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: Yvette Colbourne
• Commissioner: Maxwell B. Chambers
• Commissioner: Avril Cherasard
• Commissioner: Carson "Eddy" Edwards

Administrative Officials

• City Manager: Dr. Roy Virgin
• Deputy City Manager: Kelvin Baker, Sr. 
• Assistant City Manager: Adam L. Burden, II
  Public Safety and Emergency Management
• Assistant City Manager: Shaun Gayle
  Administrative and Financial Services
• Assistant City Manager: Stephen E. Johnson
  Operational and Infrastructure Services
• City Clerk: Denise A. Gibbs
• City Attorney: Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC

City Department Directors

• City Clerk: Denise A. Gibbs
• Building, Planning & Zoning: Nixon Lebrun
• Cultural Arts: Camasha Cevieux
• Economic Business Development and Housing: Anita Fain-Taylor
• Engineering: Salvador E. Zuniga
• Finance: Kevin Adderley
• Fire: Chief Jermaine McFarlane
• Human Resources: Kanika R. Stampp
• Information Technology: Clayton D. Jenkins
• Management and Budget: Rafael Sanmiguel
• Marketing: Lorna Walker
• Parks and Recreation: Billy Neal
• Police:  Chief Delrish Moss
• Procurement: Alicia Ayum
• Public Works: Shana Coombs
• Social Services: Krishauna DeLisser
• Utilities: Francois Domond

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
• 2021 Smart City Award
• 2021 All American City Award