July 24 2025 Agenda

Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, July 24, 2025 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 #24-304-R,

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

 

2) Case #24-285-R,

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

 

3) Case #24-301-R,

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

 

4) Case #25-300-R,

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

 

5) Case 24-168-D,

vs Chief Patrick Ridenhour, Danbury Police Department      Denial

 

6) Case #24-242-D, represented by Craig C. Fishbein, Esq.

vs. Chief James Heavey, Greenwich Police Department      Denial

 

7) Case #23-756-D,

vs. Chief Erik Costa, Middletown Police Department      Denial

8) Case #24-207-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

9) Case 24-230-D,

vs Town Manager Jim Rivers, Winham Town Hall      Denial

 

10) Case #24-218-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

 

11) Case #24-224-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

12) Case #25-403-D,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Denial

 

13) Case #24-312-D,

vs. Chief Marc Petruzziu, Vernon Police Department      Denial

 

 

14) Case #25-080-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Marc Petruzziu, Vernon Police Department      Denial

 

 

15) Case #24-315-D,

vs. Chief Marc Petruzziu, Vernon Police Department      Denial

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of July 10, 2025 minutes

 

D.  8 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

 

24-262-R

state reissued 7/11/2025

24-243-D

withdrew - moved 7/15/2025

24-241-D

Durham issued 7/15/2025

24-080-R

state reissued 7/17/2025

24-282-R

state reissued 7/17/2025

24-237-R

state reissued 7/17/2025

24-226-D

Waterbury issued 7/17/2025

24-192-D

withdrew 7/182025

 

E. Dormant cases:

                     

F. Old Business:

 

G. New Business:

 

H. Adjournment