You'll learn how the Mayor and the City Council work together to get things done. The city of Fresno now has over 400,000 people living in it. That makes us the 40th most populous city in the United States and the 6th largest in California. In order to make sure all of us have the basic services we need and want such as clean water, safe streets and good schools, the people of Fresno elect a City government. The government for the City of Fresno is made up of one mayor and seven city council people.
Hint there are seven council people.
Each councilperson represents a certain area of the city which is determined by street boundaries. Each district has just about the same number of people living in it. I ran for the City Council Seat that represents District 6. If a member wants to pass legislation they must have a majority of the council to vote for it. They must also have the Mayor approve the bill by signing it.