If We're Going to Use Words Like Gutless

Then we need to start with Mayor Barrett's own administration.

His chief of peeps is signed up to a neighborhood watchgroup as Mayor Barrett. He responds to the group using Mayor Barrett's name, and says "Hi this is so and so".

So here you go to your email address and see an email from the mayor, and it appears that the mayor is responding to a critical issue. Nope. It's one of his "people" who lives in the neighborhood. Not the mayor who in fact, also lives in the neighborhood and could respond on his own behalf.

Or said unsaid person could simply sign up to the group as himself. Because why else would he have access to the email address? I mean, come on. I can respond on behalf of my boss. Power trip? Not thinking people will believe you if you respond as yourself?

Get a gut.