Title
Military Equipment Use Policy Community Forum Planning
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FileID
File ID: 2025-01020
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Discuss the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission's outreach and community engagement ideas and efforts for the annual Military Equipment Use Policy Community Forum.
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Contact
Contact: Kim Carter-Martinez, Chair, Sacramento Community Police Review Commission
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Presenter
Presenter: Kim Carter-Martinez, Chair, Sacramento Community Police Review Commission
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2024 Commission Report on its Community Engagement Process (2023 MEU Report included)
3-2024 Commission Community Engagement Process
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: California Assembly Bill 481 ("AB 481") codified as California Government Code sections 7070 - 7075, requires a law enforcement agency ("LEA") to obtain approval from the applicable governing body, via adoption of a "military equipment" use policy by ordinance, prior to the Local Enforcement Agency's funding, acquiring, or using military equipment. AB 481 requires Local Enforcement Agencies to annually obtain approval of a renewed ordinance adopting its military equipment use ("MEU") policy for the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment in addition to any changes in its inventory, policy, and annual reports by the applicable governing body. The Sacramento Community Police Review Commission ("Commission") began its work on the City's MEU policy, practices, and report in 2022 (resulting in the 2022 Recommendations for the MEU policy. In August 2022, the Commission sent a letter to Mayor and Council with its concerns about the City's MEU Policy. (Attachment 3). On September 13, 2022, City Council approved the Sacramento Police Department's ("SPD") revised Military Equipment Use ("MEU") Policy - General Order (GO) 410.06. (As such, SPD may use the military eq...
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