Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District is governed by a seven member Board of Directors appointed by the City of Palm Bay (3 members), Brevard County (3 members), and the City of West Melbourne (1 member).  The number of appointees is representative of the acreage of each jurisdiction within the District.  The legislative qualification is that members must reside within District boundaries for the tenure of their service. As a dependent District, the Board of Directors recommends a tentative annual operating budget for each fiscal year (including User Fee rates) to be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for approval.  The District’s budget is subject to the approval of a majority of the Board of County Commissioners, with the special condition that commissioners representing Districts 3 and 5 (the location of the District) must both vote in the affirmative. The District is staffed with 20 employees.   District Administration consists of five employees.  Fifteen employees are in Field Operations, and are  skilled and trained in aquatic weed control, canal/right-of-way maintenance, and equipment/facility maintenance.