Carlos-O-Meter
Tracking the promises of Carlos A. Gimenez
Carlos-O-Meter Scorecard
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PolitiFact Florida has compiled promises that Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez made during the 2011 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Carlos-O-Meter.
We rate their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See About the Carlos-O-Meter for details on our ratings.)
The report card at right provides an up-to-the-minute tally of all the promises.
Promises we’ve rated recently
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Gimenez "pledged to maintain services and not lay off police officers" or close fire stations.
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Gimenez "pledged to maintain services and not lay off police officers" or close fire stations.
Attract new investment and create high-paying quality jobs
"My top priority is job creation. My plan is to attract new investment and create high-paying, quality jobs.
Make most county records available online
"One of my goals is to move Miami-Dade County government toward a paperless system of record keeping, aided by computer technology, which would make most records available online."
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Gimenez "pledged to maintain services and not lay off police officers" or close fire stations.
Attract new investment and create high-paying quality jobs
"My top priority is job creation. My plan is to attract new investment and create high-paying, quality jobs.
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Gimenez "pledged to maintain services and not lay off police officers" or close fire stations.
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Gimenez "pledged to maintain services and not lay off police officers" or close fire stations.
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Gimenez "pledged to maintain services and not lay off police officers" or close fire stations.
Attract new investment and create high-paying quality jobs
"My top priority is job creation. My plan is to attract new investment and create high-paying, quality jobs.
Make most county records available online
"One of my goals is to move Miami-Dade County government toward a paperless system of record keeping, aided by computer technology, which would make most records available online."
Attract new investment and create high-paying quality jobs
"My top priority is job creation. My plan is to attract new investment and create high-paying, quality jobs.
Cut property taxes
“I will cut the tax rate by eliminating the Alvarez tax increases. Our government is just too big and too expensive. Taxpayers want and deserve a government we can afford. We need to eliminate duplication, eliminate unfilled positions and focus on essential services.”
Create Seniors First Trust Fund
“I will create a Seniors First Trust Fund to assure that the elderly continue to have access to warm meals and I will extend the low-income seniors property tax rebate program of $100 for next year.”
Create term limits
"For years, I have tried to get before the voters a charter amendment for two 4-year terms. In addition to offering more choices for voters, term limits eliminate the advantages of incumbency, break ties to special interests, improve the tendency for elected officials to vote their conscience rather than engage in quid pro quo, and open the door to fresh thinking and new ideas. In short, term limits inhibit political careerism. One of my goals as county mayor would be to make sure an 'eight is enough' law is irrevocably put in place."
