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 coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

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is organized under the

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, which provides for a mayor-commissioner form of

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Organization

City Commission and Mayor

City of Miami Commission Districts Map 2019

The

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, currently

Francis X. Suarez Francis Xavier Suarez (; born October 6, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 43rd mayor of Miami. He was elected on November 7, 2017, with 86 percent of the vote and was re-elected on November 2, 2021, with 78 percent of ...

, is the city's

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and is directly elected; the mayor appoints a

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to act as Miami's

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. Five

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ers are also elected from

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of which they are residents. City commissioners also must be qualified voters. The City Commission holds regular meetings in Miami

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, located at 3500 Pan American Drive in the neighborhood of

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. The Commission has the power to pass ordinances, adopt

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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 - 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 Janua ...

- Commissioner, District 3 *Manolo Reyes - Commissioner, District 4 *Christine King - Commissioner, District 5

Police Department

The

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(MPD), often referred to as the City of Miami Police, is the main

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of Miami. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual

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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 -

City Manager A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a "Mayor–council government" council–manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief exec ...

* Victoria Mendez -

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*Todd B. Hannon -

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Federal and state representation

The

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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

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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 c ...

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References

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External links

Official website
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