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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, February 5, 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 24-781-D,

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

 

 

 

 

2) Case #24-676-D,

vs. Chief Mark Morello, Bristol Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

3) Case 24-717-D,

 vs. Chief James Walsh, Norwalk Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case #24-350-R

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

 

 

 

 

5) Case #23-129-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

6) Case #24-616-D,

vs. Town Manager Jim Rivers, Windham Town Hall      Denial

 

 

 

 

7) Case #24-775-D,

vs. Chief Matthew J. McNally IV, Berlin Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

8) Case #25-021-D,

vs. Chief Jonathan R. Mulhern, Branford Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

9) Case 24-715-D,

vs Chief Karl Jacobson, New Haven Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #24-780-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of January 22, 2026 minutes

 

 

D.  35 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

25-006-R

state reissued 1/16/2026

25-014-R

state reissued 1/16/2026

24-340-D

withdrew 1/16/2026

25-008-D

Bridgeport issued 1/20/2026

25-076-R

withdrew 1/20/2026

24-700-R

withdrew 1/16/2026

25-272-R

state reissued 1/21/2026

24-731-D

withdrew - moved 1/16/2026

24-770-R

state reissued 1/21/2026

25-364-R

state reissued 1/21/2026

25-012-R

state reissued 1/21/2026

24-460-D

Waterbury issue 1/21/2026

24-689-D

Rocky Hill issued 1/21/2026

24-778-R

withdrew 1/21/2026

24-751-SD

state issued 1/21/2026

24-680-D

Waterbury issue 1/22/2026

25-056-SD

withdrew 1/9/2026

25-290-D

East Hartford issued 1/22/2026

24-773-D

Bridgeport issued 1/22/2026

25-043-D

Glastonbury issued 1/22/2026

25-101-R

state reissued 1/27/2026

25-087-R

state reissued 1/27/2026

25-100-R

state reissued 1/27/2026

25-120-R

state reissued 1/27/2026

25-645-R

state reissued 1/27/2026

25-102-D

Norwalk issued 1/28/2026

25-234-R

state reissued 1/28/2026

25-045-R

state reissued 1/29/2026

25-033-R

state reissued 1/29/2026

25-069-R

state reissued 1/29/2026

24-412-R

withdrew 2/2/2026

25-042-R

state reissued 1/30/2026

25-484-D

withdrew 2/2/2026

25-032-D

withdrew 2/2/2026

25-077-R

withdrew 2/3/2026

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases:

                       

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment