The City of Sumter is governed under the Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor is elected at-large with six Council members from individual wards. The Council’s only employee is the City Manager who serves at Council’s pleasure and administers the day-to-day responsibilities of the City.
City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month (except the first Tuesday in February and July). The first meeting of each month is held at 1 PM, while the second meeting is held at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers on the 4th Floor of the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street (enter through the back parking lot entrance, and take the elevator to 4th floor).**