Last week the Fayetteville Police Department received its state re-certification award at the City Council Meeting.

The department was originally state certified in 1998, re-certified in 2003 and now again in 2008. The State Certification Program is sponsored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and sets specific standards of best police practices.

Frank Rotondo, the Executive Director of the Georgia Chiefs Association presented the award to Chief Steven Heaton and the officers/employees in attendance at Thursday night's meeting.

Fayetteville Police Department was in compliance with all applicable standards during its inspection in March 2008.

In addition to State re-Certification, the Fayetteville Police Department is Internationally Accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. The department received re-accreditation in March 2008 from CALEA and was designated a “Flagship” agency.