The council holds regular meetings at Sacramento City Hall on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm, with exceptions for holidays and other special cases.

Sacramento's government is a "weak mayor" system in that the council retains executive and legislative authority.

[4] Revisions made in the City Charter of 1921 established a nine-member governing body, composed of a mayor and eight council members.

[11] In April 2022, questions were raised when the City Attorney published an opinion stating that the City had incorrectly assigned constituencies in new districts to sitting councilmembers in the period between redistricting and elections, and that sitting councilmembers should instead represent the constituencies that originally elected them.

The district includes the neighborhoods of: In November 2012, Allen Warren narrowly defeated former Councilmember Rob Kerth to win the council seat.

[13] Warren, a former stockbroker and founder of a local real estate development company, holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from California State University, East Bay.

Neighborhoods in District 3 include: Councilman Jeff Harris was elected to the Sacramento City Council in 2014.

District 4 neighborhoods include: Councilmember Katie Valenzuela defeated Steve Hansen in the March 2020 Primary.

An alumnus of California State University, Sacramento, where he earned a Masters in Public Policy and Administration and Bachelors of Science, and later served as Preside of the Alumni Association, Guerra served as a Chief of Staff in the California State Legislature before being elected to the council.

Kevin McCarty represented District 6 of the City of Sacramento until he was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2014.

He had been a member of the City Council since 2004 when he was elected to replace Dave Jones who was running for a seat in the California State Assembly.

His is an alumnus of California State University, Long Beach and Cal State Sacramento where he earned a Masters in Public Policy and Administration, McCarty served as policy director to then Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante prior to being elected to the council.

b Resigned prior to the end of their council term after being elected to another office (e.g. Mayor, State Assembly, County Board of Supervisors, etc.).