People keep claiming the small town departments are more self controlled. Really? Sounds more like a recipe for a few friends who like lording over their neighbors.
Remember that the first person on scene to investigate a potential crime or abuse of position is...his buddies.
“”I have preached a vision and the Lord put me here for a reason,” he told the township board.”
Yes he he may have. But it do a job with integrity and dignity and answer for how you do it. God does not commission bullies.
I’ve been called to a ministry myself. That doesn’t make me immune to criticism for how I perform.