The City Manager's Office in Santee serves as the chief executive arm of municipal government, directing day-to-day operations for a city of 60,037 residents across 16.72 square miles of East County San Diego. Under the council-manager form of government adopted at Santee's December 1, 1980 incorporation, the City Manager oversees all department heads and implements policy directives from the five-member City Council, managing the community's public services in coordination with resources at Santee Public Library on Carlton Hills Boulevard. The office administers the city's annual operating budget, which funds Engineering, Fire and Emergency Services, Planning and Building, Community Services, Finance, and Human Resources departments from the City Hall complex at 10601 Magnolia Avenue. Santee's $102,000 median household income — the highest in East County — and its 700-acre Town Center mixed-use district reflect the economic development strategy managed through this office. The City Manager coordinates emergency preparedness planning with the Santee Fire Department (ISO Class 1) and the San Diego County Sheriff's Santee Station, and directs community assistance partnerships with Santee Food Bank on Halberns Boulevard. The office oversees the city's capital improvement program, including the ongoing development of parks, trails, and more than 1,100 acres of San Diego River riparian habitat bisecting the city from west to east.