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Council adopts military-equipment use policy required by Assembly Bill 481
Summary
The council adopted Resolution 2026-05 approving the Imperial Police Department's military equipment use policy as required by Assembly Bill 481; staff said the policy was prepared with Lexipol and the motion passed 5-0.
The Imperial City Council adopted Resolution 2026-05 to approve the Imperial Police Department’s military equipment use policy required under Assembly Bill 481.
A staff presenter explained that AB 481 requires law-enforcement agencies to have a publicly approved policy before acquiring or using military equipment. The staff report said the policy was developed with the department’s policy vendor, Lexipol.
Council moved, seconded and approved the policy by a unanimous 5-0 vote.
Next steps: staff will finalize any required filings and make the approved policy publicly available per statutory requirements.
