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Chief Lonergan: Hiram police receive three-year state recertification, recognition for staff

Hiram City Council · August 7, 2026
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Summary

Chief Lonergan told the Hiram City Council the department earned official plaques renewing its three-year state certification and highlighted an individual award for 'Savannah'; the chief said the next certification review is due February 2029.

Chief Lonergan told the Hiram City Council that the department had received plaques renewing its state certification, a process he described as a three-year review of policies and proof of compliance. "We received our official plaques for renewing or or getting recertified for our state certification," he said, and added that the department is not due again until February 2029.

Lonergan credited department personnel for meeting the certification standards and singled out an employee named Savannah: "Savannah also got a special plaque from GACP for all of her diligent work," he said. Council members offered congratulations. The council did not take policy action on the certification; the item was presented as an informational recognition of the department’s compliance.