Santee Municipal Code Ch. 2.16 City Departments

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B and subject to budget approval by the City Council, the City Manager is authorized to establish, without amendment to this code, and supervise departments in the City, and to appoint the Director of each department. The following departments are currently established and supervised by the City Manager:

1. Community Services;

2. Engineering;

3. Fire and Life Safety Services;

4. Human Resources and Risk Management;

5. Finance; and

6. Planning and Building.

B. There are in the City the following departments, which coordinate with the City Manager, but whose directors are appointed by the City Council:

1. City Manager;

2. City Clerk; and

3. City Attorney.

(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019; Ord. 612 § 2, 2023)

The duties of the City departments include those required by the Constitution of the State of California and the laws of the United States and the State of California. The City Manager may organize and reorganize the City departments as necessary to accomplish the duties of the City, subject to the City Council's authority to approve the City budget and to appoint the City Clerk and City Attorney.

(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019)