Police commissioner Robert Copeland, 82, resigned from his post as head of the Wolfeboro police commission Monday following his town's demand that he step down for making racial remarks toward the the nation's president.

Last week a Wolfeboro, New Hampshire resident brought her small town's attention to the racially charged description its own police commissioner had for the President Barack Obama.

Jane O'Toole reportedly overheard Copeland at a restaurant back in March use the "N" word to describe the president. She took up her complaint to the police commission last week, USA Today reported.

"Comments like these, especially coming from a public official, are not only inexcusable but also terribly, unfortunately, reflects poorly on our town," O'Toole said.

Since the news of Copeland's remarks, 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has taken up the cause and joined the roughly 100 residents who called for Copeland's resignation during a town meeting last week.

Romney told the Boston Herald that Copeland should resign following an official apology to the president.

"The vile epithet used and confirmed by the commissioner has no place in our community," the former Massachusetts governor said in a statement. "He should apologize and resign."

However, Copeland refused to apologize while admitting he used the racial slur in an issued statement he sent to his fellow commissioners last week

"I believe I did use the 'N' word in reference to the current occupant of the White House," the 82-year-old said. "For this, I do not apologize -- he meets and exceeds my criteria for such."

According to the Associated Press, Copeland was re-elected to his post in March after running unopposed. He is one of three police commission members that handles the hiring, firing and disciplinary actions of the department's officers.

The town of Wolfeboro has roughly 20 African American residents with a total population of 6,300 residents. None of the town's 12 full-time police officers are black or represent any other minority.

CBS News reported that Town Manager David Owen called Copeland's remarks "reprehensible" on Thursday but admitted he and the board of the town's selectmen don't have the authority to remove an elected official.

On Monday Copeland issues his resignation letter to Owen.