Rich in California history and located in the northern Inland Empire region of San Bernardino County, the City of Barstow spans 40 square miles and is centrally located midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The community was founded in 1886 and incorporated as a City in 1947. Today, Barstow is home to around 23,000 residents and blends the best elements of smalltown charm with convenient access to big city amenities. As the place where Interstates 15 and 40 intersect with Highways 58 and 247, Barstow truly sits at the crossroads of opportunity, where the best is yet to come. Barstow's international reputation for being a premier community has attracted an eclectic mix of railroad, military, high technology, and mining employers in town. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's largest classification yard calls the City home. In addition, the U.S. Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin, the Marine Corps Logistics Base, NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Network, and Molycorp (the only rare earth oxide producer in the Western hemisphere) all have operations based in the greater Barstow area. Barstow is a general law city operating under the Council-Manager form of government. The City Manager is appointed by the City Council to serve as the organization's Chief Executive Officer and leads a full-time staff of 171 employees and a part-time staff of 54 employees while administering the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Budget of around $84 million. As the only full-service city in the Inland Empire's High Desert Region, Barstow coordinates its organization in six departments, including the City Manager's Office, Police Department, Fire Department, Community Development Department, Community Services Department, and the Finance Department. The City organization has recently engaged in an exciting initiative to reinvent itself into a dynamic, innovative, fast-paced, and strategic operation. Employees are being empowered to take calculated risks and there is a growing expectation and commitment to the continuous improvement of all aspects of the municipal operation. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time
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