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Council recognizes LAPD Reserve Corps; members urge allowing paid contract work after volunteer hours
Summary
The council formally recognized the LAPD Reserve Corps for international service at the 2024 Paris Olympics and members urged policymakers to consider allowing reserve officers to take paid, contract-based security assignments after completing volunteer hours.
The Los Angeles City Council on April 4 recognized the LAPD Reserve Corps and heard members describe their unpaid deployment to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. Reserve officers and advocates asked the city to consider permitting reserve officers to accept paid contract assignments for events after they complete required volunteer hours.
Councilmember John Lee led the presentation and noted the corps’ role during emergencies and major events. Reserve Foundation…
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