Selma’s mayor placed the city’s assistant police chief on administrative leave on Wednesday, nearly a month after he did the same to the city’s top cop.

In a statement released Wednesday, Mayor James Perkins Jr. did not explain why he placed Assistant Chief Natasha Fowlkes on administrative leave, but said the disciplinary action was taken as the result of an ongoing investigation that is in the “preliminary stages.”

Fowlkes’ suspension comes after Perkins placed Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford on administrative leave on April 30. It marked the second time Fulford was suspended in the last 1 1/2 years.

On May 1, the mayor held a news conference and cited multiple incidents that he described as unacceptable and unprofessional that led him to suspend Fulford.

The mayor gave numerous examples, including the police department’s failure to show up at two Selma schools to provide extra protection after two high school students were shot over the weekend and massive “Freaknik-style” block parties taking place outside the police department.

One of those parties, Perkins said, led to more than 100 shots fired with no action by police.

The mayor said there is also a pattern of “open defiance” to the city’s policy of transporting non-authorized personnel in city vehicles without any disciplinary action.

“The city has been warned by our insurance company that our insurance will not cover liability resulting from this unauthorized behavior,’’ he said, “yet at least one police officer is being accused of continuously transporting his children in the city vehicle with full knowledge of department leadership.”

Perkins said he’s received multiple, serious complaints from the family of slain police Officer Marquis Moorer, who was fatally gunned down while on duty in 2021.

Family members have told the mayor the police department has been unprofessional and nonresponsive in helping them to access survivor benefits.

“My office has received numerous complaints about rude and unprofessional interactions,’’ with police officers, he said.

On Friday, the mayor appointed Jonathan T. Cole as Selma’s interim police chief.