Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: APRIL 15, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: jONATHAN rADUS, cHIEF OF POLICE
PREPARED BY: Michael McCASKILL, POLICE SERGEANT
LAUREN PARKHOUSE, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
SUBJECT: FULLERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY 708 RENEWAL
SUMMARY
The Police Department requests City Council renew the Military Equipment Use Policy approval per California Government Code Section 7071.
PROPOSED MOTION
Renew Fullerton Police Department Policy 708- Military Equipment Use approval.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Do not renew approval
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
Based on AB 481, the City Council is requested to review the 708 Military Equipment Use policy. The Police Department does not possess tactical equipment obtained from the military through the 1033 program. However the term “Military Equipment” includes some items specifically designed for law enforcement.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Public Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item generates no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Assembly Bill 481, signed into law in 2021, created Government Code Sections 7070 through 7075 requiring every law enforcement agency to develop a “Military Equipment Policy” approved by the governing board by May 2022. City Council approved the Fullerton Military Equipment Policy on April 19, 2022.
Government Code Section 7071(e)(1) requires City Council to annually review and reaffirm the Military Equipment Policy approval. The City did not add items to the Policy in 2024.
The Fullerton Police Department does not possess tactical equipment obtained from the military through the 1033 Program or the United States Code Title 10, Section 2576a. Regardless, California Government Code Section 7071 requires law enforcement agencies to maintain a Military Equipment Use Policy. California Government Code Section 7070 broadened the term “Military Equipment” to include some items specifically designed for law enforcement and some items designed for and available to the public.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Policy 708 updated March 2025
Attachment 2 – Summary of Use 2024
Attachment 3 – Assembly Bill 481 (including Government Code Sections 7070-7075) cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Fullerton Police Department Policy 708
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