L.A. mayoral candidate Rick Caruso touts his record as a Police Commission member. He missed 38% of the panel's meetings.
two decades ago, an attendance record far worse than his fellow commissioners.
Caruso’s attendance at the meetings fell off markedly over the course of his service. In his first year, when he served as commission president, he missed five of 30 meetings. In the final year for which records were maintained, he missed slightly more meetings than he attended .“Your most basic responsibility is showing up every week and showing up on time.
He said that even when he missed commission meetings, he spent 15 to 20 hours a week at community gatherings, police roll calls and other events to monitor the work of the LAPD. Caruso, 63, touts his record on the five-member commission in his bid for mayor. He has also leaned on endorsements from Bratton and the union that represents rank and file LAPD officers.
Johnson called sessions reviewing use-of-force incidents among the commission’s most important duties. “If over a third of the time you are not showing up at the meetings, that means you are not fulfilling that very fundamental responsibility,” he said.
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