While it was common to view local officials who stayed in office as collaborators, I wouldn't assume that they were all war criminals or collaborators in the deeper sense.
Some of them thought that they still had the usual work to do to keep society going. Others thought their families would starve if they gave up their positions.
The French television program "A French Village" examines some of the dilemmas faced by local officials.
Not all of them were involved in the Shoah. Some were foot dragging obstructionists. Others had connections to the resistance. The situation was similar throughout occupied Europe and very different from what any of us have experienced.