Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: APRIL 21, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: jONATHAN rADUS, cHIEF OF POLICE
PREPARED BY: JEFFREY BEATY, POLICE SERGEANT
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
None.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Public Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item generates no fiscal impact.
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 Police Department added three Matrice UAS (Drones) to the policy for 2025.
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 2026)
Attachment 2 – Summary of Use 2025
Attachment 3 – Assembly Bill 481 (including Government codes 7070-7075) cc: City Manager Eddie Manfro
Fullerton Police Department Policy 708
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