Not only will voters be able to determine who makes decisions on our behalf for two years and nine months in December, we'll have to decide between 12 and nine councillors.

This isn't an unusual decision which voters will have to make. Many larger towns and cities have made this decision and not only have those places grown, they've thrived.

This decision isn't about having a crack at the people who have been elected to Griffith's council in the past, but it is about asking if we can do things better in future.

Critics will argue that fewer councillors will mean "less representation", but Griffith is far more diverse than the 12 people currently around the table represent.

One question voters should consider, will the representation that we get for our issues when council is making a decision be worse than if there were 12 people?

Are each of those people bringing value to every discussion during public council meetings, during closed council workshops or through their committee membership?

One of the positives of reducing the number of councillors will be saving a few dollars, dollars which can be used to improve services to ratepayers.

Ensuring our rates are spent wisely, that our roads can be used and that rubbish is collected are the reasons why councils exist.

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But for fans of democracy, the real upside to fewer councillors is it will reduce the instances of people being elected on the coat tails of others.

Group tickets have long been a useful tool for candidates to help boost their election chances by packing their ticket with people.

The trouble is they can be used to stack councils with members of political parties or help form factions.

Sometimes people who didn't expect to be elected, but want to help a friend get elected, end up as a councillor.

If there are fewer spots around the table up for grabs, it will mean that candidates have to work harder for the privilege of being an elected a leader of our community.

That's going to be a positive for ratepayers and residents of Griffith.

Whether it's local, state or federal, at no point should an elected office be considered anything other than a serious job.

It's not for life, it's not for fun and it's not anyone's right to simply walk into the job, or expect to.