April 24 2025 Agenda

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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, April 24 2025 10:00am

165 Capitol Ave., Conference Room G

Hartford, CT 06106

AGENDA

A. Call to Order:

1) Introductory Statement

2) Roll Call, Board Members

3) Roll Call, Appellants

4) Administer Oath

B. Hearings: Cases scheduled for 10:00am or AS soon thereafter as the matter may be reached:

1) Case 24-094-D,

vs Chief William Darby, Manchester Police Department Denial

2) Case 24-064-R,

vs. Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection Revocation

3) Case 23-750-D,

vs. Chief Christopher Vanghele, Plainville Police Department Denial

4) Case 23-779-D, represented by Michael Brown, Esq.

vs. Chief Christopher Vanghele, Plainville Police Department Denial

5) Case 24-182-D,

vs Chief Rafael Medina III, Wethersfield Police Department Denial

6) Case 23-691-D,

vs. Chief Scott Sansom, Granby Police Department Denial

7) Case 24-046-R,

Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection Revocation

8) Case 23-746-D,

vs. Chief Michael Lombardo, Trumbull Police Department Denial

C. Secretary’s Report

1) Approval of April 10, 2025 minutes

D. 26 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

*24-166-R*	*state reissued 4/7/2025*
*24-745-R*	*state reissued 4/4/2025*
*24-026-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*24-019-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*24-023-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*23-665-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*24-029-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*23-223-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*24-030-R*	*state reissued 4/8/2025*
*23-560-D*	*Brooklyn issued 4/8/2025*
*24-142-R*	*state reissued 4/14/2025*
*24-009-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*23-740-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*24-048-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*24-054-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*23-752-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*24-587-R*	*state reinstates 4/15/2025*
*24-051-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*25-297-R*	*state reissued 4/15/2025*
*23-669-D*	*withdrew 4/16/2025*
*24-005-D*	*Bridgeport issued 4/21/2025*
*24-028-R*	*state reissued 4/21/2025*
*24-075-R*	*withdrew 4/16/2025*
*24-095-D*	*moved - to E. Hartford issued 4/22/2025*
*23-643-D*	*Thompson issued 4/22/2025*
*24-077-R*	*withdrew 4/23/2025*

E. Dormant cases:

F. Old Business:

G. New Business: Email received at 9:00am 4/10/2025 from Case 23-576-D stating he had Covid and was unable to attend the hearing. The Chief from Bethel had attended the hearing.

H. Adjournment

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