The government of the city of
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
,
Florida
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is organized under the
City Charter
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Traditionally the granting of a charter ...
, which provides for a
mayor-commissioner form of
city government
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.
Organization
City Commission and Mayor
![City of Miami Commission Districts Map 2019](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/City_of_Miami_Commission_Districts_Map_2019.jpg)
The
Mayor of Miami
Below is a list of Mayors of the City of Miami, Florida, United States.
List of mayors
See also
* Government of the City of Miami
*
* Timeline of Miami
* List of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 1964–present
* Miami City Hall
Ref ...
, currently
Francis X. Suarez, is the city's
executive
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** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive dir ...
and is
directly elected
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; the mayor appoints a
city manager
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to act as Miami's
chief administrative officer
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Government and non-profit
A CAO is responsible for administrative management of ...
.
Five
city commission
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These commissione ...
ers are also elected from
single-member districts
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of which they are residents. City commissioners also must be
qualified voters. The City Commission holds regular meetings in Miami
City Hall
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, located at 3500 Pan American Drive in the neighborhood of
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as The Grove, is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bound by North Prospect Drive to the south, LeJeune Road to the west, S ...
. The Commission has the power to pass
ordinances, adopt
regulation
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s, and exercise other powers. All city commission offices and that of the mayor are nonpartisan.
*
Alex Diaz de la Portilla
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People
Multiple
*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peop ...
- Commissioner, District 1
*District 2 - Vacant
*
Joe Carollo
Joe Carollo (born March 12, 1955) is a Cuban-American politician who served as mayor of Miami from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2001. Following his loss in the 2001 mayoral election, he served as Doral, Florida city manager from January ...
- Commissioner, District 3
*Manolo Reyes - Commissioner, District 4
*Christine King - Commissioner, District 5
Police Department
The
Miami Police Department (MPD), often referred to as the City of Miami Police, is the main
police department
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of Miami. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual
city limits
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of Miami, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments. Art Acevedo is the chief of police. City of Miami police are distinguishable from their
Miami-Dade counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles.
Water and Sewer Department
Water and sewer service in Miami is maintained by the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department.
Other
*
Art Noriega
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There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
-
City Manager
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*
Victoria Mendez
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
-
City Attorney
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Unlike a district attorney or public defender, who usually handles criminal cases, a city at ...
*Todd B. Hannon -
City Clerk
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Federal and state representation
The
United States Postal Service
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operates post offices in the city of Miami. The Miami Main Post Office, located at 2200 NW 72nd Avenue, is located outside of the city limits in
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
, adjacent to
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...
.
[Post Office Location - MIAMI]
" ''United States Postal Service
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''. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.
See also
*
List of mayors of Miami
Below is a list of Mayors of the City of Miami, Florida, United States.
List of mayors
See also
* Government of the City of Miami
*
* Timeline of Miami
* List of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 1964–present
* Miami City Hall
Ref ...
*
Miami City Hall
Miami City Hall is the local government headquarters for the City of Miami, Florida. It has been located in the former Pan American Airlines Terminal Building on Dinner Key, which was designed by Delano & Aldrich and constructed in 1934 for ...
*
Government of Miami-Dade County
The government of Miami-Dade County is defined and authorized under the Constitution of Florida, Florida law, and the Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County.
Since its formation in 1957, Miami-Dade County, Florida has had a two-tier system of g ...
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Government of Florida
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References
Bibliography
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External links
Official website
Local government in Florida
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