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ORDINANCE NO. ------
UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA ADOPTING
A MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 7070 et seq., passed through Assembly Bill 481 in 2021, codifies procedures for funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment by law enforcement agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, the People of the City of Pasadena ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. This ordinance, due to its length and the corresponding cost of publication, will be published by title and summary as permitted by Section 508 of the Pasadena City Charter. The approved summary of this ordinance is as follows:
"SUMMARY
Ordinance no. ___ approves of Pasadena Police Department Policy 711 (Military Equipment), which sets forth procedures for the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment by the Pasadena Police Department, pursuant to Government Code Section 7070 et seq.
Ordinance No. ___ shall take effect upon publication."
SECTION 2. Based on the information presented to the City Council at its April 25, 2022 and May 23, 2022 public meetings, the City Council determines that Pasadena Police Department Policy 711 (Military Equipment), attached JNR:gc
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A. The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety;
B. Pasadena Police Department Policy 711 will safeguard the public's welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties;
C. The purchase and use of the identified military equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety; and D. All military equipment used prior to the adoption of Pasadena Police Department Policy 711 complied applicable Pasadena Police Department policies in effect at the time, and adoption of Policy 711 will ensure future compliance and ensure future compliance.
SECTION 3. The Police Department shall submit a military equipment policy to the City Council on an annual basis, as further described in Pasadena Police Department Policy 711 and Government Code Section 7072, and shall ask the City Council to vote on whether to renew the ordinance at a regular meeting, pursuant to Government Code Sections 7071.
SECTION 4. This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pasadena, and was thereafter duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council, pursuant to Government Code Section 7071.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby declares that, should any section, subsection paragraph, sentence, phrase, term or word of this ordinance, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be unconstitutional or invalid, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have adopted all other portions of this ordinance irrespective of any such portion declared invalid.
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