The City of Santee Clerk's office at 10601 Magnolia Avenue manages official records, municipal elections, and legislative documentation for the city's 60,037 residents. The office processes business license applications, fictitious business name statements, and public records requests — filings that often require the background-check services provided at EZ Live Scan & Fingerprint on Prospect Avenue. Santee incorporated on December 1, 1980, and the Clerk's office has administered every municipal election since, transitioning from at-large to district-based council voting in 2018. The five-member City Council — four council members and a mayor — governs under a council-manager structure, and the Clerk records all ordinances, resolutions, and minutes from biweekly council meetings held in the Magnolia Avenue chambers. Property owners filing title changes or real estate transfers through the Clerk's office frequently coordinate with East County brokerages including Benton Group (DRE #01957855) on Town Center Parkway. The office maintains the city's municipal code archive and codification system dating to the 1980 incorporation charter.