LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville Police Capt. Sean Gorrell left village council chambers a new title Monday evening.
Gorrell, who has worked at the department since 2015 and was promoted to captain in September 2023, was sworn in as the department’s next chief by Mayor Cathy Lance.
Retiring police Chief Brian McCauley led the department for the past two and a half years, but his tenure at the Loudonville Police Department lasted for eight years. Lance announced a few weeks ago that McCauley would be stepping down near the end of March.
His retirement marks the end of a 33-year career in law enforcement.
“The department runs well and I believe on his (McCauley’s) last day and my first day, the department will run the same,” Gorrell told Ashland Source in March.
Lance presented McCauley with a proclamation near the end of Monday’s meeting.
Below is a PDF copy of the proclamation read by Lance during Monday’s meeting.
Corey Lemke was also sworn into his new role as a village councilman Monday. He fills a vacancy left by Lance, who is currently serving as the village’s interim mayor.
Lemke grew up in Loudonville and graduated from Loudonville High School before moving away to pursue a career in nursing — and eventually healthcare administration.
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He now works as an administrative nurse manager at Riverside Methodist Hospital’s trauma unit and surgical intensive care unit in Columbus. Lemke moved back to Loudonville two years ago to raise his three kids with his wife.
“Our desire to move back to Loudonville was for that sense of community,” he said in March.
In other action Monday, Village Council:
— passed an ordinance to establish a 25 mph speed limit on West Main Street between Mount Vernon Avenue and the westernmost corporate boundary of the village of Loudonville.
— passed an ordinance amending the village’s public records policy to allow for the recoupment of actual costs associated with producing law enforcement videos requested by the public.
Below is a PDF copy of the ordinance.
