City Council

11. INTRODUCTION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1545 APPROVING TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDER 708 - MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY Assembly Bill (AB) 481 requires the Tustin Police Department (“Department”) to seek City Council approval by ordinance for the funding, acquisition, and use of equipment defined by the law as “military equipment.” This report outlines staff’s work in complying with the new law and recommends the introduction of an ordinance approving the Department’s continued utilization of this equipment and a policy governing the Department’s use of the equipment outlined in Tustin Police Department General Order 708 – Military Equipment Use Policy. Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. 1545 (Attachment 1) approving Tustin Police Department General Order 708 – Military Use Equipment Policy, in compliance with AB 481 by reading of the title only and waive further reading. ORDINANCE NO. 1545 AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND APPROVING TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY 708, MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 481 (AB 481) Fiscal Impact: No significant fiscal impacts are anticipated other than additional staff time to prepare and present future items in compliance with AB 481.