Strong-mayor plan can go on ballot, court rules: A state appeals court ruled that Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez can proceed with a plan to put a strong-mayor plan before voters; opponents said they will. Posted: Feb 22, 2008 18:30:20
... Jun. 1--Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez's bid to overhaul ... referendum, would give the mayor the power to hire and fire ... favor with a too-powerful mayor. Animosity between the mayor and commission had eased in ... a while, said Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, who has been ...