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Remarks from Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson following Monday's Ferguson grand jury decision were troublesome, according to the local police union.

"I'm really disappointed," Mayor Johnson said of the decision Monday. "This is just a sad day for America, in my opinion."

Sacramento Police Officers Association President Dustin Smith says he's also disappointed, but in the mayor.

"We are disappointed in the mayor and, to be honest with you, even a little embarrassed he made such comments," Smith told FOX40.

Johnson's remarks came after his nine-minute speech to the community after watching the grand jury decision on CNN.

"You want to go out and do something because you don't like the outcome," he told reporters.

Smith asks, "do what?"

"If you're disappointed in the decision and what it was based on, what were you hoping for?" Smith said.

Smith added that he feels Johnson's comments undercut the public's trust in local law enforcement.

"The police are here to help you and we are not out there doing these terrible things," Smith told FOX40. "When you make broad strokes with your brush and start to paint all of law enforcement like this, then it brings it right back home to Sacramento."

Before Tuesday's City Council meeting, Johnson and the Police Officer's Association had a chance to meet in private. [Editor's note: Watch Dennis Shanahan's report below]

Both Johnson and Smith said it was productive.

Afterward, Mayor Johnson told reporters he commended law enforcement for their work and explained that some of his remarks from Monday were taken out of context.

Johnson also apologized if he offended anyone, but said he stands by his statements.

"The families in Ferguson just didn't feel like they got their day in court," Johnson said Tuesday. "And sitting down today with both (the Sheriff's Department and city police), they now understand that perspective. So you can have two perspectives."

After the meeting, Smith said law enforcement and the mayor's office will examine how they communicate with each other.

Smith says local law enforcement leaders have been working diligently to improve minority representation in staffing for several years.

Sacramento County is 65 percent white, and the Sacramento Police Department and county Sheriff's Department are both 70 percent white.

Minority groups appear to be under-represented. Eleven percent of the city's population is black, and six percent of both departments is black.

By contrast, the difference is much wider in Ferguson, Mo. The City of Ferguson (a suburb of St. Louis) is 67 percent black, white its police department is less than one percent black.

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