City Council Agenda
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Memo to: |
Manteca City Council |
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From: |
Stephen Schluer, Chief of Police |
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Prepared by: |
Paul Carmona, Police Captain |
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Date: |
October 6, 2026 |
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Subject: |
Review of the 2026 Military Equipment Annual Report and Renew Ordinance 2.40.030 approving the Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition and Use Policy |
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution approving the 2026 Military Equipment Annual Report and renew Ordinance 2.40.030, thereby approving the Police Department’s military equipment funding, acquisition, and use policy.
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Background:
On September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 481 (Attachment 3), which went into effect on January 1, 2022, and added California Government Code Sections 7070 through 7075 relating to the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment by local law enforcement agencies. The bill required law enforcement agencies seeking to fund or acquire new military equipment or continue use of any military equipment acquired prior to January 1, 2022, to draft a military equipment use policy and obtain approval from its governing body via adoption of an ordinance no later than May 1, 2022.
On an annual basis thereafter, an agency is required to publish a military equipment report to its website and hold at least one community engagement meeting to allow the public to ask questions and discuss the report. The annual report shall include a summary of each type of military equipment, its intended purpose, how each type of equipment was used by the agency during the preceding year, a summary of any complaints received concerning the equipment, the results of any internal audits pertaining to violations of the
military equipment use policy, the total cost for each type of equipment, and quantity possessed.
AB 481 further requires the governing body, at least annually, to review any ordinance that it has adopted approving the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment and vote on whether to renew the ordinance. The City Council may renew or not renew the authorizing ordinance, disapprove authorization for equipment where standards have not been met, or require modifications to the military equipment use policy based on whether the equipment detailed within the annual report complies with policy and meets specified standards as set forth in California Government Code Section 7071, subdivision (d).
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Documents Attached:
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - 2026 AB 481 Policy and Annual Report
Attachment 3 - AB 481 Transparency and Accountability