List of mayors and city managers of Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida operates under a council-manager system (weak mayor), with both an office of mayor and city manager.

Office of Mayor

The mayor of Miami Beach is the nonpartisan chief executive of the municipal government of Miami Beach, Florida, and the presiding member of its seven-member City Commission. Modern-day mayors are elected to two-year terms and are term-limited to no more than 3 terms, which can be consecutive or non-consecutive. The mayor and other members of the City Commission appoint a city manager to administer the day-to-day affairs and operations of City Hall and its various departments. City Hall is located at 1700 Convention Center Drive; the mayor's office is located on the fourth floor.

Three father-son combinations have held the office: the John Lummuses (Jr. and Sr.), the Dermers (Jay and David), and the Gelbers (Seymour and Dan). One woman has served as mayor (Matti Bower). She is also, thus far, the only Hispanic person to serve.

Six mayors (D. Lee Powell, Alex Daoud, Seymour Gelber, David Dermer, Matti Bower, and Dan Gelber) served 3 terms while Louis Snedigar is the only one elected to 4.

Snedigar was the longest-serving mayor, with a non-consecutive total of eight years and 8 months in office. Acting mayor Stanley Arkin was the briefest, filling in for three months in 1991 following Daoud's removal from office.

As of November 2025, there are six living former mayors: Norman Ciment, Neisen Kasdin, David Dermer, Matti Bower, Philip Levine, and Dan Gelber.

The current mayor is Steven Meiner, who was elected on November 21, 2023, and assumed office on November 28, 2023. He was reelected to a second term on November 4, 2025.

As of 2025, the mayor is paid an annual salary of $10,000 and also receives taxable fringe benefits of $37,800.

List of mayors (1915–present)

No. Portrait Name Term in office Terms Approximatelength of service Notes 1 1871–1961 –October 28, 1918 2 3 years,7 months Father of 5th mayor, J. N. Lummus, Jr. 2 1865–1941 –October 25, 1920 1 2 years 3 1872–1936 –October 23, 1922 1 2 years 4 1890–1951 –December 21, 1926 1st and 2nd of 4 terms 4 years,2 months Longest-serving mayor (8 years, 8 months over 4 terms) 5 1899–1983 –December 18, 1928 1 2 years Son of 1st mayor, J. N. Lummus, Sr. 6 1890–1951 –December 16, 1930 3rd of 4 terms 2 years 7 1882–1966 –December 20, 1932 1st of 2 terms 2 years 8 1902–1960 –December 18, 1934 1 2 years 9 1890–1951 –June 1, 1937 4th of 4 terms 2 years,6 months 10 1875–1948 –June 3, 1941 1st and 2nd of 3 terms 4 years 11 1882–1966 –June 1, 1943 2nd of 2 terms 2 years 12 1900–1983 –June 5, 1944 1 1 year 13 1875–1948 –June 5, 1945 3rd of 3 terms 1 year 14 1903–1962 –June 3, 1947 1 2 years 15 1896–1966 –June 7, 1949 1 2 years 16 1915?–1988 –June 5, 1951 1 2 years 17 1908–1983 –June 2, 1953 1st of 3 terms 2 years 18 1906?–1981 –June 7, 1955 1 2 years Born in Russia, emigrated to U.S. at age 4 19 1908–1983 –June 4, 1957 2nd of 3 terms 2 years 20 1916–1987 –June 2, 1959 1st of 2 terms 2 years 21 1908–1983 –June 6, 1961 3rd of 3 terms 2 years 22 1916–1987 –June 4, 1963 2nd of 2 terms 2 years 23 1911?–2001 –June 1, 1965 1 2 years 24 1910–1990 –June 6, 1967 1 2 years Son of Franklin D. Roosevelt 25 1929–1984 –November 2, 1971 2 4 years,5 months Father of 35th mayor, David Dermer 26 1918?–1974 –August 10, 1974(died in office) 2 2 years,9 months Previously served as the first mayor of Miami-Dade County, 1964–1970 Acting 1925–2018 –November 4, 1975 1 year,3 months Appointed to fill office upon Chuck Hall's death; later elected in his own right 27 –November 1, 1977 1 2 years 28 1933–2015 –November 6, 1979 1 2 years 29 1931?–2017 –November 3, 1981 1 2 years 30 1936– –November 1, 1983 1 2 years 31 1935–2016 –November 5, 1985 1 2 years 32 1943–2025 –October 31, 1991(suspended from office) 3 6 years First mayor to serve 3 consecutive terms Suspended by Gov. Lawton Chiles following federal indictment Acting 1932–2015 –November 20, 1991 3 weeks Vice mayor at time of Alex Daoud's suspension 33 1919–2019 –November 4, 1997 3 6 years Father of 38th mayor, Dan Gelber 34 1954– –November 13, 2001 2 4 years 35 1963– –November 21, 2007 3 6 years Son of 25th mayor, Jay Dermer 36 1939– –November 25, 2013 3 6 years First woman and Hispanic person to serve as mayor 37 1962– –November 13, 2017 2 4 years 38 1960– –November 28, 2023 3 6 years Son of 33rd mayor, Seymour Gelber 39 1971– –Incumbent 2

Office of City Manager In Miami Beach, city manager is responsible for administering governmental operations. An appointed city manager is responsible for administration of the city.

As of 2025, the city manager is paid an annual salary of $375,000.

List of city managers + City managers of Miami Beach # Manager Years served Notes 1st Claude A. Renshaw 1924–1958 2nd Morris N. Lipp 1958–1962 3rd O.M. Pushkin 1962–1966 4th J.C. Duffield 1966 5th Robert M. Oldland 1966–1967 6th J.C. Duffield 1967–1969 7th Clifford W. O'Key 1969–1972 – Frank R. Spence (acting manager) 1972–1976 8th D.A. Southern 1976–1979 9th Gavin W. O'Brien 1978–1979 10th Harold T. Totall 1979–1982 11th Rob W. Parkins 1982–1991 initially acting manager in 1982, before being permanently that same year – Carla B. Talarico (acting manager) 1991–1992 12th Roger M. Carlton 1992–1995 13th Jose Garcia-Pedrosa 1995–1998 14th Sergio Rodriguez 1998–1999 – Lawrence Levy (acting manager) 1999–2000 15th Jorge M. Gonzalez 2000–2012 – Kathie G. Brooks (interim manager) 2012–2013 16th Jimmy L. Morales 2013–2020 – Raul J. Aguila (interim manager) 2020–2021 17th Alina T. Hudak 2021–2024 – Rickelle Williams (interim manager) 2024 18th Eric T. Carpenter 2024–present

List of mayors and city managers of Miami Beach, Florida

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