2 Chairperson

N.J.A.C. 4A:1-3.2, Chairperson. The Chairperson shall: 1. Serve as chairperson of the Civil Service Commission; and 2. Serve as the administrator, the chief executive officer, and the appo Full text with 2 recorded amendments, 4 citing decisions.

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Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

The Commission meets once a month and not at all in August, so who can act in between is a live question for anybody waiting on relief. This section answers it. Between meetings the Chairperson may provide interim remedies or relief in a pending appeal where warranted, and may review requests for interlocutory review of an order or ruling by an administrative law judge. The rest of the job is administrative: chairing the Commission, running it as administrator, chief executive officer, appointing authority and request officer, maintaining the management information system that implements Title 11A, setting programs and policies for both State and local service, consulting an advisory board that includes political subdivisions, personnel officers and labor organizations, reporting to the Governor and Legislature, and approving appointments in State and local service.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:1-3.2. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) The Chairperson shall: #

1. Serve as chairperson of the Civil Service Commission; and #

2. Serve as the administrator, the chief executive officer, and the appointing authority of the Commission, as well as the request officer of the Commission, within the meaning of such term as defined in P.L. 1944, c. 112, § 1. #

(b) The Chairperson, on behalf of the Commission, shall: #

1. Maintain a management information system to implement Title 11A, New Jersey Statutes; #

2. Establish necessary programs and policies for the State and local service; #

3. Between meetings of the Commission, provide for interim remedies or relief in a pending appeal where warranted, and review requests for interlocutory review of an order or ruling by an administrative law judge; #

4. Establish and consult with advisory board representing political subdivisions, personnel officers, labor organizations, and other appropriate groups; #

5. Make required reports to the Governor and Legislature; #

6. Approve appointments in the State and local service; and #

7. Perform such other duties as prescribed by law and these rules. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2011 d.158
    43 N.J.R. 336(a); 43 N.J.R. 1331(a)
1 editorial correction (punctuation and cross-reference updates)
  1. AmendedR.2015 d.185
    47 N.J.R. 1369(a); 47 N.J.R. 2963(c)

How this rule has been applied

4 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:1-3.2. The list below is citations to those decisions, not the decisions. We have not written summaries for this section. A citation with no summary is deliberate: we do not paraphrase a decision we have not read. Nothing here is legal advice.

New Jersey Supreme Court (1)
  • Gloucester Cty. Welfare Bd. v. N.J. Civ. Serv. Comm'n.93 N.J. 384; 461 A.2d 575
Civil Service Commission final determinations (3)
  • In re Laielli, et al., Fire Fighter, Ventnor, CSC Docket Nos. 2018-274 et al. (Consolidated)2018 N.J. CSC LEXIS 114Docket 2018-274
  • In re Koob et al, Fire Fighter, Ventnor, CSC Docket Nos. 2018-15632018 N.J. CSC LEXIS 113Docket 2018-1563
  • In re IFPTE, Local 195 (Amaya, et al.) v. Kean Univ., CSC Docket No. 2017-39302017 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 1181Docket 2017-3930

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