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MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT 2025 <br /> Executive Summary <br /> On September 30, 2021,California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 481,which requires <br /> law enforcement agencies to obtain approval from their governing body(Mayor and City Council) <br /> through the adoption of a Military Equipment Use Policy. In compliance with this law,the Pleasanton <br /> Police Department must present its Military Equipment Use Policy to the City Council for approval at a <br /> regular public meeting before taking certain actions related to the funding, acquisition,or use of military <br /> equipment. <br /> Assembly Bill 481 allows the governing body to approve the funding, acquisition, and use of <br /> military equipment only if it determines that the equipment meets the standards specified in <br /> the law. The City Council reviews the Military Equipment Use Policy and evaluates compliance <br /> based on the Annual Military Equipment Use Report. <br /> Finally, AB 481 mandates transparency by requiring that both the Military Equipment Use Policy <br /> and the Annual Military Equipment Use Report be published on the Pleasanton Police <br /> Department's website for public access. <br /> Assembly Bill 481 <br /> California Government Code section 7072 states the following: <br /> A. A law enforcement agency that receives approval for a military equipment use policy <br /> pursuant to Section 7071 shall submit to the governing body an annual military <br /> equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by the governing body <br /> within one year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military <br /> equipment is available for use. The law enforcement agency shall also make each annual <br /> military equipment report required by this section publicly available on its internet <br /> website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. The annual military <br /> equipment report shall, at a minimum, include the following information for the <br /> immediately preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment: <br /> a. A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use. <br /> b. A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military <br /> equipment. <br /> c. The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the <br /> military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response. <br /> d. The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, <br /> personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other <br /> ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military <br /> equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military <br /> 3 <br />