▁split ▁person ality ▁is ▁likely ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁literal ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁phrase ▁" two - fac ed ▁polit icians ". ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁office , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁apparently ▁has ▁very ▁little ▁actual ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁or ▁has ▁very ▁little ▁confidence ▁in ▁his ▁leadership ▁skills , ▁especially ▁in ▁planning ▁for ▁Hall owe en . ▁This ▁is ▁att ested ▁when ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Jack ▁Sk ell ington ' s ▁house ▁to ▁discuss ▁some ▁plans ▁with ▁him , ▁not ▁knowing ▁that ▁Jack ▁is ▁not ▁home . ▁When ▁Jack ▁does ▁not ▁answer , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁quickly ▁gets ▁h yst er ical ▁and ▁y ells , ▁more ▁to ▁himself ▁than ▁anyone , ▁" Jack , ▁please , ▁I ' m ▁only ▁an ▁elected ▁official ▁here ! ▁I ▁can ' t ▁make ▁dec isions ▁by ▁myself ! ". ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁seems ▁to ▁enjoy ▁his ▁position . ▁He ▁apparently ▁own s ▁the ▁only ▁autom obile ▁in ▁town , ▁a ▁he arse - like ▁car ▁called ▁the ▁" May or - mobile " ▁that ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁loud spe aker ▁for ▁making ▁announ c ements ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁cat - sh aped ▁h ood ▁orn ament ▁that ▁sounds ▁a ▁sir en ▁when ▁its ▁tail ▁is ▁c rank ed . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁supports ▁Jack ▁and ▁helps ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁quest ▁to ▁bring ▁his ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁Christmas ▁to ▁the ▁world , ▁despite ▁his ▁secret ▁mis giv ings ▁about ▁it . ▁When ▁Jack ▁is ▁apparently