That's a good idea, because Lewis uses the freaking tax money to build a gold statue of himself. Also, each councillor represents a different aspect of the valley: The Saloon (I genuinely think it earns the most money out of every single business in the entire valley, even the farmer's), the Adventurer's Guild, animals, and woodworking & construction. Add Krobus and the Farmer themselves to the team and we've got an advocate for shadow beings and a humble farmer who lives in a massive house on a massive plot of land with every single animal and a gold clock and all the obelisks and a ton of money. Y'know, pretty much the definition of humble.