TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KEVIN MENSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-003.
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-003, approving the Chino Police Department's "Military Equipment" Use Policy (Second Reading).
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above will further the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
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BACKGROUND
This matter was introduced on first reading by the City Council at their April 7, 2026 meeting. Effective January 1, 2022, Assembly Bill (AB) 481 requires all California law enforcement agencies to obtain approval of the applicable governing body (Mayor and City Council), by adoption of a “military equipment” use policy prior to taking certain actions relating to the funding, acquisition, or use of “military equipment”, as defined.
To meet the requirements of AB 481, the Chino Police Department has updated the policy and ordinance. Once adopted on second reading, the ordinance will go into effect thirty (30) days thereafter.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-003:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE UPDATED CHINO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
Attachment - Ordinance 2026-003