The City of Melbourne is a full-service municipality serving as the business center of the South Brevard County urban area. Melbourne provides the needed infrastructure to support a superb quality of life for growing residential, business, and technological communities. The city honors its colorful history by bringing the past into the present through activities in three redevelopment areas. The contemporary City of Melbourne is the result of the 1969 merger of the separate communities of Melbourne and Eau Gallie.

Today, Melbourne is close to 41 square miles in size, with about 75% of that land in use. The population is approximately 78,000 and continues to grow at a modest rate. In addition to providing services to residents and businesses, Melbourne provides drinking water to a regional area that includes several other municipalities. To accomplish its mission, the City employs approximately 1,000 people. Melbourne operates on a $155 million annual budget.