About Miramar

Demographics

Incorporated

• May 26, 1955

Motto

• Beauty and Progress

Population

• 137,107

City Limits

• North - Pembroke Road
• South - County Line Road or Honey Hill Road
• East - U.S. Highway 441 (SR 7)
• West - 0.5 miles west of U.S. Highway 27 (Everglades Conservation Area)

Total Land Area

• 31 square miles

Current Elected Officials

• Mayor: Wayne M. Messam
• Vice Mayor: Maxwell B. Chambers
• Commissioner: Winston F. Barnes
• Commissioner: Alexandra P. Davis
  
• Commissioner: Yvette Colbourne

Administrative Officials

• City Manager: Whittingham Gordon
• Assistant City Manager: Kelvin Baker, Sr. 
• Assistant City Manager | City Spokesperson: Shaun Gayle
• Chief Financial Officer: Susan Gooding-Liburd
• Strategic Development Officer: Hector Vazquez
• City Clerk: Denise A. Gibbs
• City Attorney: Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC

City Department Directors

• City Clerk: Denise A. Gibbs
• Community Development: Eric Silva
• Community Services: Katrina Davenport
• Cultural Arts: Camasha Cevieux
• Economic and Business Development: Anita Fain-Taylor
• Finance: Kevin Adderley
• Fire: Chief Robert Palmer
• Human Resources: Randy Cross
• Information Technology: Clayton D. Jenkins
• Management and Budget: Norman Mason
• Parks and Recreation: Elizabeth Valera
• Police: Chief Dexter Williams
• Procurement: Alicia Ayum
• Public Works: Anthony Collins
• Utilities: Dr. Roy Virgin

Major Boards & Committees

• Affordable Housing Advisory Board
• Civil Service Board
• Cultural Center ArtsPark Advisory Board
• Economic Development Advisory Board
• Education Advisory Board
• Firefighters' Pension Board
• G.A.M.E. Pension Board
• Management Retirement Plan
• Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
• Planning and Zoning Board
• Police Pension Board
• Teen Council Advisory Board

Awards

• Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
• Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Award
• Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
• Gold Seal of Excellence Award
• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Award
• Tree City USA