Williams Municipal Code Ch. 2.48 Military Equipment Use Policy

Pursuant to Government Code § 7071(d)(1), as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, the city council hereby makes the following findings in support of its adoption of the policy:

A. The military equipment identified in the policy is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.

B. The proposed policy will safeguard the public's welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties.

C. If the police department purchases military equipment pursuant to the Policy, the equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.

D. Prior military equipment use complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance.

(Ord. No. 247-22, § 3, 3-16-2022)

In light of the findings in section 2.45.010, and in accordance with AB 481, the accompanying policy is hereby adopted by the city council.

(Ord. No. 247-22, § 4, 3-16-2022)

All provisions of Williams' Protection of Whistleblowers Workplace Policy, and any updates or replacements thereto, shall apply to this chapter.

(Ord. No. 247-22, § 5, 3-16-2022)

Each of the provisions of this chapter is severable from all other provisions. If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 247-22, § 6, 3-16-2022)

The city council finds that this chapter is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.

(Ord. No. 247-22, § 7, 3-16-2022)