TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Derrick Abell, Acting Police Chief
Christian Eichenlaub, Police Captain
Kelly Benjamin, Police Lieutenant
SUBJECT:Title
Ordinance Adopting a Military Equipment Policy, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481 (Interim Police Chief Abell).
(Estimated Time: 15 Min.)
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 22-0006
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 22-0006, "An Ordinance of the Manhattan Beach City Council Establishing a Military Equipment Policy," pursuant to Assembly Bill 481.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The costs utilized to prepare the information, inventory, documentation, policy, and ordinance for this State mandated program were absorbed in the current Police Department budget. There are no new purchase requests or expenditures included in this staff report.
BACKGROUND:
Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481), codified as Government Code Sections 7070 through 7075, requires law enforcement agencies to obtain approval from their governing body before requesting, funding, acquiring, using, or collaborating in the use of military equipment, as defined in Government Code Section 7070. This bill became effective on January 1, 2022. Furthermore, the bill also requires similar approval for the continued use of military equipment acquired prior to January 1, 2022.
AB 481 uses the terminology "military equipment" to identify/describe 15 categories of equipment, which may be acquired from various sources and is not specifically, or necessarily, equipment exclusive to the military, or equipment acquired by the military.
DISCUSSION:
The Police Department's mission is to provide the highest quality police services to our community. The Police Department operates in unpredictable and dynamic environments, and responds to a wide variety of critical incidents, instances of civil unres...
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