How's Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn doing on the Buck-O-Meter?
By Richard Danielson, Angie Drobnic Holan
Published on Monday, March 12th, 2012 at 5:38 p.m.
Related campaign promises:
Start an incentive program to encourage police to live in the city | Details
Continue allowing police to take their police cars home | Details
Maintain the size of the police force | Details
Maintain pension benefits for police | Details
Support the Step Plan for police pay increases | Details
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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, pictured here with his family, was sworn in on April 1, 2011.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s one-year anniversary in office arrives April 1, so we’ll be reviewing his campaign promises over the next few weeks to see how he’s dong.
Positive action toward his goals merits a "Promise Kept" or an "In the Works" rating. Lack of action could get a "Stalled" rating or even a "Promise Broken."
We recently examined some of Buckhorn’s promises on policing and crime.
In the case of one campaign pledge -- start an incentive program to encourage police to live in the city -- we found Buckhorn has come up short. No housing program has yet been announced; read more details here.
In other areas, though, Buckhorn has made positive progress. We gave him positive ratings on the following promises:
- Maintain the size of the police force
- Maintain pension benefits for police
- Support the Step Plan for police pay increases
- Continue allowing police to take their police cars home
Click the links for the official ratings and complete sources.
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See individual promises for sources.
Researchers: Richard Danielson, Angie Drobnic Holan
Names in this article: Bob Buckhorn
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