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Ukiah Police Department presents AB 481 annual military equipment report; council acknowledges receipt
Summary
City staff presented the Ukiah Police Department’s annual report under Assembly Bill 481 on the use and inventory of equipment classified as military equipment; the council acknowledged receipt.
A city staff representative presented the Ukiah Police Department’s annual report required by Assembly Bill 481, summarizing inventory, use, cost and complaints for equipment classified under the law.
The report said the department currently holds training pistols (with 9 mm paint training rounds), 5.56 paint training ammunition, two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for police use (the public works and electric departments each have a UAS but the PD did not use those devices last year), and nonlethal 12-gauge beanbag ammunition. The PD reported using training pistols and 5.56 paint rounds in department training (1,809 mm paint rounds and 705 5.56 paint rounds) and said its UAS were used for searches, evidence collection, search-and-rescue missions and hazardous-materials support. The department reported no complaints and no known violations of the military equipment use policy in the last year.
Councilmember Chris asked where paint-ammunition training takes place; the presenter said the department coordinates with school districts to use school facilities during non-school periods with barriers and notification to the public. The council moved to acknowledge receipt of the report and voted unanimously.
