October 2 2025 Agenda

Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, October 2, 2025 10:00am

165 Capitol Ave., Conference Room D-E

Hartford, CT 06106

 

AGENDA

 

 

1. Call to Order:

1) Swear in new Board member

2) Introductory Statement

3) Roll Call, Board Members

4) Roll Call, Appellants

5) Administer Oath

 

 

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

 

 

1) Case #24-531-SD,

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

 

2) Case #24-542-R,

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

 

 

3) Case #24-552-R,

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

 

 

4) Case #24-234-R,

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

 

 

5) Case #24-189-D, represented by John C. Drapp III, Esq.

vs. Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

6) Case #24-236-D,

vs. Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

7) Case #24-463-D,

vs. Chief Jeremiah P. Marron Jr., Darien Police Department       Denial

 

 

8) Case #24-439-D,

vs. Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

9) Case #24-464-D,

vs. Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

 

 

10) Case #24-392-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

11) Case #24-490-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

12) Case #24-473-D,

vs. Chief John DiFederico, New Canaan Police Department      Denial

 

 

13) Case 24-495-D,

vs Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department      Denial

 

 

14) Case 24-499-D,

vs Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department      Denial

 

 

15) Case 24-502-D,

vs. Chief Edward Reynolds, Hamden Police Department      Denial

 

 

16) Case 24-470-D,

vs. Chief Edward Reynolds, Hamden Police Department      Denial

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

1) Approval of September 18, 2025 minutes

 

D.  17 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

24-431-D	Bridgeport issued 9/15/2025
24-454-R	state reissued 9/15/2025
25-253-D	Coventry issued 9/16/2025
24-253-D	withdrew 9/17/2025
24-507-D	New Haven issued 9/17/2025
25-518-R	state reissued 9/17/2025
25-328-R	state reissued 9/17/2025
26-020-CD	Portland issued 9/24/2025
24-534-D	Greenwich issued 9/23/2025
24-584-D	Greenwich issued 9/19/2025
24-512-D	withdrew 9/29/2025
24-514-R	state reissued 9/30/2025
24-537-D	Bridgeport issued 9/30/2025
24-525-R	state reissued 9/30/2025
24-483-R	state reissued 9/30/2025
24-240-R	state reissued 9/30/2025
25-303-R	state reissued 9/30/2025

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases:

                       

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment: