Editing Indialantic, Florida (section)

==Government==

The town publishes a quarterly report to all residents.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Indialantic Record | publisher=Town of Indialantic | location=Indialantic, Florida | pages= 4 (last) | date= April 2010 }}</ref>

As of 2024, officers are as follows:
*Mayor – Mark McDermott 
*Deputy Mayor – Stuart "Stu" Glass 
*Council Member – Loren Strand 
*Council Member – Brett Miller 
*Council Member – Doug Wright

As of 2024, the following are all appointed or hired:
*Town Manager – Michael Casey
*Police Chief – Michael Connor
*Public Works Director – Joe Gervais
*Town Attorney – Paul Gougelman
*Town Clerk – Mollie Carr
*Fire Chief – Tom Flamm<ref>{{cite web|title=The Town of Indialantic Florida|url=http://www.indialantic.com/departments/fire-rescue/|website=www.indialantic.com|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref>
*Building Official – Clifford Stokes

In 2008, the town had a taxable real estate base of $367.69 million.<ref>{{cite book |pages=6A |title = Palm Bay is hit hardest | publisher = Florida Today | date = June 6, 2009}}</ref> The budget for fiscal year 2012 was $4,060,999.<ref>{{cite news | title=Council Adopts FY-12 Budget | publisher=Indialantic RECORD | location=Indialantic, Florida | pages= 1 | date=October 2011 }}</ref>

===Public safety===

There are six paid firefighters plus fifteen active volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Town of Indialantic Florida|url=http://www.indialantic.com/departments/|website=www.indialantic.com|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> Since 1985, residents have lit [[luminaria]] before Christmas when firemen have distributed candy to children from a firetruck, on every street.<ref>[http://www.indialantic.com/contents/news_let/Rec10_98/rec10_98.htm] retrieved April 1, 2009  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618080818/http://www.indialantic.com/contents/news_let/Rec10_98/rec10_98.htm|date=June 18, 2009}}</ref>

Indialantic maintains a police force with 12 sworn police officers, including the chief of police. On average, officers respond to 4,000 calls for service a year with an approximate response time of under two minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Town of Indialantic Florida|url=http://www.indialantic.com/departments/police-department/police-department-overview/|website=www.indialantic.com|access-date=October 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name="indialantic.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indialantic.com/departments/police-department/police-department-overview/|title=The Town of Indialantic Florida &#124; Official Web Site &#124; Town of Indialantic}}</ref>

Emergency services are dispatched from the town's communications center, staffed by four full-time and five part-time dispatchers.<ref name="indialantic.com"/>

===Past mayors===

#John McLean 1952–1954
#Louis H. Mussler c. 1954–1958
#William Ballinger 1958–1959
#Harry Kane 1959–1961
#Timothy D. Deratany 1971–1977
#Clayton Test 1977–1979
#Constantine "Gus" Carey 1979–1981
#Andrea Deratany 1981–1984
#Gloria Gardner 1984–1985
#Barry Kronman 1985–1987
#Norbert "Norb" O'Hara 1987–1989
#David Lawrence Dean 1989–1992
#Bill Vernon 1992–1996
#Todd Deratany 1996–1998
#Robert Cochran 1998–2002
#Daniel Trott 2002–2006
#Robert Cochran 2006–2008
#David Berkman 2008–2022
#Mark McDermott 2022-now