Memorandum
Date: October 27, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Luke Bingham, Sheriff/Coroner
Subject: Consideration of AB481 / Lake County Sheriff’s Annual “Military Equipment” report
Executive Summary:
In accordance with Section 7072 of the California Government Code, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is required to submit an annual “Military Equipment” report to the Board of Supervisors and make it available to the public. Pursuant to 7071 California Government Code, the Lake County Board of Supervisors shall annually review any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section and vote to either approve or disapprove the renewal of ordinance #3123.
On October 30th, 2026, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office completed a “Military Equipment” annual report and posted the report to the Sheriff’s Office website. On November 10th, at 11:00 AM, the Lake County Sheriff’s office will hold a public meeting to present the report to the community and answer questions or address concerns as it pertains to the report, use, and possession of equipment deemed “military equipment” by California Government Code 7070.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office requests the Board of Supervisors at the next available regularly scheduled meeting review the attached Sheriff’s Office annual “Military Equipment” report and vote to renew ordinance #3123.
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