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Clayton police report lists equipment, no deployments or complaints; council approves annual report
Summary
Chief Mort presented the city’s statutorily required military‑equipment report, cataloging firearms, less‑lethal launchers, and a command trailer; the council approved the report after questions about inventory and decals.
The Clayton City Council received and approved the Clayton Police Department’s annual military‑equipment report required by state law.
Chief Mort said the department possesses specialized firearms (a Colt M4 carbine), less‑lethal launchers and shotguns (with beanbag rounds), a 2019 cargo trailer converted to a command vehicle, and other equipment catalogued under the adopted local policy (Policy 7.10). He told council that none of the items were deployed in 2023 or 2024 and that there had been no internal investigations or citizen complaints related to military equipment during that period.
Council members asked routine inventory questions, including whether the trailer parked on city property had lost prior decals. Sergeant Shaw, the subject‑matter expert, explained the original decals had deteriorated in the sun and that magnetic decals are now used when the trailer is deployed. "No deployments in 2024, no new equipment ordered," Chief Mort said, and the council approved the annual report on a unanimous voice/roll vote.
The department referenced the ordinance adopted May 3, 2022, and the state Government Code definition for military equipment as the basis for its annual disclosures.
