Special to Blogging Black Miami:

Announces the first in a series of ideas to restore trust in county government.




MIAMI, FL-- Julio Robaina, the current Mayor of the City of Hialeah, opens a campaign account today to run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County and issued the following statement:
“For several months I have been meeting with residents from throughout Miami-Dade County to listen to their concerns and input. During those gatherings two facts resonated: Miami-Dade County government is out-of-touch with the daily reality of its residents and reform is urgently needed.

These are challenging times and taxpayers are right to demand that government cut back as they have had to. We have done just that in Hialeah and found ways to lower taxes while still providing the essential services citizens need and deserve.

Citizens are right to demand accountability from their government. We will not be able to create the jobs we desperately need or convince businesses to expand or relocate here until trust is restored in county government. I look forward to continue listening to the residents of Miami-Dade and sharing with them my vision for reforming county government to make it truly transparent and accountable to the taxpayers. We must work together to eliminate wasteful spending and duplicity, hold the line on taxes, deal with the bureaucracy, reengineer county structure and make it easier to start a small business and hire workers. Accountability must take on a new standard in the county government and, if I am elected, I plan to lead on this path of change and reform in order to exemplify the term “servant of the people”.

Today I am announcing the first of a series of ideas that I will be sharing with the residents of Miami-Dade in the coming weeks that are the cornerstone of the new direction we must take county government. I propose:
· term limits for both the Mayor and the County Commissioners;
· salary conditions prohibiting outside income for the Mayor as well as the County Commissioners; and
· a totally independent Office of the Inspector General.

Only by taking these initial steps on a much greater journey will we be able to create a climate that fosters job growth and restores confidence in our county government”, concluded Robaina.

Mayor Robaina has a proven track record of lowering taxes without cutting vital services. He knows how to take-on the bureaucracy to make government run more efficiently, and protect the taxpayer’s hard-earned money. Robaina’s no-nonsense approach to the management of government, and commitment to protecting taxpayers is rooted in his background as a successful business leader and the understanding that, as stewards of the people’s money, local government must be transparent and solely accountable to the taxpayer.


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