After about one year in office, Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch is nearing the fulfillment of a campaign pledge: a program to encourage officer fitness. Couch said he hoped to have the policy implemented in 2013, but the year was crowded with challenges and initiatives, from upgrading an aging patrol fleet to setting into motion new North Hall and South Hall precincts.There also were a lot out of details to iron out in crafting the policy, he said. “I’m hoping to have the new policy out to the employees by some time in March, and hope to start the assessments in the late summer to early fall,” Couch said, adding, “We had to make sure the program is fair and has attainable goals.”