Civil Service Commission · Pending
Before the Commission, not yet decided
15 law enforcement items on agendas the Civil Service Commission has posted, with no minutes recording a decision yet.[1] 9 come with an Administrative Law Judge's recommendation. An item here is scheduled business; the outcome arrives with the minutes.
September 23, 2026 agenda
The Commission met; its minutes are not posted yet. 5 law enforcement items. The whole meeting on NJ Civil Service Navigator or the Commission's agenda.
Item A-2 · State corrections · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2025-66, 2025-2137
Eugene Vick, a Senior Correctional Police Officer, with the Department of Corrections, Northern State Prison, appeals his two removals, effective June 20, 2024 and March 31, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, and other sufficient cause.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Modify the June 20, 2024 removal to a six month suspension and reverse the March 31, 2025 removal.
Item A-3 · Municipal police · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2024-632, 2024-633
Robert Wargocki, a Police Captain, with the Borough of Carteret, Police Department, appeals his two 15 working day suspensions, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties; insubordination; conduct unbecoming a public employee; and other sufficient causes.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Reverse the two 15 working day suspensions.
Item B-1 · Municipal police · Removal from an eligible list · CSC Docket No. 2025-1611
Dominic Megna, represented by Valerie Palma DeLuisi, Esq., appeals the removal of his name from the eligible list for Police Officer (M0365F), Paterson.
Item B-5 · State corrections · Request for enforcement · CSC Docket No. 2026-1556
T.K., a Correctional Police Sergeant with the Department of Corrections, Northern State Prison, represented by Sergeant Ernesto Hernandez, New Jersey Law Enforcement Supervisory Association Representative, appeals the determination of the Department of Corrections’ Chief of Staff, which substantiated that the appellant violated the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace.
Item B-6 · Telecommunicators and police support · Request for reconsideration · CSC Docket No. 2026-1893, 2026-1894
Dane Bath, a former Public Safety Telecommunicator Trainee, petitions the Civil Service Commission for reconsideration of In the Matter of Dane Bath, Morris County (CSC, decided February 4, 2026), which upheld his eight working day suspension and release at the end of the working test period.
October 14, 2026 agenda
The meeting did not take place. Its items have not appeared in any minutes since. 10 law enforcement items. The whole meeting on NJ Civil Service Navigator or the Commission's agenda.
Item A-2 · Municipal police · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2025-2401
Nyeem Calhoun, a Police Officer, with the Township of Lacey, Police Department, appeals his removal, effective April 7, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee; neglect of duty; failure to perform duties; and other sufficient causes.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Uphold the removal.
Item A-3 · Sheriff's officers · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2026-557
Andrew Clayton, a Sheriff’s Officer, with the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department, appeals his removal, effective May 20, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and conviction of a crime.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Uphold the removal.
Item A-5 · Municipal police · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2023-2925, 2024-199
Claudia Martinez, a Police Officer, with the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, appeals her 12-day and 15-day suspensions, on neglect of duty and violations of departmental policies.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Uphold the 12-day suspension and dismiss the 15-day suspension.
Item A-6 · Telecommunicators and police support · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2023-505
Santiago Paniagua, a Public Safety Telecommunicator, with the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, appeals his removal, effective June 30, 2022, on the charge of neglect of duty.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Uphold the removal, with six months of back pay and service time.
Item A-7 · Municipal police · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2026-875
Jamar Reid, a Police Officer, with the City of Orange, Police Department, appeals his removal, effective May 12, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee; misuse of public property including motor vehicles; and other sufficient causes.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Uphold the removal.
Item A-8 · Municipal police · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2025-1825
Gabriel Rivera, a Police Sergeant, with the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, appeals his 10 working day suspension on the charge of chronic or excessive absenteeism.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Reverse the suspension.
Item A-9 · County corrections · Discipline · CSC Docket No. 2024-2525
Danielle Williams-Wigfall, a County Correctional Police Officer, with Hudson County, Department of Corrections, appeals her 100 working day suspension, on charges of incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties; insubordination; conduct unbecoming a public employee; neglect of duty; and other sufficient causes.
Administrative Law Judge's recommendation, which the Commission may accept, modify or reject: Modify the 100 working day suspension to a 35 working day suspension.
Item B-1 · County corrections · Examination scoring or administration · CSC Docket No. 2025-1894
Michael Costa, Ebony Mullin and Danny Racines appeal the eligibility of Alberto Aponte and Saladin Stafford for the County Correctional Police Lieutenant (PC4255E), Essex County, promotional examination. They also appeal the calculation of Aponte’s seniority score. Additionally, Mullin requests review of her examination and seniority scores and Racines requests review of Mullin’s and James Miller’s seniority scores.
Item B-4 · Municipal police · matter type not classified · CSC Docket No. 2026-1877
Shakeese Woodson appeals Orange’s use of the promotional eligible list for Police Sergeant (PM4615C).
Item B-5 · County corrections · Request for reconsideration · CSC Docket No. 2026-2288
Patrick Geary, a County Correctional Police Lieutenant with Ocean County, requests reconsideration of that portion of the Civil Service Commission’s decision in In the Matters of Patrick Geary and Charles Dishon, Ocean County (CSC, decided April 8, 2026) that denied his request for a retroactive date of appointment.
Coming meetings
The Commission posts each agenda about a week ahead. This list is as of the last sync of the record.
- November 4, 2026, agenda expected about October 28, 2026
- November 25, 2026, agenda expected about November 18, 2026
- December 16, 2026, agenda expected about December 9, 2026
Decided at the last meeting in the record, September 2, 2026
Sources
- [1]New Jersey Civil Service Commission, meeting agendas, minutes and decisions, January 16, 2019 to September 2, 2026, as structured by NJ Civil Service Navigator (njcsnavigator.com/commission) from the documents the Commission publishes at nj.gov/csc. Law enforcement titles only; outcome labels are that site's reading of each minutes ACTION sentence. Export c214a173, synced 2026-10-31. ↩