Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Lewisburg Police Chief Named TACP President

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.
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.”
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.”