Brian Johnson

December, 2010

I recently resigned from the Board and returned to the Department, effective DP No. 12, 2010.

It has been three-and-a-half years since you elected me to your LAPPL Board of Directors, and I will always be humbled by your confidence and support in me. It was a privilege and honor to, serve and advocate on your behalf. We’ve had many struggles and accomplishments along the way, and I’ll miss working on your behalf to resolve the many issues we faced together.

But the time has come for me to return to the Department and take on a new challenge. However, I will still be available for advice and guidance to any member in need.

In a small way, I hope I’ve made a difference to make both the Department and the League better organizations. I’m proud to be a member of the LAPD family, and I think my time at the League helped to improve the working relationship of management and the rank and file.

I would like to thank all the ERAs (past and present), commanding officers and staff and chief officers for their support and willingness to resolve personnel issues in the best interest of all parties involved. We often disagreed on issues, but we always worked with a mutual respect that allowed us to compromise and create a “win-win” for all parties.

To that end, let me point out that there is a good example of someone on the Department who proves that management and labor do go hand and fist. Prior to joining the Department, he worked for a local police department while serving as both the union president and, ultimately, the chief of police. He has been instilling the labor/management team philosophy here within the LAPD, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.

In closing, it’s hard to judge when it’s the “right” time to move forward and allow history to judge if we made a positive impact, but I have no regrets. I hope time will demonstrate that the LAPPL Board I was privileged to serve with has made lasting changes, both internally and externally, to benefit the membership.

To my assigned commands as a director — Central, CTD and 77th — you will always be special places!

Thank you to all the sheep dogs, and be safe!

— Brian