His story
Mayor Gus has run TawnySquire for as long as anyone can remember, and nobody has ever wanted anyone else. He won his first election with 100% of the vote because his opponent voted for him too.
His door is always open. Literally. The mayor's office doesn't have a door. He removed it in his first week because he said doors were for people with something to hide, and he only had cookies.
He knows every resident by name, every dog by bark, and every pothole by the exact date it appeared. The potholes get fixed fast. The dogs get treats faster.