of the Village of Royal Palm Beach Mayor and Council is to represent the public interest, promote quick, courteous response to residents' problems, provide leadership and direction to the Village's future, and assure the present and future fiscal integrity of the municipal government. The Village of Royal Palm Beach strives to provide its citizens with a clean, safe, family oriented community. Mayor The Mayor of Royal Palm Beach is currently Fred Pinto. His term expires in March 2022. City Council The city council consists of four chairs. The following are established and filled as: Seat 1: Councilman Jeff Hmara Seat 2: Councilman Richard Valuntas Seat 3: Vice Mayor Selena S. Samios Seat 4: Councilwoman Jan Rodusky Public safety Fire and Rescue Department Currently, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the citizens of Royal Palm Beach. There are two fire stations assigned to the village: Station 28 – Engine 28, Rescue 28, Brush 28 and 3 command vehicles; Station 29 – Rescue 29, Truck 29. Station 28 is the headquarters for Battalion 2, which covers Royal Palm Beach and the other Palms West Communities. Police Department Law enforcement in Royal Palm Beach is provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office: District 9, which operates from a sub-station in Royal Palm Beach, and is staffed by 56 sworn deputies and 5 civilian employees. It is commanded by Captain Ulrich Naujoks and Lieutenant Michael B.Ferrante. Federal government Located at 9300 Belvedere Road, the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office handles a variety of immigration matters for eight Florida counties. Local newspapers The Town-Crier is a weekly, or more frequent, newspaper specifically located in and serving the Palms West Communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage. Published weekly, the Town-Crier was founded by Bob Markey Sr. and family, but was sold in 1998 to the Manning family. The Town-Crier was published twice-weekly, with featured editions in nearby communities, on its own printing presses during the 1980s and early 1990s. The Town-Crier published the first newspaper Web site in Palm Beach County in 1995. Palms West Monthly is a monthly news and features paper published by Rob Harris in and for the communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and environs. The Palm Beach Post is a daily newspaper serving all of Palm Beach County. References External links Royal Palm Beach Online (local news website)