As readers may recall, Gordon Boyd and others strenuously opposed changing the language in the Saratoga Springs city charter pertaining to the County Supervisors as recommended by the city’s Charter Commission. At the May 18 pre-agenda meeting, the Saratoga Springs City Council rejected Boyd et al.’s claim that the city was jeopardizing its representation at the county. In the following video clip from the meeting, Public Works Commissioner BK Keramati explains why he agreed with his colleagues on the Council that the language should be changed.
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Saratoga Springs Politics 
I recall, not long after the 2010 census, the town of Wilton crossed the then threshold for 2 supervisors (I think 20K people). The county could have easily added a 2nd supervisor, that would have almost certainly been Republican.
Instead, the County Board of Supervisors upped the threshold. IE the county does indeed have complete control, not the local municipalities…
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