Administrative Services

Carmen Magaña is the Director of Administrative Services for the City of Santa Clarita, and has held this position since July 2016. Additionally, she serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Santa Clarita, and is a member of both the City’s Leadership Team and Budget Team. Carmen began her career with the City in 1998, and prior to becoming Director, she served as the Administrative Services Manager, overseeing Finance and Technology Services.

Carmen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance and Real Estate, and a Master of Public Administration, both from California State University, Northridge.

The Department of Administrative Services is responsible for providing financial and support services to all of the City’s operating departments and is comprised of the following three divisions: Finance, Information Services, and Special Districts. High level responsibilities of the Finance Division include setting the City’s fiscal policy, preparing both the annual and mid-year budgets, and management of City funds. The Information Services division maintains the City’s electronic communications systems and technology deployment, procurement and contract services and self-insurance risk management. The division additionally serves the public via the City Clerk’s Office, which is responsible for Council agenda management, the issuance of confidential marriage licenses and civil ceremonies, municipal elections, and serves as the legal and official custodian of all City records. Finally, Special Districts oversees the City’s landscape maintenance zones comprised of over 60 financially independent zones, a vast urban forestry encompassing more than 120,000 trees, and the streetlight operation comprised of 18,500 poles.