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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7230 RESOLUTION NO. 7230 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 931 (WEBER) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS WHEREAS, AB 931 (Weber) is co-authored by Assembly Members Shirley Weber and Kevin McCarty, and is sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU"); and WHEREAS, modifying California's legal standard governing peace officers use of deadly force would put officers at risk during dangerous situations and could potentially subject the City to costly litigation; and WHEREAS, current law allows a peace officer to use reasonable force to affect an arrest, to prevent escape, or to overcome resistance; and WHEREAS, AB 931 would make changes to the conditions under which peace officers may use deadly force; and WHEREAS, AB 931 would limit the use of deadly force by a peace officer to instances where it is necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily injury or death to the officer or another person; and WHEREAS, AB 931 would make the legal defense that a homicide was justifiable on the grounds of self-defense unavailable to an officer charged with manslaughter whose actions are inconsistent with the provisions of the bill and are incompatible with a proper regard for human life; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia agrees that the unnecessary use of force and its devastating impacts should be avoided whenever possible and measures to decrease 1 errors in judgement by police officers should be pursued aggressively; however, the legislation as written is vague and would ultimately cause more harm than good. A viable and more effective alternative to AB 931 would be offering advanced officer training on the use of deadly force as well as developing and circulating a standard use of force policy that could be adopted and used by agencies statewide. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. For the forgoing reasons, the City of Arcadia opposes AB 931 and urges its legislative delegation in Sacramento to vote NO. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of August , 2018. // Mayor of the of Arcadia ATTEST: ---aammf! lerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: -"liCi ,r14., P. b'eA-L4-<-4 Stephe P. Deitsch City Attorney 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 7230 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of August, 2018 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Amundson, Chandler, Verlato, and Tay NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Beck Aria ' _. City of th; City of Arcadia 3