Miami-Dade County is a local government entity serving residents of Miami-Dade County, Florida. It provides a wide range of public services including public safety, transportation, housing, public health, infrastructure, environmental protection, and community development. The County is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners and a Mayor, and it administers countywide programs and municipal services to both incorporated and unincorporated areas.
County governance, public safety, transportation and transit, land use and zoning, housing and community development, environmental protection, public health, emergency management, taxation and budgeting, and economic development.
Primarily funded through local property taxes, sales taxes, state and federal grants, service fees, and other county-generated revenues.
Board of County Commissioners, Office of the Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade County League of Cities, Florida Association of Counties.
Local government
