RESOLUTION NO. 2024-05-XXXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2023 MILITARY EQUIPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND RENEWING ORDINANCE 2022-06-1535, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 481 WHEREAS, the City of Signal Hill, California (“City”) is a charter city, duly organized under the California Constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, on September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 481 (“AB 481”) to address the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment, as that term is defined by Government Code § 7070(c), by law enforcement agencies; and WHEREAS, AB 481 seeks to provide transparency, oversight, and an opportunity for public input on decisions regarding whether and how military equipment is funded, acquired, or used; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 2022-06-1535 shall be reviewed by the City Council at least annually, and based on an annual military equipment report that will be submitted to the City Council pursuant to AB 481, the City Council shall determine whether each type of military equipment identified in the report has complied with the standards for continued approval.
WHEREAS, in accordance with AB 481, an annual military equipment report was made available on the website on the Department website at least thirty (30) days prior to the City Council meeting; and.
WHEREAS, in accordance with AB 481, the Policy is on the agenda as an open session item at a regular meeting of the City Council, and public comment on the item will be allowed in accordance with the Brown Act; and NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Approve the 2023 Military Equipment Annual Report Section 2. Renew Ordinance No. 2022-06-1535 thereby approving the Police Department’s military funding, acquisition, and use policy.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, on this 11th day of June. _____
LORI Y. WOODS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL )
I, Daritza Gonzalez, City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2024-06-XXXX was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill held on the 11th day of June 2024, by the following vote.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
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