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Adopt an uncodified ordinance pursuant to Assembly Bill 481 approving a military equipment policy for the Solano County District Attorney's Office
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt an uncodified ordinance pursuant to Assembly Bill 481 approving a military equipment policy for the Solano County District Attorney's Office.
SUMMARY:
On February 27, 2024, at the request of the District Attorney's Office, the Board introduced an uncodified ordinance pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 481 approving a military equipment policy for the Solano County District Attorney's Office. AB 481 was signed by Governor Newsom on September 20, 2021 and requires that law enforcement agencies bring to their respective local agency governing boards a military equipment policy in the form of an ordinance.
There is some indication that AB 481 was intended to apply only to equipment actually used by the military. The District Attorney's Office has no such equipment. However, some agencies have interpreted the law more broadly to include certain general types of equipment that fall within the categories listed in AB 481, but that are not actually purchased from military sources. In the interest of transparency, the District Attorney's Office has created a policy and is bringing it to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Board action will not impact the County General Fund. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the District Attorney's FY2023/24 Working Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The District Attorney's Office has created a draft policy compliant with AB 481, which will ultimately be found within the Solano County District Attorney's Office Policy Manual as Policy 706-Military Equipment ("Policy 706"). See Attachment A. It has been published o...
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