Local Government Dysfunctional?

Dysfunctional-see original story 
  This editor was born and raised in Lubbock,Texas. My family were public servants,my father did 28 years at fire department. I worked at the airport,power plant and parks department. Government locally is well past dysfunctional. Putrid,morally corrupt/foul odor, is more applicable. The two elected officials in the linked story have real problems like one's marriage crumbling and the other not being gainfully employed most of their life. That being said the other jokers at city hall spend too much time studying law,2 lawyers. Another member is a full time Roman Empire(bible) book lecturer. Last but not least is Lubbock's fearless "country club" leader. I left out a career "traffic cop". With this "witch's brew" of alleged adults it's no wonder the term dysfunctional is being used as a label.
  I believe "toxic" would be more effective than dysfunctional in describing my home town's current city council chemistry.