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<br /> <br />It is the policy of the San Leandro Police Department that members of this department comply with <br />the provisions of Government Code § 7071 with respect to military equipment. <br />XXX707.3 MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR <br />The Chief of Police should designate a member of this department to act as the military equipment <br />coordinator. The responsibilities of the military equipment coordinator include but are not limited <br />to: <br />a. Acting as liaison to the governing body for matters related to the requirements of this policy. <br />b. Identifying department equipment that qualifies as military equipment in the current <br />possession of the Department, or the equipment the Department intends to acquire that <br />requires approval by the governing body. <br />c. Conducting an inventory of all military equipment at least annually. <br />d. Collaborating with any allied agency that may use military equipment within the jurisdiction <br />of the San Leandro Police Department (Government Code § 7071). <br />e. Preparing for, scheduling, and coordinating the annual community engagement meeting to <br />include: <br />1. Publicizing the details of the meeting. <br />2. Preparing for public questions regarding the department’s funding, acquisition, and <br />use of equipment. <br />f. Preparing the annual military equipment report for submission to the Chief of Police and <br />ensuring that the report is made available on the department website (Government Code § <br />7072). <br />g. Establishing the procedure for a person to register a complaint or concern, or how that <br />person may submit a question about the use of a type of military equipment, and how the <br />Department will respond in a timely manner. <br />XXX707.4 MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY <br />The attachment constitutes a list of qualifying equipment for the San Leandro Police Department. <br />XXX707.5 APPROVAL <br />The Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall obtain approval from the governing body by way <br />of an ordinance adopting the military equipment policy. As part of the approval process, the Chief of <br />Police or the authorized designee shall ensure the proposed military equipment policy is submitted <br />to the governing body and is available on the department website at least 30 days prior to any <br />public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue (Government Code § 7071). The military <br />equipment policy must be approved by the governing body prior to engaging in any of the following <br />(Government Code § 7071): <br />a. Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to 10 USC § 2576a. <br />b. Seeking funds for military equipment, including but not limited to applying for a grant, <br />soliciting or accepting private, local, state, or federal funds, in-kind donations, or other <br />donations or transfers.