If he is a three term Mayor, he is largely to blame in the flawed hiring process....
It makes me a bit uncomfortable that the kid was hired at age 19 to be an officer in the small town that he grew up in. I just don’t see people respecting him as a LEO when he was just walking the halls of the local high school. It had to make his job tougher.
Agreed....& I haven't posted as to my opinion of their 'hiring process'.
This decision left better to the local voters, & as you can see I'm in TX.
That depends on wether it's a "strong mayor" town, or a mayor that is "first among equals" on the town council, but with an administrator hire by the council as a whole.
Remember though that he had been a city cop for a very short time, was only part time, and probably got the gig on basis of being a Sheriff's deputy. So blame the Sheriff, not the Mayor. Since most sheriffs are elected, the voters can fix the problem at the next election. (Or the county commissioners sooner than that if they instead hire the sheriff, doubtful but possible)