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Mayor presents key to the city to retiring Chief Andy Short
Summary
Mayor honored Chief William “Andy” Short with a key to the city at Mayor’s Night Out, praising a three-decade career that included assignments as patrol officer, K-9 handler, SWAT and DEA task force work; Chief Short offered brief remarks of thanks.
Mayor (speaker 1) formally presented a key to the city to Chief William "Andy" Short in recognition of more than three decades with the Hammond Police Department.
In remarks read by the mayor, Chief Short’s career milestones were recounted: he began public service in the mid-1980s, served in patrol and specialized units, spent five years in internal affairs, was the first African American assistant chief in 2016, and became chief on Jan. 8, 2021. The mayor called the key to the city “one of the highest honors we can bestow.”
Chief Short (speaker 14) thanked the department and his family in a brief response and asked for faith-based recognition before concluding. The mayor said the city will miss Chief Short’s daily presence at City Hall and wished Chief Longy success filling the role.
What’s next: No personnel action or formal vote was recorded at the event; the presentation was ceremonial and did not alter departmental operations at the meeting.
