SAUGUS – As campaign season kicks into gear, 11 residents are vying for nine seats on the Charter Commission, but residents also have to vote to form the commission.That is a thought that is not lost on Peter Manoogian, who has spearheaded getting the question on the ballot.Manoogian is concerned that voters are stuck on one idea, that supporting the Charter Commission means supporting the idea of changing from a town form of government to a city form.”You know there is no definition for city in Massachusetts government,” he said. “This (commission) is not about form as much as it is about process, function and responsibility.”Manoogian said he believes the community needs time to run a self-exam, to diagnose and think about where it wants to go. His vision for the commission is to interview people such as former Town Managers Norm Hanson and Richard Cardillo for their thoughts.”Janette Fasano would be an ideal resource,” he added. “She’s not running for office and she’s served so long, she’d be a wealth of knowledge.”Manoogian said he’d also like to revisit other recommendations that have been made such as a change that would call for staggered elections rather than having every seat up for re-election every two years.The real idea, Manoogian added, is to be creative.”We could keep Town Meeting, but break out a subset whose purpose would be to appropriate money, and they could meet regularly,” he said by way of example.Manoogian called the question a “no-brainer.””It’s like saying here’s a free government check up,” he said. “There’s so much to be done short of being a city.”Town Moderator Robert Long is not as opposed to the idea of forming a Charter Commission as he once was, but he still has worries.”I think most people are ready to take the position of having a look-see,” he said. “The only thing that concerns me is instead of making people more responsible it will dilute the product and we won’t know who’s really, truly in charge.”Long also said he hopes that those elected go into the charter with open minds rather than preconceived notions.That said, however, he said what he really believes is “government is only as good as the people involved.””It’s a very simple way of looking at it, but there is not magical way of handling government,” he said. “All around the commonwealth, there are so many different variations. Is any one perfect? No, because there is no perfect way to handle government.”