The Chief of Police will designate a member of the 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 Santa Paula Police Department (see Cal. Gov't 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's website (see Cal. Gov't 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.
(Ord. 1315, passed 4-20-22)