Sacramento City Council

Sacramento City Council
Type
Type
History
FoundedOctober 13, 1849 (1849-10-13)
New session started
December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)
Leadership
Vice Mayor
Eric Guerra, Democratic
Mayor Pro Tem
Mai Vang, Democratic
Structure
Seats9 (8 city councilmembers with the mayor presiding with voting rights)
Political groups
  Democratic (9)
Length of term
4 years
SalaryCouncilmembers: $65,772 (annual)[1]
Mayor: $111,106 (annual)[2]
Meeting place
Sacramento City Hall
Sacramento, California
Website
Council Website

The Sacramento City Council is the governing body of the city of Sacramento, California. The council holds regular meetings at Sacramento City Hall on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm, with exceptions for holidays and other special cases.[2]

Sacramento's city council is a nine-member mayor-council system of government. The council is composed of a mayor and eight council members, each of whom is elected to four-year terms from their respective districts. Sacramento's government is a "weak mayor" system in that the council retains executive and legislative authority. The management and operations of city affairs are not under the direct control of the mayor or the council; these matters are delegated to a city manager, who is appointed by Sacramento's Mayor and serves at the pleasure of the council.

  1. ^ "SN&R • Local Stories • News • Begging for a boost: Sacramento City Council gets pay raise after one member complains about compensation • Sep 8, 2016". Sacramento News & Review. September 7, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Being a Member of the City Council" (PDF). City of Sacramento. Retrieved July 18, 2008.