These are local level offices, citizen servants and generally this category of office is much more work than reward, if the person is doing it right.

It is typically a token renumeration, and not enough to live on or enrich someone.

These people want to do their best for their constituents, the hardest challenge we have here is the massive population growth we've had in the last 20 years. A lot of our newcomers still haven't learned to align themselves with the existing culture and priorities.