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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL STATISTICAL DATA Incorporation and Adoption Cultural, Recreational and Sports Cultural Organizations and Performance Venues . 45 The Miami-Dade County Home Rule Amendment, Article VII, Section 11, Museums and Arts Centers ........................ 25 of the Florida State Constitution was adopted in a statewide election in Attractions and Historic Landmarks . 25 November of 1956. A Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter was adopted May 21, 1957 and became effective on July 20, 1957. The charter has been Parks & Recreational Areas (National, State & Local): amended from time to time by the electors of Miami-Dade County. The most Total Number .............................. 427 recent amendment was on March 12, 1996. Total Acres ............................ 1,045,501 Under the Constitutional Amendment and the Charter, Miami-Dade County became endowed with powers far exceeding those of other Florida counties. Sports: It enjoys Home Rule subject only to the limitations of the Constitution and Professional Teams ............................. 6 general laws of the state of Florida. It is, in effect, a super-municipality with Collegiate Teams .............................. 5 governmental powers effective upon the thirty cities in the County and the Dog Tracks ................................. 1 Horse Tracks ................................ 3 unincorporated area. It has not displaced or replaced the cities but supplements Jai-Alai ................................... 1 them. The County can take over particular activities of the city’s operations (1) if the services fall below minimum standards set by the County Commis sion, or (2) with the consent of the governing body of the city. Education Schools Students The County has a commission-executive mayor form of government. The Elementary . 201 174,565 Board, which consists of thirteen member districts, is the legislative and Middle ..................... 52 76,333 governing body of the County and is responsible for the formation of all Senior High . 31 83,509 policies. The mayor is not a member of the Board and has veto authority over Magnet Programs . 64 17,000 legislative acts. The Mayor appoints the members and chairperson of the Alternative/Specialized Centers . 18 11,454 Board’s standing committees. The Mayor, who was first elected in October of Adult/Vocational Centers . 27 92,860 Private and Parochial (K-12) . 295 50,000 1996, is elected every four years in a County-wide election. Colleges and Universities . 9 106,000 The Board of County Commissioners appoints the County Attorney. The Mayor appoints the County Manager subject to County Commissioners ap proval. The policies and legislative actions of the Board are implemented by Film, Television and Print the County Manager through his staff and various administrative departments. Production Budgets ....................... $199 million Permits Issued ............................. 5,032 Form of government . Commission/Mayor-Manager Commission composed of . Thirteen Commissioners Health Terms of Office: Number of Hospitals ........................ 28 Commissioners ......................... 4 Year Term Number of Beds ........................... 9,441 Mayor .............................. 4 Year Term Licensed Professionals ....................... 33,456 Manager ........................ Appointed by Mayor subject to County Commission approval International Land/Water Area .................... 2,209 Square Miles Foreign Trade Offices ........................ 23 Population ............................. 2,140,000 Foreign Consulates ......................... 52 Bi-National Chambers of Commerce . 31 Business Resources Multi-National Foreign Companies . 188 Economic Development Organizations . 14 Multi-National USA Companies . 120 Chambers of Commerce .......................... 20 Community Development Corporations . 13 Public Library System Books, Recordings, Videotapes, Cassettes, CD’s . 3. .8 million Communications Main Library ............................ 1 Newspapers . Includes: Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Regional Libraries .......................... 4 Miami Times, Diario Las Americas, Miami Today, Branch Libraries ........................... 26 Miami Jewish Tribune, Miami Review,Exito, Municipal Libraries ......................... 8 New Times, South Florida Business Journal, Miami Daily Business Review Mass Transit Routes/ System Magazines . Includes: Camacol Magazine, Miami Mensual, Replica Magazine, Selectra Magazine, Stations Length Fleet Size Daily Riders Ocean Drive, South Florida Metrobus . 76 777 miles 624 buses 202,300 Radio Stations ......................... 15AM, 23FM Metrorail . 21 21.1 miles 136 cars 47,700 Television Stations ......................... Sixteen Metromover . 21 4.2 miles 29 cars 13,700 Cable Companies ............................ Nine Tri-rail . 18 71.0 miles 26 cars 8,000 155 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL STATISTICAL DATA Commercial Banks Edge Act Banks There are 55 domestic banks with a total of 414 offices located in Miami- There are 13 Edge Act Banks located in Miami-Dade County with deposits Dade County with deposits of $29.2 billion. Local banks including number of of $4.8 billion. These are federally licensed subsidiarys of a foreign or U.S.. offices with deposits in excess of $100 million are: domestic bank holding company authorized to carry out only international First Union National Bank of Florida 53 transactions. The Edge Act Banks located in greater Miami are: NationsBank of Florida, NA 53 Barnett Bank of South Florida, NA 47 American Express Bank International Republic National Bank of Miami 26 Amtrade International Bank of Florida SunTrust Bank, Miami, NA 23 Bancafe International Capital Bank 19 Banco de Bogota International Ocean Bank of Miami 13 Banco de Venezuela International Totalbank 12 Banco Latino International City National Bank of Florida 11 Banco Santander International United National Bank 9 Bank of Boston International Colonial Bank 9 Citibank International Ready State Bank 9 Coutts & Company (U.S.A..) International Commercial Bank of Florida 8 I.B.J. Schroder International Community Bank of Homestead 8 Republic International Bank of New York Commercebank, NA 7 Riggs International Banking Corp. County National Bank of South Florida 7 Eastern National Bank 6 Reasons for the number of Edge Act banks include: (1) large Spanish Florida International Bank 6 speaking labor force, (2) the geographical proximity of Florida to Latin Transatlantic Bank 6 America, and (3) Miami’s emergence as a favorite vacation spot for Latin Continental National Bank of Miami 5 Americans. First National Bank of Homestead 5 Foreign Bank Agencies Northern Trust Bank 5 Republic National Bank of New York 5 Financial institutions which originate from Latin America, Europe and Asia Executive National Bank 4 are a key component in the structure of the Miami banking industry. There are Eagle National Bank of Miami 4 42 foreign bank agencies with deposits in excess of $10.7 billion operating in MetroBank of Dade County 4 Miami-Dade County. Some of the local offices are: International Finance Bank 4 Hamilton Bank, NA 3 ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V. (Netherlands) Coconut Grove Bank 3 Atlantic Security Bank (Cayman Islands) Popular Bank of Florida 2 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S.A. (Spain) Espirito Santo Bank of Florida 1 Banco Boliviano Americano, S.A. (Bolivia) International Bank of Miami, NA 1 Banco de la Nacion Argentina (Argentina) First National Bank of South Miami 1 Banco del Pichincha, C.A. (Ecuador) Delta National Bank and Trust of Florida 1 Banco Exterior de Espana, S.A. (Peru) Intercredit Bank, NA 1 Banco Ganadero, S.A. (Columbia) Banco Mercantil, S.A.C.A. (Venezuela) Thrift Institutions Banco do Brasil, S.A. (Brazil) The re are 13 Thrift Institutions with a total of 92 offices located in Banco Portugues do Atlantico, E.P. (Portugal) Miami-Dade County with deposits of $5.7 billion. The local institutions Bank Leumi le Israel B.M. (Israel) including number of offices are: Banque Nationale de Paris (France) Great Western Bank, FSB 37 Swiss Bank Corporation (Switzerland) Citibank, FSB 16 Korea Exchange Bank (Korea) BankAtlantic, FSB 14 Lloyds Bank PLC (England) California Federal Bank, FSB 8 Royal Bank of Canada (Canada) Interamerica Bank, FSB 4 The Bank of Tokyo/Mitsubishi (Japan) Gibraltar Bank, FSB 3 Amtrust Savings Bank 2 It is expected that once these foreign banks are firmly established in Florida, Bank United Savings Bank 2 they will encourage some of their large customers to establish corporate offices Bankers Savings 2 here too, benefitting the entire Florida economy with increased jobs and Turnberry Savings and Loan 1 income as well as the commercial banking industry. Oceanmark Bank, FSB 1 World, Savings and Loan 1 Miami-Dade County has the largest concentration of domestice and interna Consumers Savings Bank 1 tional banks on the east coast south of New York City. 156 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL STATISTICAL DATA INSURANCE IN FORCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 Type of Coverage Insurer Policy Period Premium ART INSURANCE: Lloyds of London 04/17/98-04/17/01 $ 9,912 AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY: Executive Vehicles Royal Insurance Co. 01/18/98-01/18/99 61,985 AVIATION: Airport Liability London and various Co.'s 10/01/97-10/01/98 575,000 Airport Wrap-Up Great American/Lloyds 10/01/97-10/01/98 888,370 Homestead Air Reserve Base Great American Insurance Co. 10/01/97-10/01/98 25,000 Aircraft Hull and Liability Great American Insurance Co. 07/08/98-07/08/99 1,076,946 BOILER & MACHINERY: