As the city of San Carlos has grappled in recent months with its dire budget problems, Councilman Matt Grocott has focused on finding ways to cut costs rather than put a half-cent sales tax measure on the ballot — a step that his council colleagues favor.

One cost-cutting step Grocott has zeroed in on is doing away with the city’s assistant city manager position in order to save roughly $200,000.

So we thought we’d ask Assistant City Manager Brian Moura what he thought of the idea. Has it made for any awkward exchanges in the hallway?

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