I'm the one who organizes the patrol and set up the schedule. I don't see where a council is necessary, given that our very existence here is already inherently collaborative and cooperative, and there are those of us who already step up to defend others if needed. Additionally, there's a lot of coming and going on a regular basis that it may be difficult to keep a council filled, and I don't think any of us want to debate the merits of who should or shouldn't be on said council every other week.
If there were regular incidents, I might be saying something different, but there aren't.