Gonzales will continue to be a safe, clean, family-friendly community, diverse in heritage, and committed to working collaboratively to preserve and retain its small town charm
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Gonzales will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 6:00pm in the City Council Chambers, 117 Fourth Street, Gonzales, California to consider adoption of:
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-141
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES AUTHORIZING
THE PURCHASE AND USE OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (DRONE) AND MAKING
FINDINGS IN COMPLAINCE WITH GONZALES POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL 709-MILITARY EQUIPMENT
The City Council will be considering the adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-141, which will authorize the purchase of an “Unmanned Aerial System,” more commonly known as a drone, for use by the Gonzales Police Department. The equipment in question is considered “military equipment” by relevant authority and policy and as such, the purchase of such equipment must be in compliance with Gonzales Police Department Policy Manual Policy 709-Military Equipment, which was adopted by the City Council by Ordinance 2022-131 in 2022. The drone, which will be equipped with high zoom and thermal capability, will be used by the Department for law enforcement purposes related to holiday events, locating missing persons, coordinating City responses during emergencies (fires, floods, pursuits) and assistance during the service of warrants. The equipment will only be operated by licensed personnel, pursuant to Gonzales Police Department Policy Manual Policy 609, and will be subject to the annual reporting requirements for all military equipment set forth in Police Manual Policy 609. The estimated cost of the drone and related equipment is $11,441, plus tax and shipping.
A copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance has been available in the office of the City Clerk since September 13, 2023. Ordinance No. 2023-141 was introduced and read by title only at a regular meeting of the City Council on September 18, 2023.
Further information is available for review at City Hall, 147 Fourth Street, between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday (City Hall is closed from 12:30pm to 1:30pm). Interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and express opinions or submit evidence for or against the above request. Written comments may be submitted to Carmen Gil, City Manager/City Clerk, City of Gonzales, P. O. Box 647 / 147 Fourth Street, Gonzales, CA 93926 or by email at [email protected] prior to the date and time of the hearing. For further information, please call the City Clerk at (831) 675-5000.
If you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings regarding the projects described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the appropriate authority at or before these hearings.
P.O. BOX 647 147 FOURTH ST. GONZALES, CALIFORNIA 93926
PHONE: (831) 675-5000 FAX: (831) 675-2644 www.gonzalesca.gov Dated at Gonzales, California, this 20th day of September, 2023. /s/ Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk
En caso que usted necesite ayuda en leer o en entender este aviso de Audiencia Pública, usted puede ponerse en contacto con la oficina del Edificio Municipal en 147 Fourth Street o llamar al número 675-5000, y el aviso será traducido para usted.