In Re Police Sergeant (Pm3776v)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

ZAZZALI, J.

This appeal involves a civil service examination administered by the New Jersey Department of Personnel (DOP) for promotional consideration for nine sergeant positions in the City of Paterson Police Department. We must determine whether the DOP’s practice of administering identical exams to original and make-up candidates in the same testing cycle is a per se violation of a candidate’s right to a fair and competitive civil service examination under article VII, section 1, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution. We also must determine…