Title
An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 2025-0023 and Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01526
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: 1) Review an Ordinance rescinding Ordinance No. 2025-0023 and adopting a renewed Military Equipment Use Policy; 2) review the Annual Military Equipment Use Report; and 3) pass a Motion forwarding the Ordinance and the Annual Military Equipment Use Report to City Council for consideration.
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Contact
Contact: Clayton Buchanan, Captain, Office of Strategy and Compliance, (916) 808-0824, cbuchanan@pd.cityofsacramento.org, Police Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Clayton Buchanan, Captain, Office of Strategy and Compliance, (916) 808-0824, cbuchanan@pd.cityofsacramento.org, Police Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Exhibit A (2026 Military Equipment Use Policy-Draft)
3-Exhibit B (2026 Military Equipment Use Annual Report-Draft)
4-Ordinance Updated
5-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481 or the Bill), codified at Government Code sections 7070 through 7075, requires a law enforcement agency (LEA) to obtain approval from the applicable governing body, via adoption of a “military equipment” use policy (the Policy) by ordinance (the Ordinance), prior to the LEA funding, acquiring, or using military equipment. On August 12, 2025, City Council approved the Sacramento Police Department’s (SPD) 2025 Military Equipment Use Policy – General Order (GO) 410.06 to allow SPD to continue to use the vital equipment specified therein. SPD’s 2026 Military Equipment Use Policy-Draft has been published for review (Exhibit A).
Items deemed to be “military equipment” by AB 481 are used as a component of overall best practices for LEAs throughout the country. These tools have been tested in the field and are used by LEAs to enhance citizen and officer safety. Loss of these ite...
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