Carlos-O-Meter

Browse the Carlos-O-Meter: All promises By Subject Taxes Government efficiency   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.

Carlos-O-Meter Scorecard

Promise Kept
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Compromise
0% 0 Promises
Promise Broken
0% 0 Promises
Stalled
0% 0 Promises
In the Works
0% 0 Promises
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Latest Carlos-O-Meter Promises

Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
No layoffs for police; no closed fire stations
Miami-Dade averts police layoffs | September 8, 2014
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Attract new investment and create high-paying quality jobs
We take a look at Carlos Gimenez’s jobs goal | June 13, 2014
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Make most county records available online
Gimenez adds his memos to county website | January 8, 2014
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Cut property taxes
Recent budget includes tax reduction | November 15, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Create Seniors First Trust Fund
Gimenez delivers rebate but no senior trust fund in second budget | November 13, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Create term limits
Gimenez keeps promise to set term limits thanks to voter approval | November 7, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Take back raises
Gimenez got union concessions to deliver on promise to reverse raises | June 29, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Cut the mayor’s salary and benefits
Mayor Gimenez gets rid of his own executive benefits | June 29, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Conduct an independent audit of the Transit Department
County fraud audit of transit hasn’t happened — but the feds are investigating | June 29, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Support initiative to reduce the county commission from 13 members to nine, and create two at-large districts
No progress toward reducing the number of commissioners | June 29, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Require lobbying disclosures and create restrictions on lobbying county government
No progress on promise about lobbyists | June 29, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Create a Miami-Dade County Illegal Gambling Task Force
Gimenez has not formed gambling task force | June 25, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Veto any effort to strike down benefits for domestic partners
No efforts yet to get rid of domestic partner benefits | June 25, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Make recall process easier
Voters approve charter change related to petitions | February 2, 2012
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Restore federal grant transit funding
Miami-Dade making progress on getting back transit funding | December 29, 2011
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Post mayor’s calendar on the Internet
Mayor Gimenez adds details to online calendar | December 9, 2011
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Reduce the office of mayor by 10 percent
Carlos Gimenez cut his office budget — but he didn’t backfill Gov. Rick Scott’s veto | October 10, 2011
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Cut county departments from 60 to 25
Carlos Gimenez reduces departments — but doesn’t get rid of as many as originally promised | October 3, 2011