Butler attorney Al Lindsay said he and his clients — Butler Police Chief Ron Brown and Deputy Chief Dave Adam — are reviewing the events that led to the chiefs being placed on paid administrative leave so they can decide what to do next.

Mayor Ben Smith hasn’t publicly stated why he placed both men on leave Thursday morning, but the move came in the wake of the police department officers’ union casting a unanimous vote of no confidence in Brown and Adam.

“We’re reviewing the situation to determine what would be the appropriate thing to do under the circumstances,” Lindsay said Friday.

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 32 held the vote June 5. The union issued a statement giving reasons for the vote — a lack of leadership and poor decision making, a lack of strategy in addressing current criminal activity in the city and a lack of cooperation with the news media.

“I can’t really state what their reaction was. I was certainly surprised,” Lindsay said.

Lindsay is a former federal prosecutor and assistant district attorney, and a high-profile attorney who represents many people in county criminal cases; he also represented former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in his child sex abuse case.

Lindsay declined to comment on what Brown and Adam will do next.

The FOP has not alleged any wrongdoing, and no allegations or complaints about either man has been brought to the attention of county district attorney’s office.

“I have not heard anything from the police union in the city about what happened down there,” said District Attorney Richard Goldinger. “They’ve presented nothing to me. There’s been no official complaint made to me.”

The mayor said he checked with the police department Friday and was satisfied that the department was fully operational. He placed Capt. James Hollobaugh, the most senior officer, as the officer in charge.

“I wanted to make sure they’re functional,” Smith said.

Earlier this week, he said the FOP explained its concerns about department leadership in a June 26 letter.

Smith said he and city council have met with union representatives in executive session and he has met with Brown and Adam.

Neither Brown nor Adam are represented by the union. The Third Class City Code empowers the mayor to remove both men from their positions.