The City of Miami will have to make do with less tax revenue, at a time when overall spending is primed to surge. That, and other news, in this election roundup.
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Inside City Hall: Miami’s Union Contracts Have Expired. Four Things to Watch.
Miami’s last labor agreements delivered substantial raises. Now, with four contracts expired and voters approving Amendment 3’s sweeping property-tax cuts, City Hall is revealing little about what comes next — or what it might cost taxpayers.
Inside City Hall: City Paychecks, Union Jobs
Miami’s municipal employee unions — big backers of Eileen Higgins in last fall’s mayoral election and proponents of next week’s $450 million public safety bond referendum — enjoy an unusual perk: Eight employees are excused from their city jobs to represent their unions full time, while collectively drawing more than $1 million a year in taxpayer-funded salaries.
Miami Voters Will Decide on $450 Million Loan as City Faces Debts and Deficits
Mayor Eileen Higgins says the money is urgently needed to rebuild aging police and fire facilities. Critics question whether Miami can afford another major bond issue while struggling with pension obligations, existing debt and rising public safety costs.
Inside City Hall: The Raises Keep Coming
A Spotlight review found that salary increases added $7.6 million to city employees’ annualized pay in just six months. And that snapshot captures only part of the story.
Miami Approves $3.7 Billion Budget After Last-Minute Changes
Commissioners adopted the city’s record spending plan after last-minute changes shifted millions for festivals, personnel and other expenses. The amendment detailing those changes wasn’t publicly available before the final hearing.
How Does Miami’s $1 Billion Personnel Tab Stack Up? We Did the Math
As they prepare for a final vote on Miami’s budget for the coming fiscal year, commissioners wanted to know how the city’s employee costs stack up against other big Florida cities. And the winner is…
Miami’s $3.7 Billion Budget: 5 Numbers That Aren’t What They Seem
Firefighter overtime that looks like it’s falling but isn’t. Eighteen festival grants replaced by an unidentified $2 million pot. And a capital funding gap that’s much larger than it first appears. Here are a few numbers buried in Miami’s proposed budget ahead of Thursday’s final vote.
Where Miami’s Extra Millions Would Go: The Budget’s Biggest Winners
Police and Fire-Rescue would claim almost two-thirds of the nearly $73 million increase in Miami’s General Fund, while several other corners of City Hall are in line for sizable boosts.
Miami’s Billion-Dollar Boom, Part 3: City Hall’s Growing Payroll
Miami’s annual bill for salaries and employee benefits has grown by nearly $500 million in a decade, while the number of budgeted positions increased only about 12%. Meanwhile, the city’s capital plan still carries a roughly $1.8 billion funding gap.
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Inside City Hall: Miami’s Union Contracts Have Expired. Four Things to Watch.
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