downpours and daily thundershowers, and warm, dry, and sunny winters. The average high temperature in the warmest month (July) in Cocoa Beach is and the average high in the coolest month (January) is . Government Cocoa Beach is run by a Commission-Manager government, agreed to by its citizens in 1958. The City Commission acts as the legislative branch of the city government, guided by the provisions of the Charter of the City of Cocoa Beach. The City Commission enacts ordinances and resolutions that the City Manager administers as the appointed executive officer of the city government. The city owns and runs the Cocoa Beach Country Club, a golf course on the Banana River. In 2007, the city had a taxable real estate base of $2.09 billion. In 2011, the city photographed more than 20,000 instances of vehicles running red lights by the use of automatic cameras. A total of 6,595 violations were prosecuted. In 2012, the police force consisted of 36 officers. In 2014, the city grossed $1.1 million for over 9.000 red light violations. Over 24,000 violations were captured on film. All could not be prosecuted for various reasons. The city netted over $249,000. The remainder went for licensing fees to the installing vendor; over half was remitted to the state. Cameras were sited at four locations on state road A1A, including the intersection with state road 520. Intersection crashes dropped from 88 in 2009 to 30 in 2014. The City Commission is made up of five members, one of whom is the Mayor. Historically, the commissioners were elected at-large to three-year terms but with a successful referendum on the 2010 ballot to hold elections on even-numbered years, the terms were extended to four years. Following an election, a Vice Mayor is then selected from the commission members at an organizational meeting. The Mayor presides over all meetings and performs duties as delegated by the City Commission. Seats affected by the 2010 referendum included Seat #1, Seat #4 and Seat #5. The November 6, 2012 election results were: City Commission Mayor/Commissioner, Seat #1 – Robert C. Genaro jr (term expires 2022) Commissioner, Seat #2 – Ed Martinez (term expires 2020) Commissioner, Seat #3 – Karalyn Woulas (term expires 2020) Commissioner, Seat #4 – Skip Williams (term expires 2018) Vice Mayor/Commissioner, Seat #5 – Mike Miller (term expires 2018) City Manager The City Manager is appointed by the City Commission