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Los Altos renews military‑equipment policy and authorizes drone first‑responder program with Axon
Summary
The council renewed its AB 481 military‑equipment policy (Policy 709) and unanimously authorized purchase of two Skyo X10 drones and a five‑year Axon contract amendment (not to exceed $570,000) for a Drone First Responder program; council asked staff for an annual 'look‑back' report and promised public outreach on deployments.
Los Altos — The City Council on Nov. 12 voted to renew its military‑equipment policy (Policy 709) required by AB 481 and to authorize acquisition steps for two Skyo X10 drones that the police department plans to use in a Drone First Responder (DFR) program.
Captain Krauss presented the request and described the hardware and proposed policy changes that would allow limited pre‑warrant planning use and expand an exigency‑style clause to permit deployments “anytime a drone would enhance public safety, improve operational safety, incident stabilization or incident mitigation on a call for service.” Krauss emphasized that the drones under consideration would be unarmed and used for observation only.
“We are requesting the approval for purchasing two items that…
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