Forbis First Lewisburg Police Chief to Hold
Post
Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis was sworn
in as President of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) during
the association’s annual conference on August 8, 2014 in Chattanooga to become
the first Lewisburg Police Chief to hold this position.
The TACP is an association that brings the
state’s chiefs of police together to discuss best practices, a legislative
agenda for law enforcement in Tennessee and to also provide training for all
chiefs of police in the state. Forbis has served as 2nd Vice
President and was named 1st Vice President at last year’s conference
before being elected to take the presidency of the association for a one-year
term 2014-2015.
“It is an honor to serve this association to
represent all of the police chiefs in Tennessee and to be the first from Lewisburg,”
said Chief Forbis. “Hopefully, this will begin a long line of Lewisburg Police
Chiefs to hold this position in the future.”
Forbis will now direct the association that
meets six times annually and offers all the state’s chiefs of police a valuable
resource to better perform their duties. He expects to continue serving the
association following his term as president by first serving on its board of
directors and then a post as one of the association’s committee chairs.
Forbis was joined at the annual TACP
conference to receive this honor by Lewisburg City Manager Randall Dunn, wife
Rhonda and Councilman Steve Thomas.
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| From Left to Right – Councilman Steve Thomas, Police Chief Chuck Forbis, Rhonda Dunn and City Manager Randall Dunn pose for pictures following Chief Forbis’ swearing in. |
“First of all, I am happy for Chief Forbis
and to recognize him for this honor,” said City Manager Dunn. “When you realize
that most of the police chiefs that have been president of this association
have come from metro areas of the state, you see how great an honor this is.
Lewisburg is fortunate to have someone with Chief Forbis’ qualifications
serving as our Chief of Police.”
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| Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis addresses the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police following his swearing-in as association President. |
“Chief Forbis has brought a new degree of
professionalism and community service to our department,” said Councilman Steve
Thomas. “It is honor for the whole city for him to be recognized by his peers.”
