DETROIT (WWJ) - Members of Detroit's Charter Commission this past weekend revised its final draft to include a major change in the City Council. The proposed change would reduce the number of City Council members from nine to seven. Detroit voters will not only be asked to reduce the size of the city's legislative body, but also elect Council members by district.

Political analyst and TV talk show host Steve Hood says it's about time the Detroit Council better reflects the city's population. "The city of Detroit's population has fallen. You have cities like Columbus, Ohio with about 787,000 individuals that live in them, they have a smaller city council. It's just smaller government, they run leaner at the top than we do," says Hood.

Under the Charter Commission's recommendations, five of the seven members would be elected by district and two at-large. Hood believes this is just the type of change Detroit needs. "We must shrink the size of city government. I would much rather see us shrunk at the top than us being shrunk in the ranks of police and firemen," he says.

The Charter Revision Commission is still on schedule to put the changes before voters this November.