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March 5 2026 Agenda

Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, March 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 #25-179-R,

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

 

2) Case #25-070-R,

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

 

3) Case #25-141-D,

 vs. First Selectman Tim Keeney, Town of Somers         Denial

 

4) Case #25-065-SD,

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

 

5) Case #25-048-R,

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

 

6) Case #25-097-D,

 vs. First Selectman Tim Keeney, Town of Somers        Denial

 

 

 

7) Case 25-078-D,

vs Chief Christopher Ferace, Putnam Police Department      Denial

 

8) Case #26-111-R, represented by Jon L. Schoenhorn, Esq.

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

 

9) Case #25-149-D,

vs. Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department      Denial

 

10) Case #25-082-D,

vs. Chief Timothy Shaw, Stamford Police Department      Denial

 

11) Case #24-740-D,

vs. Chief Marc Balestracci, Waterford Police Department       Denial

 

12) Case #25-142-D,

vs. Chief Marc Balestracci, Waterford Police Department       Denial

 

13) Case #25-116-D, represented by Rob Serafinowicz, Esq.

vs. Chief Wayne Williams, Ansonia Police Department      Denial

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of February 19, 2026 minutes

 

 

D.  30 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

26-091-R

withdrew 2/18/2026 past 90 days

25-073-D

Griswold issued 2/18/2026

25-031-D

withdrew 2/18/2026

25-092-D

Bridgeport issued 2/19/2026

25-085-D

Bridgeport issued 2/19/2026

25-110-D

Bridgeport issued 2/19/2026

24-383-R

state reissued 2/19/2026

24-695-R

withdraw-agreement 2/19/2026

25-083-D

Bridgeport issued 2/19/2026

25-105-R

state reissued 2/20/2026

25-180-R

state reissued 2/20/2026

25-157-R

state reissued 2/20/2026

25-079-D

withdrew 2/20/2026

25-052-D

withdrew 2/26/2026

25-107-R

state reissued 2/27/2026

25-147-R

state reissued 2/27/2026

25-225-D

withdrew-moved issued permit 2/27/2026

24-628-R

state reissued 2/27/2026

25-194-R

Bridgeport issued 2/27/2026

25-119-R

state reissued 2/27/2026

25-113-D

Bridgeport issued 2/27/206

25-068-R

state reissued 3/2/2026

25-099-D

Bridgeport issued 3/2/2026

24-623-D

Waterbury issued 3/2/2026

25-266-R

state reissued 3/3/2026

25-156-R

state reissued 3/3/2026

25-549-R

state reissued 3/3/2026

26-245-R

state reissued 3/3/2026

26-051-R

state reissued 2/13/2026

25-151-R

withdrew 3/3/2026

 

E. Dormant cases:

F. Old Business:

 

G. New Business:

 

H. Adjournment