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- 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 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, with exceptions for holidays and other special cases.[1]
- 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, not the mayor, retains executive and legislative authority. The management and operations of city affairs are not under the direct control of 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.
- Sacramento's councilmembers receive an annual salary of $58,477; the Mayor's salary is $111,106 per year.[1]
History
Previous councils
- Sacramento, the oldest incorporated city in the State of California, has been governed by a council since the city's citizens approved a city charter in 1849. This charter, known as the "City Charter of 1850" in reference to the year that the charter was recognized by the California State Legislature, provided for the election of a ten-member "Common Council" made up of a Mayor and nine council members.[2][3]
- In 1858, the governments of Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento merged. As a result, Sacramento was governed by the Sacramento County Board of Directors (a predecessor to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors) for the next five years.[3]
- The revised City Charter of 1863 returned to a seperate governing body for the City of Sacramento. The charter established a four-member "Board of Trustees" comprised of a Mayor and three trustees. Two more trustees were added to the board under the provisions of the City Charter of 1891. Later, in the City Charter of 1912, the five members of the city's governing body were renamed to "City Commissioners".[3]
- Revisions made in the City Charter of 1921 established a nine-member governing body, comprised of a Mayor and eight council members. The charter established the group's current nomenclature, the "City Council".[3] Councilmembers were elected via a preferential voting system, in which all of Sacramento's electorate were allowed to vote for multiple candidates.
Present council format
- Since 1971, the city has been divided into eight council districts. Each district's boundaries are created using data from the United States Census so that each district contains a relatively equal number of citizens. Councilmembers, who must be residents of the districts that they are elected to, are selected by the voters of their respective districts for four-year terms.[3][4]
Districts
- Sacramento's city district boundaries are drawn in an attempt to distribute the city's population evenly, and are redrawn based on data from the United States Census.
District 1
District 1 Councilmembers Name Years Served Ray Tretheway [a] 2001 - present Heather Fargo [b] 1989 - 2000 David Shore 1981 - 1989 John Roberts 1977 - 1981 Manuel Ferrales 1971 - 1977
Location/Neighborhoods
- Sacramento's District 1 is located in the northwestern area of the city. District 1's neighborhoods include:
- Alkali Flat,
- Downtown,
- Northgate,
- North Natomas,
- Richards Boulevard, and
- South Natomas.
Current Councilmember
- Ray Tretheway has been a member of the Sacramento City Council since 2001 when he was elected in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Heather Fargo when she became mayor. Ray is the executive director of the Sacramento Tree Foundation. He is a longtime community activist in Natomas and was instrumental in founding the Natomas Community Foundation. He lives in Natomas with his wife, and he has two grown children. Tretheway is an alumnus of UC Santa Cruz.
District 2
District 2 Councilmembers Name Years Served Sandy Sheedy 2000 - present Rob Kerth 1992 - 2000 Lyla Ferris 1987 - 1992 Charles Bradley [c] 1987 Grantland Johnson [b] 1983 - 1986 Blaine Fisher 1975 - 1983 Herman Lawson [c] 1973 - 1975 Rosenwald Robertson [d] 1971 - 1973
Location/Neighborhoods
- District 2 is located in the northeastern area of Sacramento. The district includes the neighborhoods of:
- Del Paso Heights,
- Glenwood Meadows,
- Hagginwood,
- Noralto,
- North Sacramento,
- Parker Homes,
- Robla,
- Strawberry Manor,
- Woodlake, and
- Youngs Heights.
Current Councilmember
- Sandy Sheedy has been a member of the Sacramento City Council since 2000 when she was elected. She previously served on the Sacramento Planning Commission. Sheedy is a Democrat. Sheedy lives with her husband in the Woodlake district of Sacramento. They have 2 grown children. She is considered a potential candidate for Mayor of Sacramento in 2008.
District 3
District 3 Councilmembers Name Years Served Steve Cohn 1994 - present Josh Pane 1989 - 1994 Doug Pope 1977 - 1989 R. Burnett Miller 1971 - 1977
Location/Neighborhoods
- District 3 covers the northern central area of Sacramento. Neighborhoods in District 3 include:
- Arden Fair,
- Ben Ali,
- Boulevard Park,
- Cal Expo,
- Campus Commons,
- Cannon Industrial Park,
- CSUS,
- East Sacramento,
- Erikson Industrial Park, Hagginwood,
- Mansion Flats,
- Marshall School,
- Midtown,
- New Era Park,
- Point West,
- River Park,
- Sierra Oaks,
- Swanston Estates, and
- Winn Park/Capitol Avenue.
Current Councilmember
- Steve Cohn has been a member of the Sacramento City Council since 1994 when he was elected. Cohn is a Democrat. Cohn ran for mayor in 2000 but lost to Heather Fargo. He has been an attorney with SMUD since 1992. He has also worked with the California Public Utilities Commission. He is considered a potential candidate for Mayor of Sacramento in 2008. Cohn is an alumnus of Yale University and University of San Diego School of Law.
District 4
District 4 Councilmembers Name Years Served Rob Fong 2004 - present Jimmy Yee 2000 - 2004 Joseph Yee [c] 2000 Jimmy Yee [b] 1992 - 1999 Tom Chinn 1983 - 1992 Anne Rudin 1971 - 1983
Location/Neighborhoods
- Sacramento's District 4 is located in the western central area of the city. District 4 neighborhoods include:
- Alhambra Triangle,
- Downtown,
- Freeport Manor,
- Greenhaven,
- Land Park,
- Little Pocket,
- Mangan Park,
- Newton Booth,
- Poverty Ridge,
- Richmond Grove,
- South Land Park,
- Southside Park,
- Upper Land Park, and
- Z'berg Park.
Current Councilmember
- Robert Fong is the newest member of the Sacramento City Council having been elected in 2004. He served on the Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education for several years prior to being elected to the city council. He is considered a potential candidate for Mayor of Sacramento in 2008. Fong is an alumnus of the University of California.
District 5
District 5 Councilmembers Name Years Served Lauren Hammond [a] 1997 - present Deborah Ortiz [a] [b] 1993 - 1996 Joe Serna [b] 1981 - 1992 Daniel Thompson 1977 - 1981 Callie Carney [c] 1975 - 1977 Phillip Isenberg [b] 1971 - 1975
Location/Neighborhoods
- District 5 is located in the southern central area of Sacramento. Neighborhoods in District 5 include
- Airport (Executive),
- Brentwood,
- Carleton Tract,
- Central Oak Park,
- Colonial Heights,
- Curtis Park,
- Fairgrounds,
- Fruitridge Manor,
- Golf Course Terrace,
- Hollywood Park,
- Lawrence Park,
- Med Center,
- North City Farms,
- North Oak Park,
- Parkway,
- SCC,
- South City Farms,
- South Oak Park,
- West Tahoe Park,
- and Woodbine.
Current Councilmember
- Lauren Hammond has been a member of the Sacramento City Council since 1997 when she was elected in a special election to replace Deborah Ortiz who had been elected to the California State Assembly. Hammond worked for the California State Senate prior to her election to the State Assembly. She ran for the State Assembly in 2004 after Darrell Steinberg was term limited but lost the primary to both Dave Jones and Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson. Hammond is an alumnus of California State University, Sacramento.
District 6
District 6 Councilmembers Name Years Served Kevin McCarty 2004 - present Dave Jones [a] 1999 - 2004 Darrell Steinberg [b] [c] 1992 - 1998 Kim Mueller 1987 - 1992 Bill Smallman 1983 - 1987 Eva Garcia [c] 1982 - 1983 Lloyd Connelly [b] 1975 - 1982 Ritz Nagrow 1971 - 1975
Location/Neighborhoods
- District 6 is in Sacramento's southeastern central area. The district includes the neighborhoods of:
- Avondale,
- College/Glen,
- Colonial Village,
- Colonial Manor,
- Elmhurst,
- Fruitridge Manor,
- Glen Elder,
- Granite Regional Park,
- Southeast Village,
- Tahoe Park,
- Tahoe Park East,
- Tahoe Park South, and
- Tallac Village.
Current Councilmember
- Kevin McCarty has been a member of the Sacramento City Council since 2004 when he was elected to replace Dave Jones who was running for a seat in the California State Assembly. An alumnus of CSU Long Beach, McCarty served as policy director to then Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante prior to being elected to the council.
District 7
District 7 Councilmembers Name Years Served Robbie Waters 1994 - present Terry Kastanis 1981 - 1994 Thomas Hoeber 1977 - 1981 Michael Sands 1971 - 1977
Location/Neighborhoods
- Sacramento's District 7 is located in the southwestern area of the city. Its neighborhoods include:
- Greenhaven,
- the southern portion of Meadowview,
- Pocket, and
- Valley Hi.
Current Councilmember
- Robbie Waters, the only Republican on the Sacramento City Council was first elected to the council in 1994. Waters was the Sacramento County Sheriff from 1985 until 1989. During that time, Waters got in a hit and run DUI accident. Waters ran for Mayor in 2000 but lost.
District 8
District 8 Councilmembers Name Years Served Bonnie Pannell [a] 1998 - present Sam Pannell [d] 1992 - 1998 Lynn Robie 1979 - 1992 Patrick Donovan [c] 1979 Bob Matsui [b] 1971 - 1979
Location/Neighborhoods
- District 8 is located in Sacramento's southern area. District 8 neighborhoods include:
- Meadowview,
- North Laguna, and
- Parkway.
Current Councilmember
- Bonnie Pannell replaced her late husband Sam Pannell on the Sacramento City Council in 1998 after his death. She was a community activist in her South Sacramento neighborhood prior to her election to council.
Past City Councils (district-based system: 1971 election - present)
| Year | Mayor | City Councilmember | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | District 6 | District 7 | District 8 | ||
| 1972 | Richard H. Marriott | Manuel Ferrales | Rosenwald Robertson [d] | R. Burnett Miller | Anne Rudin | Phillip Isenberg | Ritz Nagrow | Michael Sands | Robert Matsui |
| 1973 | |||||||||
| 1974 | Manuel Ferrales | Herman Lawson [c] | R. Burnett Miller | Phillip Isenberg [b] | Michael Sands | ||||
| 1975 | |||||||||
| 1976 | Phillip Isenberg | Blaine Fisher | Anne Rudin | Callie Carney [c] | Lloyd Connelly | Robert Matsui [b] | |||
| 1977 | |||||||||
| 1978 | John Roberts | Doug Pope | Daniel Thompson | Thomas Hoeber | |||||
| 1979 | Patrick Donovan [c] | ||||||||
| 1980 | Phillip Isenberg [b] | Blaine Fisher | Anne Rudin | Lloyd Connelly [b] | Lynn Robie | ||||
| 1981 | |||||||||
| 1982 | David Shore | Doug Pope | Joe Serna | Terry Kastanis | |||||
| 1983 | R. Burnett Miller [c] | Eva Garcia [c] | |||||||
| 1984 | Anne Rudin | Grantland Johnson [b] | Tom Chinn | William Smallman | Lynn Robie | ||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 1986 | David Shore | Doug Pope | Joe Serna | Terry Kastanis | |||||
| 1987 | Charles Bradley [c] | ||||||||
| 1988 | Anne Rudin | Lyla Ferris | Tom Chinn | Kim Mueller | Lynn Robie | ||||
| 1989 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Heather Fargo | Josh Pane | Joe Serna [b] | Terry Kastanis | |||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1993 | Joe Serna | Rob Kerth | Jimmie Yee | Deborah Ortiz [a] | Darrell Steinberg [c] | Sam Pannell | |||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Heather Fargo | Steve Cohn | Deborah Ortiz [b] | Robbie Waters | |||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Joe Serna [b] | Rob Kerth | Jimmie Yee [b] | Lauren Hammond [a] | Darrell Steinberg [b] | Sam Pannell [d] | |||
| 1998 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Heather Fargo [b] | Steve Cohn | Lauren Hammond | Dave Jones [a] | Robbie Waters | Bonnie Pannell [a] | |||
| 2000 | Jimmie Yee [c] | Joseph Yee [c] | |||||||
| 2001 | Heather Fargo | Ray Tretheway [a] | Sandy Sheedy | Jimmie Yee | Dave Jones | Bonnie Pannell | |||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2003 | Ray Tretheway | Steve Cohn | Lauren Hammond | Robbie Waters | |||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Heather Fargo | Sandy Sheedy | Rob Fong | Kevin McCarty | Bonnie Pannell | ||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Ray Tretheway | Steve Cohn | Lauren Hammond | Robbie Waters | |||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| Year | Mayor | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | District 6 | District 7 | District 8 |
| City Councilmember | |||||||||
a Elected via a special election to complete the remainder of the previous council member's term.
b Resigned prior to the end of their council term after being elected to another office (e.g. Mayor, State Assembly, County Board of Directors, etc.).
c Appointed to complete the remainder of the previous council member's term.
d Died in office.
See Also
References
- ^ a b "Being a Member of the City Council" (PDF). City of Sacramento. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "City of Sacramento 150th Anniversary: Historical Dates and Facts". City of Sacramento. 1999. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ a b c d e "For the record : catalog of the public records, City of Sacramento 1849-1982, Sacramento County, 1848-1982". Online Archive of California. The Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "City of Sacramento Charter: Article III, Section 21". Sacramento City Code. Retrieved 2008-07-17.