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AB 481 / Military Equipment Policy
City Council Meeting
April 19, 2022
Hearing Objectives
• Ordinance reading
• Overview of military equipment policy
• Examples of equipment under this policy
• Ordinance and policy adoption process
• Placentia City Council responsibilities
Ordinance Overview (Assembly Bill 481)
• September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 481 into law, Law became effective January 1, 2022
• Seeks to provide transparency, oversight, encourages public engagement and input on decisions related to law enforcement use, acquisition and funding of military equipment
• Placentia Police Department possesses equipment that qualify as "military equipment" under AB 481
• Requires agencies to prepare a military equipment policy, including an equipment inventory
• Policy addresses description of each type of equipment, initial cost to obtain, quantity sought, capabilities, purpose of equipment, authorized use, expected lifespan, fiscal impact, training requirements, and legal and procedural rules for use.
• Policy must be approved by ordinance and reviewed annually by Council.
• Requires initial approval from each agency's governing board by ordinance
Military Equipment Policy
(Ordinance Section 2)
• Created Policy 710 of the PPD Policy Manual
• Governs use of military equipment by the Placentia
Police Department
• Policy made publicly available on department website
• Requires an annual military equipment report, completed by department staff and presented to City Council
• Annual review of this ordinance and a vote at a regular council meeting whether to renew it
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Placentia PD AB 481 Equipment
• Placentia PD is in possession of itE
military equipment, which includes
used in law enforcement agencies,
safety mission, examples:
,ms that qualify as
equipment widely
vital to overall public
• Patrol Rifles
• Unmanned Ariel Systems (UAS) or Drones
• Command Vehicles to coordinate and control public
safety personnel
• Armored Vehicles
• Tasers
• Noise -flash diversionary devices
• Munitions containing tear gas or OC
Adoption Process
• Worked with City Attorney and staff, created ordinance, military equipment policy and itemized list of military equipment • Policy has been posted on the department website, 30 days prior to this hearing
• After completion of this initial ordinance reading, a second reading is required in May, including a vote for council approval
• In 2023, and each subsequent year, staff will submit annual report to the City Council, post annual report on department website • Annual review of this ordinance and vote on whether to renew it will keep the department in compliance
City Council Responsibilities
• Receive report from staff, consider any public testimony, ask any clarifying questions
• Receive follow-up staff report on May 17, 2022, vote for adoption of ordinance and policy, shall become effective 30 days after
• Receive annual reports from staff and if no changes are needed to policy, a resolution to approve renewal of this ordinance will go to Council. If changes are needed to
the policy, a new ordinance and policy must be approved through the same process outlined in AB 481.