Miami Commissioner Suarez To Unveil Strong Mayor Plan For City

Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez, dismayed by last September's drawn-out firing of Police Chief Miguel Exposito, wants the city to switch to a "strong mayor'' form of government in a move that would eliminate the city manager post.

"It's because of how frustrated I am with how the city runs," said Suarez, 34, a Miami attorney who coasted to his first elected seat in 2009, and whose father is former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez.

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