Last month, Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved the budget, which will take effect this week, increasing the county’s tax rate less than one percent over this year, avoiding both police layoffs and a 25-cent increase to public transit fares. Though some commissioners praised Mayor Carlos Gimenez for this final budget, Commissioner Xavier Suarez says there is still much more that can be done to streamline county government.
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Xavier Suarez, Miami-Dade County Commission, District 7