Tallassee police promotes seven employees

Cliff Williams / the Tribune Sgt. Christopher Howard poses with chief Todd Buce and Mayor John Hammock as Rawls is promoted to lieutenant.

Tallassee police chief Todd Buce was able to honor the dedicated personnel in his department Monday with seven promotions. Buce said promotions are the main reason some chose to move on to larger law agencies.

“One of the main concerns is the lack of upward mobility,” Buce said. “As a smaller department we are not often afforded the opportunity to provide as much upward mobility as one would expect at an agency that is much larger than our own.”