Editing Key Biscayne, Florida (section)

===Incorporation===
The area was incorporated as a new municipality in 1991, making it the first new city in Miami-Dade County in over 50 years. Rafael Conte was elected the first mayor, along with the members of the founding village council: Clifford Brody, Mortimer Fried, Michael Hill, Bautista Tedin, Lucas Keller, Luis Lauredo, Joe Rasco, and Raymond Sullivan. The municipality's first manager was C. Samuel Kissinger and the first clerk was Guido Inguanzo. The village's incorporation, overseen by Alfred Brewer, provided local control over taxes and future development.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Key Biscayne is a small, intimate community. Most families that live there have known each other for generations. Children who grew up on the island are sometimes referred to as "Key Rats".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/article1938236.html|title=Tale of a Key Rat: The Michael Capponi story|work=[[The Miami Herald]]}}</ref>