As with any small town, there is one rancher or company owner who is running it. That’s the person to confront. After that, vote out the city council since they hire and fire the police chief. Then sue the city officials and chief individually for violating the law.
“As with any small town, there is one rancher or company owner who is running it.”
Not the case in my experience. There is usually a cadre of local elites that does it, but they better be careful not to arouse the citizens, or they will get kicked out of power. They are usually fairly careful not to do that. Of course, they tend to have the cooperation of the local media.