Welcome to the City of Miami Beach Digital Archive
Explore this comprehensive digital archive. Here, you’ll find a curated collection of ordinances, resolutions, and election records, alongside access to rare historical photographs and documents that trace the evolution of our city’s leadership and governance. Whether you're researching past city commission actions, exploring mayoral election history, or simply curious about the people and policies that shaped our city, this archive offers a window into our shared past.
This archive is maintained by the Office of the City Clerk, located at:
City Clerk
1700 Convention Center Drive, 1st Floor
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.673.7411
A collaborative project between Florida International University's History Department and The Wolfsonian-FIU to digitize and catalog the large and fascinating collection of photographs, postcards, and other visual materials that make up the historical archive held by the City of Miami Beach. To order copies of archived photographs or documents, please send an email with the appropriate link to researchrequest@miamibeachfl.gov.
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Election Information Archive - Historical Data for 2018 and After
- 2025- March 1 through April 30: Mail-Ballot Election for the Creation of the Special Assessment District to be Known as the South Beach Business Improvement District
- 2024 - November 12 through December 16: Mail-Ballot Election for the Renewal of the Special Assessment District Known as the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District
- 2024 - November 5: Special Election
- 2024 - August 20: Primary Election
- 2023 - November 7: General Election / November 21: Run-Off Election
- 2023 - June 5 through June 27: Mail-Ballot Election for the Creation of a Special Assessment District to be Known as the 41st Street Business Improvement District
- 2022 - November 8: Special Election to Fill Vacancy & Special Election for Referendums / December 6: Run-Off Election to Fill Vacancy in City Commission Group II
- 2022 - August 23: Special Election
- 2021 - November 2: General and Special Elections / November 16: Run-Off Election
- 2020 - November 3: General and Special Elections
- 2020 - August 18: Primary Election
- 2019 - December 17: Special Election Allison Island and Biscayne Beach Special Taxing District
- 2019 - November 5: General and Special Elections / November 19: Run-Off Election
- 2019 - City Commission Vacancy Group IV
- 2018 - November 6: General and Special Elections
- 2018 - August 28: Primary and Special Elections
- 2018 - March 8 through April 20: Mail-Ballot Election for the Creation of a Special Assessment District to be Known as the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District
Election Information Archive - Historical Data prior to 2018
| No. | Name | Years Active |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Rafael E. Granado | 2012 to Present |
| 8 | Robert E. Parcher | 1996 - 2012 |
| 7 | Jack Lubin | 1995 - 1996 |
| 6 | Richard Brown | 1991 - 1995 |
| 5 | Elaine Mathews Baker | 1973 - 1991 |
| 4 | Ruth B. Rouleau | 1967 - 1973 |
| 3 | R. Wm. L. Johnson | 1955 - 1967 |
| 2 | C.W. Tomlinson | 1920 - 1955 |
| 1 | J.F. Canova | 1915 - 1919 |
| No. | Name | Years Active |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Eric T. Carpentar | 2024 to Present |
| 24 | Rickelle Williams (Interim) | 2024 - 2024 |
| 23 | Alina T. Hudak | 2021 - 2024 |
| 22 | Raul J. Aguila (Interim) | 2020 - 2021 |
| 21 | Jimmy L. Morales | 2013 - 2020 |
| 20 | Kathie G. Brooks (Interim) | 2012 - 2013 |
| 19 | Jorge M. Gonzalez | 2000 - 2012 |
| 18 | Lawrence Levy (Acting) | 1999 - 2000 |
| 17 | Sergio Rodriguez | 1998 - 1999 |
| 16 | Jose Garcia-Pedrosa | 1995 - 1998 |
| 15 | Roger M. Carlton | 1992 - 1995 |
| 14 | Carla B. Talarico (Acting) | 1991 - 1992 |
| 13 | Rob W. Parkins | 1982 - 1991 |
| 12 | Rob W. Parkins (Acting) | 1982 - 1982 |
| 11 | Harold T. Totall | 1979 - 1982 |
| 10 | Gavin W. O'Brien | 1978 - 1979 |
| 9 | D.A. Southern | 1976 - 1979 |
| 8 | Frank R. Spence (Acting) | 1972 - 1976 |
| 7 | Clifford W. O'Key | 1969 - 1972 |
| 6 | J.C. Duffield | 1967 - 1969 |
| 5 | Robert M. Oldland | 1966 - 1967 |
| 4 | J.C. Duffield | 1966 - 1966 |
| 3 | O.M. Pushkin | 1962 - 1966 |
| 2 | Morris N. Lipp | 1958 - 1962 |
| 1 | Claude A. Renshaw | 1924 - 1958 |
3/1915 - 1918
Price & Eyles (law firm)
1918 – 11/3/20
R. B. Gautier
11/03/20 – 8/10/27
George E. McCaskill
8/10/27 – 6/13/28
John G. McKay
6/13/28 – 1/9/33
J. Harvey Robillard
1/9/33 – 12/20/34
B. R. Cisco
12/20/34 – 6/6/41
Harvey Robillard
6/6/41 – 7/6/55
Ben Shepard
7/6/55 – 6/5/57
Joseph Wanick (acting)
6/5/57 – 2/13/79
Joseph Wanick
2/13/79 – 1/2/80
Robert Shevin
3/15/80 – 1/31/83
John Ritter
1/31/83 – 2/28/83
Willard K. Splittstoesser (acting)
2/16/83 – 7/25/84
Lucia Dougherty
7/25/84 – 9/19/84
M. Louise Barrett (acting)
9/19/84 – 12/6/89
Arnold M. Weiner
12/6/89 – 3/5/90
Lucia Dougherty (acting)
3/5/90 – 6/21/95
Laurence Feingold
6/21/95 – 4/11/2006
Murray Dubbin
4/11/2006 – 5/16/2014
Jose Smith
05/16/2014 to 12/08/2020
Raul J. Aguila
12/09/2020 to 10/12/2021
Rafael A. Paz (acting)
10/13/2021 to 04/03/2024
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