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R 2 1 would have to agree with those that have said that the cost savings is minute. Redwood City is a very diverse community and needs to have representation that reflects that diversity. I do not feel that can be accomplished with just 5 council members. +3 2 - Given the physical size of Redwood City (largest city by area in the county) and its status as the county seat, extra voices and points of view seem warranted to cover Redwood Shores, Farm Hill, Downtown, Friendly Acres, Red Morton, Docktown, and Hudson communities. 6 regional representatives and one at large mayor seems most appropriate and is what Santa Barbara (which has only slightly more population), the same physical size and is also the county seat governs with. +3 1. The cost is around $30k/year per member and the budget is $200 million right? The savings is negligible, and it's better to have more voices and engagement. +2 1-1 like opportunity that 7 seats gives us for diversity of experience/perspective. +2 1 - we need as much input as possible. How much does a city councilor make anyway? It's easy for outside influences, such as developers, to have an impact on a smaller city council. +z 1 - this is not the way to save money. The annual salary of a council member is $9,000 ($750/mo). A Reduction of 2 members would save only $18,000. The value additional perspectives offer and the amount of volunteer time these members provide far outweighs the cost savings. They do not get a pension either.This is hardly even worth discussing. Let's tackle pension reform, expense budget reductions, verify (and adjust as necessary) that the city charges and collects appropriate fees / business taxes to cover actual expenses required to support the departments. Perhaps the city should increase the cost of parking and increase the amount of parking tickets issued to cover the enforcement officers salary and pensions ($46k -$55.8k per year). At the same time eliminate other non-essential positions such as: arborist position, lead landscaper ($73k -88k per year), Landscape supervisor ($87k -105k per year), Landscape architect ($125k -$150k). Reduce the amount of paid parks and recreational staff and utilize more volunteers. +2 2. Cutting a couple headcount won't mean much. We're a growing city and we need smart people who have bandwidth to make a difference +2 11 like the idea of greater diversity of thought and more advocates for RWC regionally! +2 1 Not only would that save only a pittance (the $s expended per council member is only a small part of the budgeted amount). Supporting the Council with staff, space, document duplication and distribution, etc., is a much larger cost that would remain about the same regardless of the number of Council members. Fewer members would decrease POVs and representation. Let's get real, folks!