As an administrator, I understand fiscal responsibility, but I do not understand sacrificing services that are useful to many people so that only two people can have a job. City councilors should be more concerned about this proposal and consider the effects it has on morale of the community as well as the economic effects. The Durango Herald editorial (Oct. 13) makes some good points, too, about the amount of power and influence the city manager has even though he is not an elected official. Who checks and balances the person checking and balancing?

Nicole Mosher

Durango