Latest Promises

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
Create term limits
Gimenez keeps promise to set term limits thanks to voter approval | November 7, 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
Make recall process easier
Voters approve charter change related to petitions | February 2, 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
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 the mayor’s salary and benefits
Mayor Gimenez gets rid of his own executive benefits | June 29, 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 county departments from 60 to 25
Carlos Gimenez reduces departments — but doesn’t get rid of as many as originally promised | October 3, 2011
Carlos Gimenez
Carlos Gimenez
Cut property taxes
Recent budget includes tax reduction | November 15, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Create an urban growth master plan for downtown and nearby neighborhoods
City unveils ‘InVision Tampa’ plan for center city | November 27, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Veto pork-barrel spending
Rick Scott vetoed a lot of pork projects | January 4, 2019
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Establish Neighborhood University
City begins accepting applications for Neighborhood University | July 22, 2013
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Coordinate waterfront development
Not a lot of waterfront development, but plenty of systematic thinking | March 30, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Support USF research efforts
Buckhorn cheerleads for moving the USF med school downtown | November 21, 2014
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Plant 1,000 trees per year
Tree goal met, with more than 600 to spare | March 30, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Support the Step Plan for police pay increases
Step increases for police supported in first budget | September 22, 2011
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Maintain pension benefits for police
Pension benefits for police maintained under Buckhorn | March 12, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Maintain the size of the police force
Size of Tampa police force holds steady in first budget | September 21, 2011
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Appoint a Deputy Mayor of Neighborhoods and Community Empowerment with specific duties
Buckhorn creates budget and neighborhood empowerment director | March 30, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Conduct a city-wide lighting assessment
Tampa to add 8,400 street lights in the next five years | October 24, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Work to obtain funding for the reclaimed water program for the city’s neighborhoods
City gets federal grant, more control over reclaimed water | March 29, 2012
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Create a series of initiatives to improve parks and public spaces
Tampa parks and greenways feel the love | November 21, 2014
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
Establish a landlord training program
City holds first landlord training session and schedules a second | September 25, 2013
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