Correção de frase com o uso de "if"

Como fui aconselhada a não usar "talking about the council and the councilliors", estou com um pouco de dificuldade em encontrar outra frase que possa fazer sentido.

A frase anterior era:

Talking about the council and the councillors. Does the elected mayor system mean downgrading the roles of the councillors as well the council itself?

Pensei em:

Regardind the council and the councilliors, I would like to know if the elected mayor system means downgrading the roles of the councillors as well the council itself?

Obrigada de novo,
Maria.