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CC – ACTION ITEM: (1) Review and Approval of the 2025-2026 Culver City Police Department Military Equipment Annual Report Pursuant to Government Code Section 7071(e)(2); (2) Renewal (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) Providing Direction to the Police Chief as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: November 9, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Captain Andrew Bellante/ Police Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6394
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/04/2026)
Department Approval Name: Troy Dunlap, Interim Chief of Police (10/21/2026) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) review and approve the 2025-2026 Culver City Police Department Military Equipment Annual Report pursuant to Government Code Section 7071(e)(2); (2) approve the renewal (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 (the Policy) by ordinance (the Ordinance), prior to the LEA ...
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