March 13 2025 Agenda

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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, March 13, 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 #23-710-R,

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

2) Case #23-514-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department Denial

3) Case 23-559-D,

vs. Chief Patrick Ridenhour, Danbury Police Department Denial

4) Case 25-063-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs Chief Christopher Perry, Newington Police Department Denial

5) Case #23-714-R,

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

6) Case #23-362a-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department Denial

7) Case #23-555-D,

6s. Chief James Walsh, Norwalk Police Department Denial

8) Case #24-722-R,

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

9) Case 23-465-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs Chief Eric Osanitsch, Windsor Locks Police Department Denial

10) Case #23-759-D,

vs Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department Denial

11) Case #23-760-D,

vs Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department Denial

12) Case #23-458-D,

V. Chief James Heavey, Norwich Police Department Denial

13) Case #23-434-D,

vs. Chief James Heavey, Norwich Police Department Denial

14) Case #23-733-R,

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

C. Secretary’s Report

1) Approval of March 6, 2025 minutes

D. 17 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

*25-159-D*	*Bridgeport issued 3/4/2025*
*23-768-R*	*state reissued 3/4/2025*
*24-353-R*	*state reissued 3/4/2025*
*24-768-R*	*state reissued 3/4/2025*
*24-455-R*	*state reissued 3/4/2025*
*25-190-D*	*withdrew - moved 3/4/2025*
*23-252-D*	*withdrew - moved 3/4/2025*
*23-537-D*	*Waterbury issued 3/4/2025*
*23-519-D*	*Waterbury issued 3/5/2025*
*23-457-D*	*Waterbury issued 3/5/2025*
*23-456-D*	*Waterbury issued 3/5/2025*
*23-705-R*	*state reissued 3/5/2025*
*23-726-R*	*state reissued 3/5/2025*
*23-713-R*	*state reissued 3/5/2025*
*23-721-R*	*state reissued 3/5/2025*
*23-744-R*	*state reissued 3/7/2025*
*23-482-R*	*state reissued 3/7/2025*

E. Dormant cases: 5 cases closed on 2/6/2025

25-158-R

25-166-D New London

25-175-D East Hartford

25-183-R

25-192-R

F. Old Business:

G. New Business:

H. Adjournment

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