City Council

12. INTRODUCTION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1570 APPROVING TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY 706 – MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY Assembly Bill 481 requires the Tustin Police 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 Policy 706 – Military Equipment Use Policy. Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. 1570 (Attachment 1) approving Tustin Police Department Policy 706 – Military Use Equipment Policy, in compliance with Assembly Bill 481 by reading of the title only and waive further reading. ORDINANCE NO. 1570 AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND APPROVING TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY 706, MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 481 (AB 481) Fiscal Impact: The estimated annual cost for the use and maintenance of military equipment in the Tustin Police Department’s current inventory, as well as any military equipment anticipated for acquisition in the upcoming year, is outlined within Policy 706 under each specific equipment category. Funding for existing equipment has already been appropriated as part of the current adopted budget. Any future acquisition of new military equipment will be evaluated and incorporated into subsequent annual budgets for City Council review and consideration.