Mayor Carlos Gimenez

100-Plus Miami-Dade Police Avoid Layoffs

Posted 01.25.2012

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Over a hundred Miami-Dade police officers who received pink slips on January 5 may avoid layoffs after all. To save their jobs they'll have to pay an ...

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Miami-Dade Police: Layoffs WIll Not Affect Response Time To Violent Crime

Posted 03.16.2012

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For the first time, Miami-Dade Police have had to layoff more than 100 officers after Mayor Carlos Gimenez and police unions failed to come to an agre...

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Charter Reform Must Address Transportation

Anthony Garcia | Posted 01.29.2012

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Anthony Garcia

Without considering sweeping changes to transportation planning and funding, charter reform will not mean much in the daily lives of residents of Miami-Dade County.

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Why I Did Not Vote for the Mayor's Budget Proposal

Xavier L. Suarez | Posted 01.29.2012

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Xavier L. Suarez

Mayor Gimenez allowed the county commissioners to make some small decisions, but he has not yielded an inch on the major features of his budget. The resounding mandate given by the voters that we streamline a bloated bureaucracy was ignored.

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