Demographics

Incorporated

• May 26, 1955

Motto

• Beauty and Progress

Population

• 132,096

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: Yvette Colbourne 
• Commissioner: Winston F. Barnes
• Commissioner: Maxwell B. Chambers
• Commissioner: Darline B. Riggs

Administrative Officials

• Interim City Manager: Vernon E. Hargray
• Assistant City Manager: Michael J. Moore 
• Assistant City Manager: Whittingham Gordon
• Chief of Staff: Shaun Gayle
• Chief Operations Officer: Kelvin Baker
• Chief Financial Officer: Susan Gooding-Liburd
• Business Diversity Officer: Karen Hollis
• Strategic Development Officer: Hector Vazquez
• City Clerk: Denise A. Gibbs
• City Attorney: Weiss Serota Helfman Cole Bierman and Popok, PL

City Department Directors

• Management and Budget: Norman Mason
• City Clerk: Denise A. Gibbs
• Community and Economic Development: Eric Silva
• Construction and Facilities Management: Luisa Millan
• Cultural Arts: Stephen Kantrowitz
• Finance: Claudia Dixon
• Fire: Chief Robert Palmer
• Human Resources: Melanie McLean
• Information Techonology: Clayton D. Jenkins
• Parks and Recreation: Terrence Griffin
• Police: Chief Dexter Williams
• Procurement: Alicia Ayum
• Public Works: Bernard Buxton-Tetteh
• Social Services: Shaun Gayle (Interim Director)
• Utilities: Jody Kirkman

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