Division of Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Office of the Chief State's Attorney
300 Corporate Place
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Minutes of the Meeting of December 6, 2023
The meeting was called to order at 12:31 p.m. by Middlesex Judicial District State’s Attorney Michael Gailor.
Also present: Chief State's Attorney Patrick J. Griffin, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney of Administration, Personnel and Finance John J. Russotto; Deputy Chief State’s Attorney of Operations Kevin Lawlor; Inspector General Robert Devlin; Criminal Justice Commission member Scott Murphy; State's Attorneys Margaret Kelley (Ansonia/Milford), David R. Applegate (Danbury), Joseph T. Corradino (Fairfield), Sharmese Walcott (Hartford), Christopher Watson (New Britain); David Shannon (Litchfield), John P. Doyle, Jr. (New Haven), Paul J. Narducci (New London), Paul J. Ferencek (Stamford/Norwalk), Matthew C. Gedansky (Tolland), Anne F. Mahoney (Windham) and Maureen T. Platt (Waterbury); Executive Assistant State’s Attorneys Kathryn W. Bare, Lisa M. D’Angelo, Gail P. Hardy and Brett J. Salafia; Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorneys Vincent Duva and David M. Kutzner, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Timothy J. Sugrue, Legislative Liaison Anne Cournoyer, and Marisa DePhillips, Executive Secretary to the Chief State’s Attorney.
MINUTES
A motion to accept the minutes from the November 1, 2023 Division of Criminal Justice Advisory Board meeting was made by State's Attorney Mahoney and was seconded by State's Attorney Ferencek. It passed unanimously.
MANAGEMENT
State's Attorney Corradino had nothing to report. Deputy Chief State's Attorney Russotto reported that a draft of the Supervisor Handbook had been disseminated to the State’s Attorneys and other Division managers for review. Deputy Chief State's Attorney Russotto solicited comments about the handbook as the Division wants to begin utilizing it in February 2024. It was decided that a formal vote to approve the handbook would be tabled until the January meeting to afford sufficient time for review.
OPERATIONS
State's Attorney Platt reported on a recent Freedom of Information request. The consensus was to table the matter pending further discussion by the Operations Committee.
PEER REVIEW UPDATE
Deputy Chief State's Attorney Russotto reported on the status of the review process pertaining to four state’s attorneys currently under review.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
None reported.
ADJOURNMENT
State's Attorney Corradino made a motion to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by State's Attorney Walcott and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 12:59 p.m.