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April 23 2026 Agenda

Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, April 23, 2026 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 #25-314-R,

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

 

 

 

 

2) Case #25-280-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

3) Case #25-239-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case #25-264-D,

vs. Chief William Darby, Manchester Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #25-252-D,

vs. Chief William Darby, Manchester Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

6) Case #25-302-R,

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

 

 

 

 

7) Case #25-226-D,

vs. Chief Roberto Rosado, Meriden Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

8) Case #25-221-R,

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

 

 

 

 

9) Case #24-716-R,

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

 

 

 

 

10) Case #25-228-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

11) Case 25-227-D,

vs. First Selectman Michael Pelton. Town of Portland        Denial

 

 

 

 

12) Case 24-713-D,

vs. Chief Jeffery Kreitz, Ridgefield Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

13) Case #25-235-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of April 2, 2026 minutes

 

 

D. 38 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

25-134-R

state reissued 3/30/2026

25-522-D

Waterbury issued 3/30/2026

25-528-D

Waterbury issued 3/30/2026

25-415-D

withdrew-moved 3/30/2026

25-241-R

state reissued 3/31/2026

25-294-R

withdrew 4/1/2026

25-232-D

Withdrew - moved 4/6/2026

24-733-R

reissued 4/6/2026

24-752-R

withdrew 4/6/2026

25-193-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-218-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-250-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-276-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-278-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-284-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

26-146-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-132-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-540-D

Waterbury issued 4/7/2026

25-717-R

state reissued 4/7/2026

25-306-R

state reissued 4/8/2026

25-220-D

Bridgeport issued 4/9/2026

25-287-R

state reissued 4/9/2026

25-344-D

Bridgeport issued 4/9/2026

25-317-R

withdrew 4/9/2026

26-537-CD

Milford issued 4/13/2026

25-369-D

withdrew - moved 4/13/2026

25-285-D

Bridgeport issued 4/13/2026

25-763-R

state reissued 4/14/2026

24-765-R

state reissued 4/14/2026

26-210-R

state reissued 4/14/2026

25-743-R

state reissued 4/14/2026

25-514-D

Bridgeport issued 4/14/2026

26-208-D

withdrew - moved 4/15/2026

24-159-D

Bridgeport issued 4/15/2026

25-286-R

state reissued 4/14/2026

25-295-D

withdrew 4/15/2026

25-323-D

withdrew 4/15/2026

25-191-D

withdrew 4/15/2026

 

E. Dormant cases

 

F. Old Business

 

G. New Business

 

H. Adjournment