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Commissioner raises concern about employee conviction disclosure; staff say employee lacks access to prosecutor and sheriff areas
Summary
Commissioner William O'Dea said he received a letter alleging a county employee had a past guilty plea and may have had access to prosecutor and sheriff offices; county staff told O'Dea the employee does not have access to those spaces and that the employee disclosed the conviction in the hiring application. County counsel asked whether the matter implicates "Ban the Box."
Commissioner William O'Dea told colleagues at the March 11 Hudson County caucus that he had received a letter alleging a county employee hired about six years ago had a criminal conviction and may have had access to sensitive county offices. O'Dea said the employee initially worked as a building maintenance worker and is now employed as a carpenter at Meadowview.
O'Dea said he checked with county staff and relayed information from departmental…
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