TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: County Counsel and Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: September 24, 2024
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Charlotte Scott
PHONE:
707-234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kendall
PHONE:
707-463-4411
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption an Uncodified Ordinance Adopting the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to AB 481
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt an uncodified ordinance adopting the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Use Policy pursuant to AB 481; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
An Ordinance adopting the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Use Policy Pursuant to AB 481, Ordinance No. 4511, was originally adopted on August 16, 2022, and was renewed on September 12, 2023. On September 10, 2024, the Board of Supervisors introduced and waived the first reading of this ordinance.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On September 30, 2021, AB 481 was signed into law. This bill requires California law enforcement agencies to obtain approval of their applicable governing body, by adoption of a miliary equipment use policy, prior to taking certain actions relating to the funding, acquisition, and/or use of military equipment. AB 481 further requires that California law enforcement agencies that receive approval for a military equipment use policy submit to the applicable governing body an annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by the governing body within one year of approval and annually thereafter so long as the military equipment is available for use.
Pursuant to AB 481, in order to approve the policy, the Board must determine that:
(A) The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.
(B) The proposed military equipm...
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