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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Chris Christie Governor
Kim Guadagno
Lt. Governor
Robert M. Czech Chair/Chief Executive Officer
New J ersey is an Equal Oppor tun ity Employer
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SEP TEMBER 16, 2015
Robert M. Czech , Ch airperson
Th om as J . P ern a
Rich ard E. William s
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING SEP TEMBER 16, 2015 2
Septem ber 16, 2015
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A regu lar m ee tin g of th e Civil Service Com m iss ion w as h e ld on
Wedn esday, Septem ber 16, 2015, in Tren ton , New J ersey .
P RESENT: Robert M. Czech , Ch airperson , Mem bers Th om as J . P ern a
an d Rich ard E. William s; P am e la Ullm an , Depu ty Attor n ey Gen eral; Hen ry
Mau rer, Director, Div is ion of Appeals an d Regu latory Affa irs .
In accordance w ith L.1975, c .231, th e Secre tary to th e Civil Service
Com m iss ion open ed th e m ee tin g w ith th e fo llow in g s tatem en t:
Notice of th is m e e tin g w as fi led w ith th e Secre tary of State an d sen t
to th e Tren ton ian , Tren ton Tim es , Cou rier -P ost an d Star Ledger on
Decem ber 11, 2014, an d posted at th e Civil Service Com m iss ion , 3 Station
P laza , Tren ton , New J ersey .
All ac tion s w ere by u n an im ou s vote un le ss oth erw ise spec i fied .
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING SEP TEMBER 16, 2015 3
SECTION A – HEARING MATTERS
A-1 SETTLEMENTS
Clifford Barnes
Bayside Sta te Pr ison
Depar tment of Correct ions
Suspension
Scot t Campion
Middlesex County
Sher iff Depar tment
Remova l
Lance Crenny
Bayside Sta te Pr ison
Depar tment of Correct ions
Suspension
Darryl Ga tewood
Greystone Park Psychia t r ic Hospita l
Depar tment of Human Services
Remova l
J amila Laster -Riley
New Lisbon Developmenta l Center
Depar tment of Human Services
Remova l
Ardelie McElroy
Newark School Dist r ict
Suspension
Lesley St romberg
Monmouth County
Depar tment of Engineer ing
Suspension
VOTE: Robert M. Czech (Abstain ed)
Th om as J . P ern a (Yes)
Rich ard E. William s (Yes)
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Otis Truit t
Bayside Sta te Pr ison
Depar tment of Correct ions
Suspension
RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW J UDGE IN
THE ABOVE CASES – SETTLEMENT
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission acknowledged the set t lements .
A-2 SONYA BELL, e t a l. (con solidated)
Sonya Bell, Eduardo Rodr iguez, Archie Williams, and Char les Lyons,
employees with the City of Camden , appea l the good fa ith of their layoff.
Recommenda t ion of the Administ ra t ive Law J udge – Uphold the layoffs.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission a ffirmed the recommenda t ion of
the Administ ra t ive Law J udge. The Commission a lso noted the
dismissa l of t he appea ls of Barbara Bellamy-J ohnson, Alfred
Dansbury, Stephanie Holmes, William Lutz, and Dwaine
Williams
A-3 GERARD EATMAN
Gera rd Ea tman, Police Officer , City of Newark, Police Depar tment , removal
effect ive October 19, 2007, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public
employee and other sufficien t cause.
Recommenda t ion of t he Administ ra t ive Law J udge – Modify the remova l to a
60 working day suspension .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission a ffirmed the recommenda t ion of
the Administ ra t ive Law J udge.
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A-4 TERRANCE HARRISON
Terrance Harr ison , Police Officer , Township of Cla rk, Depar tment of Public
Safety, 20 working day suspension on charges of incompetency,
insubordina t ion , and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
Recommenda t ion of t he Admin ist ra t ive Law J udge – Uphold the 20 working
day suspension .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission a ffirmed the recommenda t ion of
the Administ ra t ive Law J udge.
A-5 CHARLAYNE P OWELL
Char layne Powell, F irefighter , City of Pa terson , F ire Depar tment , remova l
effect ive February 16, 2015, on charges of inability to perform du t ies.
Recommenda t ion of the Administ ra t ive Law J udge – Reverse the remova l.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission a ffirmed the recommenda t ion of
the Administ ra t ive Law J udge.
A-6 RICHARD SAZON
Richard Sazon, Gradua te Nurse, Camden County, Depar tmen t of Hea lth
Services, remova l effect ive J une 13, 2013, on charges of incompetency,
inefficiency, or fa ilure to per form dut ies; conduct unbecoming a public
employee; and neglect of duty.
Recommenda t ion of the Administ ra t ive Law J udge – Dismiss the appea l.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission a ffirmed the recommenda t ion of
the Administ ra t ive Law J udge.
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SECTION B – MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
B-1 A.D. – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-1123
A.D., represented by Oswin E. Hadley, Esq., appea ls h is reject ion as Fire
F ighter candida te by J ersey City and it s request to remove his name from the
eligible list for F ire Fighter (M2542M) on the basis of psychologica l unfitness
to perform effect ively the dut ies of the posit ion .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
B-2 J ESSICA P UGLISE – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-1611
J essica Puglise, represented by Anthony J . Fusco, J r ., Esq., appea ls the
remova l of her name from the eligible list for County Correct ion Officer
(S9999R), Morr is County Sher iff’s Office, on the basis of two dilu ted drug
t est s.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted in pa r t .
B-3 STANLEY FRANCOIS – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2950
Stanley Francois, represented by J ohn R. Schwar tz, Esq., appea ls the
decision of the Division of Agency Services, which found tha t the appoin t ing
author ity had presen ted a sufficien t basis to remove the appellan t ’s name
from the Police Officer (S9999M), J ersey City, eligible list on the basis of an
unsa t isfactory cr imina l record.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-4 NOUR KANAAN – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-702
Nour Kanaan appea ls the decision of the Division of Agency Services, which
found tha t the appoin t ing author ity had presented a sufficien t basis to
remove the appellan t ’s name from the Correct ion Officer Recru it (S9988R),
Depar tment of Cor rect ions eligible list on the basis of h is fa ilure to complete
pre-employment processing.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
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B-5 J AY BENDER – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2649
J ay Bender , represen ted by William D. Sayers, Esq., appea ls the decision of
the Division of Agency Services tha t the proper class ifica t ion of h is posit ion
with the Borough of Fa ir Lawn is the dua l t it le of F ire Officia l/Fire Protect ion
Subcode Officia l. The appellan t seeks the remova l of a sser ted out -of-t it le
dut ies.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-6 J EFFREY BROWN – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-1088
J effrey Brown appea ls the decision of the Division of Classifica t ion and
Personnel Management tha t the proper classifica t ion of h is posit ion with the
Depar tment of Law and Public Safety is Building Management Services
Specia list 2. The appellan t seeks a Building Management Services Specia list
1 job classifica t ion . Addit iona lly, the appellan t appea ls h is fa ilure to be
appoin ted as an Administ ra t ive Analyst 1.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-7 L.L. – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-3324
L.L. appea ls the decision of the Division of Agency Services tha t the proper
classifica t ion of her posit ion with the Depar tment of Human Services is
Technica l Assistan t 3. The appellan t seeks a Technica l Assistan t 2,
Community Affa irs job classifica t ion .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-8 J AMES ALLEN – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2276
J ames Allen appea ls the determina t ion of the Division of Agency Services,
which found tha t , per the subst itu t ion clause for educa t ion , he did not meet
the exper ience requirements for the promot iona l examina t ion for Network
Administ ra tor 1 (PS9430I), Sta te Parole Board.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
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B-9 DAVID CORSARO AND EARL ODD – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-810
David Corsa ro and Ear l Odd appea l the determina t ion of the Division of
Agency Service which found tha t they were below the minimum requirements
in exper ience for the promot iona l examinat ion for Supervisor of Public Works
(PM0270T), Voorhees Township.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th ese appea ls be
granted.
B-10 MICHAEL RIKER – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-3264
Michael Riker appea ls the determina t ion of the Division of Agency Services
tha t he was below the minimum requirements in exper ience for the
promot iona l examina t ion for Invest iga tor Secured Facilit ies (PC0560T),
Monmouth County.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
VOTE: Robert M. Czech (Abstain ed)
Th om as J . P ern a (Yes)
Rich ard E. William s (Yes)
B-11 LINDA TAYLOR – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-878
Linda Taylor appea ls the determina t ion of the Division of Agency Services
which found tha t she was below the minimum requirements in exper ience for
the promot iona l examina t ion for Dispute Resolu t ion Specia list 2 (PS0279G),
Depar tment of Environmenta l Protect ion .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
B-12 FIRE OFFICER 3 (P M1256N), J ERSEY CITY - CSC DOCKET NO.
2016-726
J ersey City request s the extension of the eligible list for F ire Officer 3
(PM1256N), J ersey City.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
denied.
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B-13 TONY ABILIO – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-890
The Borough of Nor th Arlington request s tha t the eligible list for Police
Sergeant (PM2713L) be revived to a llow for the ret roact ive appoin tment of
Tony Abilio, effect ive October 25, 2012.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted.
B-14 SAMI ZEIDAN – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-907
Montcla ir Sta te University request s a ret roact ive da te of appoin tment and
ret roact ive working test per iod for Sami Zeidan as a Campus Police Officer
Recru it , effect ive J u ly 14, 2014.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted in pa r t .
B-15 J OANNE FLETCHER AND ADRIENNE REYES - CSC DOCKET NO.
2016-191
J oanne F letcher and Adr ienne Reyes, former Clerks 1 with At lan t ic City,
represented by Rober t F . O’Brien , Esq., appea l the determina t ions of their
layoff r ights by the Division of Agency Services.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th ese appea ls be
denied.
B-16 ERIC MASON – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-648
Eric Mason, a former Boiler Opera tor with At lan t ic City appea ls the
determina t ion of h is layoff r ights by the Division of Agency Services.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
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B-17 MARISOL P EREZ – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-723
Marisol Perez, a former Resident ia l Services Worker with the Depar tment of
Human Services, Woodbr idge Developmenta l Center , appea ls her layoff
r ights with regard to her demot ion in lieu of layoff to Senior Maintenance
Worker .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-18 QUWANA P RICE-COUCH, ET AL . – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-172
Quwana Pr ice-Couch, Terry Phillips, Venessa McGowan, Muhammad Khan,
George Brown, Efra in Mora les, J erome Williams, J ohn Bucci III, Ganeen
Brooks, Tamee J ones, Glor ia Hamlet t , and Sharay Hampton, At lan t ic City,
represented by Rober t F . O’Brien , Esq., appea l the determina t ion of their
layoff r ights by the Division of Agency Services.
ACTION : The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th ese appea ls be
denied.
B-19 MATTHEW VILARDO – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2563
Matthew Vila rdo, a Laborer 1 with the J ersey City Public Schools,
represented by Rona ld M. Gutwir th , Esq., seeks en forcement of the a t tached
Civil Service Commission decision rendered on February 4, 2015, grant ing
the appellan t mit iga ted ba ck pay and counsel fees.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted.
B-20 P .Z. – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2421
P.Z., an Occupa t iona l Safety Consultan t 2 with Trenton Psychia t r ic Hospita l,
Depar tment of Human Services, appea ls the determina t ion of the Equa l
Employment Oppor tunity Director , sta t ing tha t the appellan t fa iled to
present sufficien t evidence to suppor t a finding tha t he had been subjected to
a viola t ion of the New J ersey Sta te Policy Prohibit ing Discr imina t ion in th e
Working.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
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B-21 WADE GUSHARD – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2516
Wade Gushard, a Senior Correct ion Officer with the Edna Mahan
Correct iona l Facility, appea ls h is five-day suspension .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-22 WADE GUSHARD – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-614
Wade Gushard, a Senior Correct ion Officer with the Edna Mahan
Correct iona l Facility, appea ls h is five-day suspension .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-23 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MINUTES
Submit ted for adopt ion a re the Civil Service Commission minutes of it s
meet ing of September 2, 2015.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission adopted the min utes of it s
meet ing on September 2, 2015.
B-24 MONICA THOMP SON – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-3196
Monica Thompson appea ls Union County’s request for the remova l of her
name from the eligible list for J uvenile Detent ion Officer (C0689R), Union
County, due to her unsa t isfactory dr iving record.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
B-25 GARY CHARYAK – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2793
Gary Charyak request s tha t he be appoin ted from the Environmenta l
Specia list 3 (PS5264G), Depar tment of Environmenta l Protect ion eligible list .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
denied.
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B-26 CHANGE IN THE CLASSIFICATION P LAN – TITLE CONSOLIDATION
The Division of Agency Services request s the consolida t ion of the Mail Clerk
t it le ser ies.
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ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted.
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B-27 CHANGE IN THE CLASSIFICATION P LAN – COMMUNITY
SERVICE OFFICER, ADDICTIONS TITLE SERIES
The Division of Agency Services request s verbiage changes to the Community
Service Officer , Addict ions t it le ser ies.
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ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted.
B-28 J .T. – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2242
J .T., represented by Br ian M. Cige, Esq., appea ls h is reject ion as a Police
Sergeant candida te by Rockaway Township and it s request to remove h is
name from the eligible list for Rockaway Township (PM5149N) on the basis of
psychologica l unfitness to perform effect ively the dut ies of the posit ion .
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
B-29 EDGAR THOMAS – CSC DOCKET NO. 2016-821
Edgar Thomas appeals the determina t ion of the Division of Agency Services
which found tha t he was below the minimum requirements in exper ience for
the open compet it ive examina t ion for Senior Maintenance Repa irer , F ire
Equipment (M0299T), Moorestown.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is appea l be
granted.
B-30 BRYANT GARCIA – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2860
Bryant Garcia request s a make-up examina t ion for Correct ion Officer Recru it
(S9988T), Depar tment of Correct ions.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted.
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B-31 THOMAS BORR – CSC DOCKET NO. 2015-2670
Thomas Borr , an Assistan t Dist r ict Pa role Supervisor with the St a te Parole
Board, request s a wa iver of repayment of a sa la ry overpayment , pursuant to
N.J .S.A. 11A:3-7.
ACTION: The Civil Service Commission directed tha t th is request be
granted in pa r t .
Th ere be in g n o fu rth er bu s in ess be fore th e Civil Service
Com m iss ion , th e m ee tin g w as adjou rn ed to con ven e on Wedn esday,
October 7, 2015, at 10:00 a .m ., at 3 Station P laza , Trenton , New J ersey .
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Robert M. Czech
Ch airperson
Civ il Service Com m iss ion