In the Matter of Michael Gaimari, Board of Education of the Township of Hopewell, Cumberland County, 7/22/19, (#190-19SEC)

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190-19SEC (SEC Decision: Not yet available online) Agency Dkt. No. 163-7/19
New Jersey Commissioner of Education Final Decision
In the Matter of Michael Gaimari, Hopewell Township Board of Education, Mercer County.
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the School Ethics Commission (Commission), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure to timely complete school board member training in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-33 and N.J.A.C. 6A:28-4.1. The Commission's decision was forwarded to the Commissioner for final determination on the recommended penalty pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-29(c). The Commission advises that respondent ultimately completed the training after the issuance of its May 3, 2019, Order to Show Cause. Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended penalty nor instituted an appeal, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1 et seq., of the Commission's underlying finding of violation.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the Commission for respondent's failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon board members by law. Additionally, respondent is admonished for causing the unnecessary expenditure of administrative and adjudicative resources at both State and local levels.
Accordingly, respondent is hereby reprimanded as a school official found to have violated the School Ethics Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED .*
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision:
July 22, 2019
Date of Mailing:
July 22, 2019
* This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to P.L. 2008, c. 36. (N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1)