The Sacramento Kings will remain in town for at least one more season to give Mayor Kevin Johnson a chance to follow through on his promise of a new arena.

The Kings had been considering a move to Anaheim, Calif., after several failed efforts to build a new arena in Sacramento, but they decided to give Johnson one more shot.

“The mayor of Sacramento has told the NBA relocation committee that he will have a plan for a new arena within a year,” co-owner Joe Maloof said yesterday. “If not, the team will be relocated to another city.”

The Kings had until yesterday to let the NBA know if they would seek permission to relocate. Johnson, a former NBA star, had spent the past few months doing his best to keep Sacramento’s only major sports team in town. He arranged $10 million in sponsorship pledges from the corporate community.

“This is one of the proudest moments of my life because the community believed when no one else did,” Johnson said.

The team said that if an arena plan is not finalized in a timely fashion, the NBA’s relocation committee has assured the Kings that it would support a move to another market for the 2012-13 season. Anaheim could once again be an option for the Kings next year.