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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, August 7, 2025 10:00am

165 Capitol Ave., Conference Room D-E

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 24-298-D,

vs Chief William Darby, Manchester Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

2) Case 24-179-D,

vs Chief William Darby, Manchester Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

3) Case #24-264-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Donald Melanson, Windsor Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case 24-279-D,

vs. First Selectman Brian Ohler, North Canaan Town Hall      Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #24-316-D,

vs. Sgt. Johnathan Neihengen, Tolland Resident Troopers Office       Denial

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of July 24, 2025 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. 21 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

23-679-D

withdrew 7/23/2025

24-301-R

withdrew 7/24/2025

24-304-R

withdrew 7/24/2025

24-337-R

state reissued 7/28/2025

24-310-D

withdrew- moved 7/28/2025

23-628-R

withdrew 7/28/2025

24-267-D

Bridgeport issued 7/28/2025

24-101-R

state reissued 7/28/2025

24-307-R

state reissued 7/28/2025

24-299-R

state reissued 7/28/2025

24-249-D

Bridgeport issued 7/29/2025

24-263-D

Thomaston issued 7/29/2025

24-352-R

state reissued 7/29/2025

24-335-R

state reissued 7/30/2025

24-357-R

state reissued 7/30/2025

24-360-R

state reissued 7/30/2025

24-306-R

state reissued 7/30/2025

24-388-D

withdrew 7/30/2025

24-355-R

state reissued 7/30/2025

24-246-D

Manchester issued 7/31/2025

24-343-R

state reissued 7/31/2025

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases: 2 cases closed on June 12, 2025

 

25-410-D (Torrington)

25-494-D (Bridgeport)

                       

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

  1. Open Waterbury vs 23-129-D per AG’s office (email available)

     

  2. Discuss stats

 

H. Adjournment