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Pleasanton Police Department Pleasanton PD Policy Manual Military Equipment 709.2 POLICY It is the policy of the Pleasanton Police Department that members of this department comply with the provisions of Government Code § 7071 with respect to military equipment. 709.3 MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR The Chief of Police should designate a member of this department to act as the military equipment coordinator. The responsibilities of the military equipment coordinator include but are not limited to: (a) Acting as liaison to the governing body for matters related to the requirements of this policy. (b) Identifying department equipment that qualifies as military equipment in the current possession of the Department, or the equipment the Department intends to acquire that requires approval by the governing body. (c) Conducting an inventory of all military equipment at least annually. (d) Collaborating with any allied agency that may use military equipment within the jurisdiction of Pleasanton Police Department (Government Code § 7071). (e) Preparing for, scheduling, and coordinating the annual community engagement meeting to include: 1. Publicizing the details of the meeting. 2. Preparing for public questions regarding the department's funding, acquisition, and use of equipment. (f) Preparing the annual military equipment report for submission to the Chief of Police and ensuring that the report is made available on the department website (Government Code § 7072). (g) Establishing the procedure for a person to register a complaint or concern, or how that person may submit a question about the use of a type of military equipment, and how the Department will respond in a timely manner. 709.4 MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY The list of qualifying equipment for the Department is attached. 709.5 APPROVAL The Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall obtain approval from the governing body by way of an ordinance adopting the military equipment policy. As part of the approval process, the Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall ensure the proposed military equipment policy is submitted to the governing body and is available on the department website at least 30 days prior to any public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue (Government Code § 7071). The military equipment policy must be approved by the governing body prior to engaging in any of the following (Government Code § 7071): (a) Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to 10 USC § 2576a. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/04/25, All Rights Reserved. ***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 2 Published with permission by Pleasanton Police Department