{"id":430406,"date":"2026-10-17T11:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/430406\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T11:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:08:10","slug":"indian-creek-village-hires-a-new-village-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/430406\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Creek Village hires a new village manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Aerial view of Indian Creek Village, which just hired a new village manager.\" alt=\"Aerial view of Indian Creek Village, which just hired a new village manager.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Aerial view of Indian Creek Village, which just hired a new village manager.<\/p>\n<p>                Miami Herald Files<\/p>\n<p>            Miami Herald File<\/p>\n<p>Indian Creek Village, the exclusive island enclave known as Billionaire Bunker, has a new leader overseeing its tiny but famous community.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Napoli has been hired as village manager for the municipality at an annual salary of $215,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/business\/real-estate-news\/article317594054.html#storylink=var-wtk\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FULL STORY: Billionaire Bunker is now under new management. What the job is all about<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792235289_835_image.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" title=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Napoli, a former Miami and Miami-Dade administrator, has been named Indian Creek Village\u2019s new village manager.\"\/>                                                                                    Joseph Napoli, a former Miami and Miami-Dade administrator, has been named Indian Creek Village\u2019s new village manager.                                                                                                                                                                        Miami-Dade County                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Napoli, a former chief of staff at the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, was approved as manager by the Indian Creek Village Council on Sept. 8 under a two-year contract.The job comes with a $600 monthly car allowance, a village-issued cellphone, health benefits, three weeks of vacation and five paid personal days. Napoli must work at least 40 hours a week and be available 24\/7 for emergencies.The village has just 41 residential properties and fewer than 100 residents, but its homeowners include Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Brady, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.Napoli\u2019s pay is lower than managers in larger nearby cities. Miami Beach City Manager Eric Carpenter earns about $398,000, while Aventura paid $237,500 and Surfside pay about $250,000.Napoli replaces Guillermo Olmedillo, who had served as interim village manager and is staying on as a land use, zoning and infrastructure consultant. The proposed 2027 budget projects $8 million in revenues and $6.8 million in expenses.<\/p>\n<p>This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence and using our own originally reported, written and published content. It was reviewed and edited by our journalists.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644720\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792235290_483_Luisa Yanez.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Luisa Yanez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Luisa Yanez covers real estate and the impact of wealth migration in South Florida for the Miami Herald. In her work, she will be using both traditional reporting and AI tools.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aerial view of Indian Creek Village, which just hired a new village manager. 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