The Fayetteville

Police Department was awarded its recertification last week by the state

of Georgia at the annual conference of the Georgia Association of Chiefs

of Police.

To qualify

for the honor, the department had to meet 115 standards that cover a wide

range of the department's operations, including hiring and recruiting,

evidence and property control, records management and budgeting.

"It covers

everything we do," Trainor said.

Although most

of the state's certification standards mirror those required for national

accreditation which the department also holds, some of the standards were

specifically designed with Georgia law enforcement agencies in mind, Trainor

said.

One of those

state-tailored standards requires the department to follow a protocol

when investigating child abuse cases, Trainor said.

The certification

can help the department when seeking grants, Trainor said. But it also

helps prove to the public that the department is professionally operated,

Trainor added.

"I think

it's good for the officers to know they're recognized by the state for

doing the right things in the right way," Trainor said.

The department

first received its state certification in 1998. The achievement of recertification

will be recognized at Thursday night's Fayetteville City Council meeting

at 7:30 p.m.

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