Statement by Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez on the election of new Commission Chairman and Vice Chairman

(MIAMI, November 24, 2014) – “I congratulate Commissioners Jean Monestime and Esteban Bovo on their elections as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. I also commend their colleagues on the Board for working together and in a show of unity, unanimously supporting their nominations.

“Commissioner Monestime will become the first Haitian-American to lead our 13-member board when he officially assumes the chairmanship on January 1, 2015. His election is further proof that Miami-Dade County is a multicultural, world class community that is committed to inclusion.

“I look forward to working with both Commissioner Monestime and Commissioner Bovo - a passionate public servant who has represented his community in our state capital and now in his home county - and all of our commissioners over the next two years.”