Huntington Beach
City Council
14. 24-245 Annual Military Equipment Use Report (AB 481)
Recommended Action:
A) Approve report and renew Ordinance No. 4255, authorizing the continued use of the
listed military equipment by the Police Department; and,
B) Find that each type of military equipment identified in that report attached hereto as
Attachment 1 complies with the following standards for approval: 1. The military
equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the
same objective of officer and civilian safety. 2. The proposed military equipment use
policy will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties. 3. Any future
purchased equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that
can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. 4. Prior military equipment
use complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior
uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective
action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance.