Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is recommended that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution consenting to the appointment of Wayne A. Jones, as the Police Chief of the City of Miami Beach. 

Wayne Jones has spent his entire 27-year career with the City of Miami Beach coming up through the ranks as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and Major before being appointed Assistant Chief in 2019 and Deputy Chief in 2022.  While serving as a Sergeant in community affairs, he developed the structure for what has become the nationally recognized Homeless Resource Officer Program, offering a multifaceted approach to outreach, engagement and enforcement.  As a Major over support services, he developed a strategy to boost the recruitment of women police officers increasing hires from 12% to 18%.  He also created the department’s human trafficking unit while a Major in the criminal investigation division.  The unit subsequently went on to lead Miami-Dade County in trafficking investigations and arrests for sex trafficking offenses.

Chief Jones obtained his bachelor’s degree in political science and public administration from Florida Memorial University and his master’s in public administration from Florida International University.  He holds an associate degree from Miami Dade College in professional piloting and technology, and is a Miami Fellows (Class II) Alumni.  Furthermore, Chief Jones successfully completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar program and the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police.