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CC: ACTION ITEM: (1) Review and Approval of the 2023-2024 Culver City Police Department Military Equipment Annual Report Pursuant to Government Code Section 7071(e)(2); (2) Renewal of (i.e., Continuation of) Ordinance No. 2022-005, Codified as Subchapter 3.04.400 of the Culver City Municipal Code, Governing the Use of Military Equipment by the Culver City Police Department and Approving the Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition and Use Policy Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481; and (3) Direction to the Police Chief as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: October 14, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Assistant Police Chief Troy Dunlap/ Police
Phone Number: (310) 253-6396
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (xx/xx/xxxx); (Posted) Police Department Website (09/23/2024)
Department Approval: Jason Sims, Chief of Police (09/23/2024) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) review and approve the Culver City Police Department Military Equipment Annual Report (2023 - 2024) pursuant to Government Code Section 7071(e)(2); (2) approve the renewal of (i.e., continuation of) Ordinance No. 2022-005, codified as Subchapter 3.04.400 of the Culver City Municipal Code, governing the Use of Military Equipment by the Culver City Police Department and Approving the Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition and Use Policy Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481; and (3) provide direction to the Police Chief as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
On September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481 or the Bill), codified at Government Code Sections 7070 through 7075. AB 481 requires a law enforcement agency (LEA) to obtain approval from the applicable governing body, via adoption of a "military equipment" use policy by ordinance, prior to t...
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