 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.Sacramento's councilmembers receive an annual salary of $58,477; the Mayor's salary is $111,106 per year.Each district's boundaries are created using data from the United States Census so that each district contains a relatively equal number of citizens.