October 8 2026 Agenda

Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, October 8, 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 #25-539-R,

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

 

 

 

 

2) Case #26-133-R,

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

 

 

 

 

3) Case #25-626-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case #25-702-D,

vs. Chief Donald Melanson, Windsor Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #25-650-D, represented by John C. Drapp III, Esq.

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

6) Case #25-710-D,

vs. First Selectman James Harrington, Chaplin Town Hall      Denial

 

 

 

 

7) Case #25-697-D,

vs. Chief Patrick Ridenhour, Danbury Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

8) Case #25-612-D,

vs. Chief Patrick Ridenhour, Danbury Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

9) Case #25-770-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #25-711-D,

vs. Chief C. Colin McAllister, Naugatuck Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

11) Case #25-701-D,

vs. Chief Edward Reynolds, Hamden Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

12) Case #25-699-D,

vs. Chief Fabian Silva, Willimantic Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of September 3, 2026 September 17, 2026 minutes

 

 

D. 34 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

27-024-R

state reissued 9/14/2026

25-597-R

state reissued 9/14/2026

26-085-D

withdrew-moved 9/15/2026

27-084-CD

Hartford issued 9/15/2026

26-644-CD

Meriden issued 9/16/2026

25-686-D

withdrew - moved 9/18/2026

25-513-D

Wethersfield issued 9/17/2026

27-087-CD

Hamden issued 9/21/2026

26-011-D

Waterbury issued 9/21/2026

26-431-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

26-040-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

26-130-R

state reissued 9/11/2026

26-102-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

26-126-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

26-053-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

25-600-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

26-141-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

27-141-R

state reissued 9/22/2026

26-586-R

state reissued 9/23/2026

26-083-R

state reissue 9/22/2026

25-690-D

Bridgeport issued 9/29/2026

26-037-D

Durham issued 9/28/2026

25-529-D

Watertown issued 9/29/2026

25-015-SD

state reissued 9/29/2026

25-691-D

Bridgeport issued 9/29/2026

26-735-D

Stratford issued 9/29/2026

26-074-R

state reissued 9/30/2026

26-107-R

state reissued 9/30/2026

26-164-R

state reissue 9/30/2026

26-169-R

state reissue 9/30/2026

26-038-R

state reissue 9/30/2026

25-651-SD

withdrew 9/29/2026

25-595-R

state reissued 10/1/2026

25-774-R

state reissued 10/1/2026

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases: 2 cases closed on 9/24/2026

 

#26-647-D              Bridgeport

#26-668-R     

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment