Palm Springs (Florida)

Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, situated between Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach. As of the 2010 United States Census, had a population of 18,928. It is a minor city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.It was the 30th incorporated municipality in Palm Beach County, with the establishment charter approved by the Florida Legislature on July 4, 1957. The village name was likely derived from the resort city of Palm Springs, California.GeographyPalm Springs is located at in east-central Palm Beach County. The village is situated adjacent to Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach. According to the United States Census Bureau, Palm Springs has a total area of 3.5sqmi, of which 1.6sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi is water.GovernmentThe village council is composed of five elected officials, a mayor - Bev Smith - and four members. Of the four persons on the village council, one serves as vice mayor and another as mayor pro tempore. Twice a month, the village council meets in the Village Hall at 226 Cypress Lane. They are elected on a non-partisan basis for two-year terms. The mayor and the members of district 1 and 3 are elected in odd-numbered years, while districts 2 and 4 are up for election during even-numbered years. Both elections occurred on the first Tuesday in March, followed by a runoff on the fourth Tuesday of March, if a no candidate receives a majority of the vote. The five members of the village council are: Mayor Bev SmithDistrict 1: Dawn Marie CoxDistrict 2: Patti WallerDistrict 3: Liz Shields (Mayor Pro Tempore)District 4: Joni Brinkman (Vice Mayor) Other local officials include Village Manager Richard Reade, Village Attorney Glen Torcivia, and Village Clerk Susan Caljean.