Mayor of Gainesville

Mayor of Gainesville
Incumbent
Harvey Ward
since January 5, 2023
Term lengthFour Years
renewable once
Salary$44,696.22 (as of July 1, 2022)[1]
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

The Mayor of Gainesville is, for ceremonially purposes, receipt of service of legal processes and the purposes of military law, official head of the city of Gainesville, Florida and otherwise a member of, and chair of, the city commission, required to preside at all meetings thereof. The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come before the city commission, but has no veto powers.[2]

  1. ^ ""Information for Candidates"". Qualifying Information. City of Gainesville, City Clerk. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Municode Library". Municode.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.