Bob Duffy is the package: Bright, likeable, good looking, and a skilled communicator. That he is passionate about the city's potential is an understatement.

In his first term, Mayor Duffy has transcended from committed administrator to artful politician. A guarded public relations staff has possibly made him the city's most handled mayor. Getting to him isn't quick or easy, and he has become nimble at avoiding questions with a quizzical churn of stories and phrases.

Rochester's 65th mayor is running essentially unopposed this year - he has a write-in challenger - for his second term. The election is Tuesday, November 3.

Duffy likes to say that his three main priorities are safety, economic development, and education. To reach some kind of evaluation of his first term, City interviewed a wide range of community, business, and neighborhood leaders to get their perspectives (See slideshow). Most rate him highly, but there were some strong reservations, too.

In what seemed like instantly after taking office, Duffy pulled the plug on the fast ferry. The project was at the center of a stormy community-wide debate, and it was also a project dear to Duffy's mentor and predecessor, former Mayor Bill Johnson. It was a gamble that paid off big, and it set the tone for Duffy's first year in office.

Duffy also managed to end a long-time riff between the city and the county. And he has somehow awakened that slumbering giant we call downtown. A revival of Midtown seems well underway.

But it hasn't all been rosy. Though Duffy's support of the curfew was welcomed by many parents, a large portion of the community saw it as an ineffective feel-good program. And after the stunning murders of Jimmy Slater and Latasha Shaw, some still see the police response - Zero Tolerance - as a costly overreaction that barely passed the racial-profiling sniff test. And most recently, Duffy's two-step on Renaissance Square thrilled some people in the community and completely baffled others..

But even the demise of Ren Square hasn't tarnished the Duffy image. He's as popular in the suburbs as he is in the city, which may be a glimpse into the future.