Sometimes it's nice to have a reasonable authority figure, so I'd suggest that the mayor at least isn't corrupt.  Maybe some of their lower downs could be, but yeah.

Kind of want to suggest a scientist who has morally and ethically dubious thoughts about the meta-humans, and maybe an outspoken local preacher who thinks that they're... Some kind of sign from God, although not sure whether it would be for good or ill.  Hmmm.  Just random ideas, I guess. ^^;

There totally needs to be a local rock band that started to get more media attention when one of their members was outed as a meta-human, though.