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File #: 25-840    Version: 1
Type: Public Safety Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/5/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/19/2025 Final action:
Title: Reinstatement of the San José Police Department Horse Mounted Unit. - DEFERRED
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Resolution

...Title

Reinstatement of the San José Police Department Horse Mounted Unit. - DEFERRED

...Recommendations

(a) Approve the reinstatement of the San José Police Department Horse Mounted Unit as a collateral, part-time operation using existing funding for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and include ongoing funding as part of the development of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Base Budget as discussed in the staff memorandum.

(b) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to accept a donation from the San José Police Foundation of six horses, two trucks, two horse trailers, uniforms, officer training, and miscellaneous tack and gear valued at approximately $390,000.

CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Organizational and Administrative Activities, resulting in no physical changes to the environment. (Police)

DEFERRED PER RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE