Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation Assembly Bill 481, approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30, 2021, requires law enforcement agencies to have a military equipment use policy approved by a governing body prior to requesting, seeking funding, acquiring, or collaborating with other jurisdictions regarding the deployment of military equipment or using military equipment.
May 2, 2022: City Council approved Ordinance 2022-002 approving PD policy #709- Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition, and Use.
Policy 709 adheres to California Government Code section 7070 et seq. regarding the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment.
Background
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation Policy 709, Ordinance 2022-002, and Government Code section 7072 require the Police Department to do the following:
Publish an Annual Report that:
1). Summarizes the use of each type of military equipment 2). Details any community complaints or concerns
3). List results of internal audits and information about policy violation 4). Includes total annual cost for each type of approved equipment 5). List projected future equipment purchase
6). Hold a community engagement meeting
2025 Annual Report
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation ● Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
● Command & Control Vehicles
● Specialized Firearms
● Flashbang Diversionary Device
● Tear Gas
Summary of Approved Equipment
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation The Police Department is committed to full and fair investigations of community complaints.
As such, the Department has sound internal procedures for thoroughly investigating community complaints. Resolving complaints in a fair, impartial, and expeditious manner will ensure a consistently high level of integrity and efficiency maintained by the Department Community Concerns & Complaints
Community Concerns Community Complaints PD Internal Investigations 0 0 0
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation 2025 Department Training
Training Military Equipment Quantity Date
SWAT Monthly Training
Colt AR-15/M4 Rifle
Bushmaster Rifle
.223/5.56 Ammo
Flashbang
Tear Gas
15,000 Rounds
5 Flashbangs
6 Training Flashbangs
15 Gas Canisters
Monthly 2025
SWAT Marksmen Training Remington Rifle
.308 Ammo
2200 Rounds Monthly 2025
Officer Training
Colt AR-15/M4 Rifle
.223/5.56 Ammo
Drag Stabilized Ammo
5,000 Rounds
100 DSA
Dept. Training 2025
Drone Training/Missions Nightingale
Drone
232 Missions 2025
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation 2025 Equipment Purchase
Military Equipment Quantity Cost Notes
.308 168 gr. Ammo 2,000 Rounds $2,878
5.56mm 55gr. Ammo 9,000 Rounds $4,906
40mm Sponge Ammo 50 Rounds $1,262
Aardvark CS Canister Gas 10 Devices $367
Aardvark CS Low Flame Gas 40 Devices $2,019
Training Flashbang Device 35 $621
TOTAL: $15,431
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation Military Equipment Audit & Inventory Completed (December 15, 2025) ● 2025 SWAT Call Outs- 15 separate incidents that utilized Armored Vehicle, Drone, Flashbang, and Tear Gas ● 2025 Uniformed Patrol Use- 2 separate incidents that utilized less lethal bean beanbag shotgun & ammunition 2025 Internal Audit
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation 2026 Projected Acquisition
Military Equipment Projected Purchase Amount Projected Purchase Price Winchester 5.56x55MM 55GR FMJ
Ammunition 20,000 Rounds $10,000.00
308 Winchester 168GR Match
Ammunition 500 Rounds $1,000.00
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation City Council must review Policy 709 and the Military Equipment Annual Report and determine whether each type of military equipment identified in the report has complied with all of the following standards:
The military equipment identified in Policy 709 is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective for officer and community safety Policy 709 will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties The equipment is reasonably cost-effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and community safety
The PD’s prior military equipment use complied with the military equipment policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior use did not comply with the accompanying military equipment policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance City Council Review
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation PD recommends that Policy 709 be continued without change for the following reasons:
PD retains and employs limited military equipment to safeguard the safety of the public and staff There are no tools or resources that are reasonable alternatives to achieve the same safety objectives than the use of the military equipment listed in Policy 709
Policy 709 safeguards the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights & civil liberties PD adheres to the City’s purchasing policies when military equipment is purchased Audit & Inventory completed on December 15, 2025- Full compliance of Policy 709 Recommendation
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation Staff recommends Council:
1). Accepts the 2025 Military Equipment Annual Report
2). Determines the use of military equipment by PD in 2025 complied with Policy 709 and applicable State laws
3). Determines Policy 709 be continued without change
Recommendation
Serving Our Community with Courage, Integrity, and Innovation QUESTIONS?
2025 Military Equipment Annual Report