isan ▁elections . ▁Once ▁a ▁month , ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁though ▁special ▁meet ings ▁may ▁be ▁conducted ▁as ▁needed . ▁The ▁mayor , ▁also ▁elected ▁to ▁two ▁year ▁terms , ▁acts ▁as ▁om bud s man ▁and ▁inter g overn ment al ▁figure . ▁G ail ▁L . ▁Con ig lio , ▁a ▁former ▁two - term ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁council , ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁town ▁manager ▁has ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁appoint ▁and ▁super v ise ▁the ▁senior ▁management ▁team , ▁including ▁the ▁deput y ▁town ▁manager ▁and ▁department ▁direct ors . ▁The ▁office holder ▁of ▁town ▁manager ▁is ▁appointed ▁ann ually ▁by ▁the ▁town ▁council . ▁Kirk ▁Bl ou in , ▁a ▁former ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁chief ▁of ▁police ▁and ▁later ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety , ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁town ▁manager ▁since ▁February   1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Florida ' s ▁ 2 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Lo is ▁Frank el ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁level ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁district ▁of ▁Florida ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁which ▁covers ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁immediate ▁coast s ▁cities ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁County ▁from ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Sh ores ▁south ward . ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁is ▁also ▁part