tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post1596016570778955878..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: New Mayor for Miami-Dade: Carlos Gimenez ... by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88287402499527010482011-07-02T13:44:57.303-04:002011-07-02T13:44:57.303-04:00Hopefully Gimenez will get rid of 100's of und...Hopefully Gimenez will get rid of 100's of underworked and overpaid County managers and executives.<br /><br />Anyone notice County Hall is almost empty Friday afternoons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-879386045562884772011-06-30T22:08:10.768-04:002011-06-30T22:08:10.768-04:00Some of you have it right - There is too many &quo...Some of you have it right - There is too many "Executive and Management" positions in the County "everywhere" at the Seaport, Solid Waste, Water& Sewer and Airport!!<br />Every time George said he got ride of a position he would ship that person to another department with that high salary! <br />Get ride of the layers of Management, Supervisors and Executive - there goes aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-25534456304105867902011-06-30T16:13:53.960-04:002011-06-30T16:13:53.960-04:00County government has far too many employees.
A ...County government has far too many employees. <br /><br />A deficit of $400 Mil? Time to let the deadwood leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-19155733443580958352011-06-30T15:51:26.574-04:002011-06-30T15:51:26.574-04:00Property taxes always get paid. By a bank or by an...Property taxes always get paid. By a bank or by an investor.<br /><br />Robaina was on the right track. 6,000 County employees need to leave. Fire them or retire them. Let them make their fortunes in the private sector.<br /><br />Gimenez better reduce taxes like he promised or he's out in 2012.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-31314223703787118952011-06-30T08:54:46.007-04:002011-06-30T08:54:46.007-04:00Property taxes get paid no matter what. That's...Property taxes get paid no matter what. That's what the certificate sales do if the homeowner cannot. That's such a bogus argument (in regard to property taxes won't get paid), I cannot believe any homeowner anywhere would know this.<br /><br />I meant to type "wouldn't know this"!<br /><br />It wasn't Fraudien, just my spell check!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-58794432888199676262011-06-30T07:09:20.253-04:002011-06-30T07:09:20.253-04:00County hall is bloated! 2nd to last anon, how man...County hall is bloated! 2nd to last anon, how many non government employees have been laid off, with no medical insurance, etc.. who don't have guaranteed government jobs with publicly funded retirement and benefit packages? The same can be said in regards to the Unions. Cry me a river! <br /><br />I don't have medical insurance nor a job, but own a home and pay taxes to pay for this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57283114443008249252011-06-30T00:48:14.881-04:002011-06-30T00:48:14.881-04:00OMG, Carlos, what have you done to yourself!OMG, Carlos, what have you done to yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-81834852826483056662011-06-29T23:38:11.852-04:002011-06-29T23:38:11.852-04:00What happens to the community when u lay off 6000 ...What happens to the community when u lay off 6000 people? That is 6000 families that will not be able to keep up with bills and needs... That could be 6000 families that will be without medical care. Then you throw in Scotts fired state employees and that all adds up to a lot of money not being spent in local stores, restaurants and hmmm, the new marlins stadium. That could mean a larger numberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78120372414972003652011-06-29T21:36:06.893-04:002011-06-29T21:36:06.893-04:00Gimenez must show he is not a stooge of the fire u...Gimenez must show he is not a stooge of the fire unions.<br />Hard to do as his membership in the City of Miami firefighters union lead to his multi-million dollar fortune.<br /><br />$120,000 pension plus escalations x 30 years = $3,600,000 plus a pension from Miami-Dade County...<br /><br />Gimenez needs to reduce pay and benefits immediately.<br /><br />Robaina promised to fire 6,000 County Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-14156555490106622772011-06-29T19:25:50.644-04:002011-06-29T19:25:50.644-04:00Gimenez is an insider who will evicerate the union...Gimenez is an insider who will evicerate the unions and leave the upper echelon. 60 departments give me a break. He is out of touch with his own budget when he said on the televised debate with Michael Putney that employee benefits and salaries account for 80% of the budget.<br /><br />This is a blatant lie meant to inflame the public against the county employees.<br /><br />The issue at hand is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-25848141471453073702011-06-29T18:07:56.538-04:002011-06-29T18:07:56.538-04:00And the first one to push the eject button is... w...And the first one to push the eject button is... wait for the Drum Roll - Suzy Torriente<br /><br /><br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-17999319179525166152011-06-29T17:03:48.852-04:002011-06-29T17:03:48.852-04:00Suarez is to smart to saddle himself with the like...Suarez is to smart to saddle himself with the likes of Terry Murphy. It is just a rumor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78196842996141191442011-06-29T16:47:53.991-04:002011-06-29T16:47:53.991-04:00I think our new Mayor will be very good on the bud...I think our new Mayor will be very good on the budget. If I could have a wish list - it would start within County Hall employees (nepotism positions, Alvarez & Burgess shuffled employees) If that doesn't clear the pond out enough, then I'd be looking at the salary/benefit to everyone making over 100K. Mind you, some may earn in, but I bet most don't. Then, he said he's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-89275613307485873042011-06-29T12:53:49.099-04:002011-06-29T12:53:49.099-04:00By the way, the presence of commissioner Sosa at t...By the way, the presence of commissioner Sosa at the victory party was the sign that Marco Rubio and his followers were VERY PRESENT IN THIS CELEBRATION. Too bad you all don't speak Spanish so you would be able to listen to Marquito's frequent appearances on the Marta Flores progrsam [Radio Mambi] along with his "madrina" Sosa. So if Sosa was there, so was the rest of the posse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-14775311523980789462011-06-29T12:47:34.349-04:002011-06-29T12:47:34.349-04:00To Anon #6... AMEN! This effort to sanctify Gimern...To Anon #6... AMEN! This effort to sanctify Gimernez is out of touch with reality. He's a "friend" of the same bunch that gave Robaina a stronger support, and the only difference is that Robaina would have been more brazen in advancing that posse's interests -- Gimenez has always been more "cautious," if that's how you want to illustrate his demeanor towards the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-14463330349552239782011-06-29T10:39:22.205-04:002011-06-29T10:39:22.205-04:00I am a regular reader of this blog and am continua...I am a regular reader of this blog and am continually impressed by the interesting commentary. Regarding Hudak, her picture appears next to "bureaucrat" in the dictionary. If Gimenez keeps her in a senior position, it will be the most visible and immediate evidence that he is going in the wrong direction.<br /><br />Where you are naive, in my opinion, is your implication that the LBA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-40652485891361533082011-06-29T10:27:06.925-04:002011-06-29T10:27:06.925-04:00The County Manager position has been abolished (at...The County Manager position has been abolished (at the initiative of Carlos Gimenez) and it is now essentially the Mayor's Chief of Staff. Gimenez will pick someone loyal to him rather than Alina Hudak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-89339710649676688032011-06-29T09:33:44.378-04:002011-06-29T09:33:44.378-04:00if gimenez keeps alvarez's handpicked manager,...if gimenez keeps alvarez's handpicked manager, alina hudak, we will instantly know that robaina was correct and gimenez and alvarez are essentially the same mayor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-32004711047690136122011-06-29T09:22:22.169-04:002011-06-29T09:22:22.169-04:00"The county manager appears untouched by the ..."The county manager appears untouched by the tarnish of her predecessor, George Burgess."<br /><br />Please don't tell me you are referring to crony Alina Hudak. Hudak and Burgess were connected at the hip and she has been part of the problem for years.<br /><br />For example, one of her primary responsibilities in recent years has been to oversee the police department. Her Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33480593168822658212011-06-29T09:15:49.694-04:002011-06-29T09:15:49.694-04:00Speaking of "doing no harm" is there any...Speaking of "doing no harm" is there any truth to the rumor Xavier Suarez is hiring Terry Murphy, consigliere of the "Hialeah Machine", to be his chief of staff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-59429884382000927732011-06-29T08:16:40.628-04:002011-06-29T08:16:40.628-04:00This is a spot on editorial. It echo's my sen...This is a spot on editorial. It echo's my sentiments in regard to our new Mayor Gimenez. His voting record has leaned toward the LBA in regard to breaching the UDB. However, I do have some confidence he'll be able to stop some of the environmental destruction being proposed by Diaz and Bell. Martinez will not win over Gimenez. Our County has proven it's diversity and it's notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com