A planned recall of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Good to Go” Gimenez is not yet underway, but these 
very rustic signs are popping up already urging folks to “Layoff Mayor Gimenez.”
It is one political sign that stands out from the rest in this election week, perhaps because of its minimalist style and rustic appearance.
Capt. Jack Garcia, a retired Miami-Dade firefighter whose son died in a Fourth of July boating accident — and who is spearheading the effort after Gimenez refused to refund the $1.8 million fire boat — said the signs were not his.
“But I love them,” Garcia told Ladra.
The first sighting was by El Nuevo Herald reporter Brenda Medina who tweeted a picture of
one sign on Northwest 17th Avenue by the 836 ramp.
Just 20 minutes later, Ladra got a text message from a county employee who drove past a bigger sign on the corner of Southwest 87th Avenue and Miller Drive.
Then came another of signs in a median and a sign on a tree at Coral Way and 109th Avenue, then a sign on vacant lots at the corner of Coral Way and 132nd 
Avenue and Northwest 7th Street and 97th Avenue in the Fontainbleau Park area.
These signs are getting around.
And no, it does not tell Ladra to “lay off” Mayor Gimenez. I suspect the new and very basic, improvised signs have more to do with the employee layoffs, particularly in the police department.
PBA President John Rivera did not immediately return a call from Ladra.
While the mayor has indicated that there may not be any layoffs at all in the police, labor leaders and many 
employees are still frustrated with the way “Cry Wolf” Gimenez went about threatening their livelihoods and diminishing their contribution to the county.
Many of the employees keep asking Ladra when they will see petition gatherers at the polls so they can sign the recall of Gimenez, but the collection won’t begin until after the primary. Certainly by Oct. 1, Garcia said.
He is taking the language from the recall petition against former Mayor Carlos Alvarez — hey, why fix it if it worked the first time? — and wants to have an attorney review it before presenting it to the Clerk of Courts. Garcia told me he had been in touch with former U.S. Atorney Kendall Coffey about it.
So, it’s just a matter of weeks now.
Meanwhile, these signs can only help.
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Dear Highly Professional Political Cortadito and Highly Esteemed Readers:
I believe protecting taxpayers from excessive taxes, during The Great Recession, is the best service a Strong Mayor of Miami-Dade County can provide.
Since my return to Miami in 1998, I have seen Mayor Penelas raise taxes, Mayor Alvarez go on such a spending spree, e.g. Marlins Stadium during The Recession, he was Recalled, and Carlos Gimenez, for the first time in 15 years, REDUCE County expenditures to LOWER TAXES to protect we, the people.
Moreover, through countless County Commission votes, during The Housing Bubble, Carlos Gimenez was the sole dissenting vote on vast and numerous, ultimately determined to be corrupt or wasteful, County spending measures such as the Liberty City biotech scandal, the housing scandal, ad infinitum.
Carlos Gimenez has walked the plank for, and continues to walk the plank for, protecting taxpayers’ wallets, during The Great Recession.
Who is behind the Recall now? The County employees who want us, the taxpayers, to indemnify them from The Great Recession, while we go under.
I believe we should be doing all we can to support the lone voice at County Hall standing up to the special interests, the lone voice who insists on keeping taxes low during The Great Recession — Carlos Gimenez.
Sincerely,
Jackson Rip Holmes
915 Palermo Avenue, # 106
Coral Gables, FL 33134
P. 305-338-5000
E. [email protected]
It has to be a grass root effort. Mayor Gimenez should be recalled. He has no respect for hard working County employees. Additionally, the ‘strong mayor’ type of government needs to be abolished. We need professional competency to lead and manage Miami Dade County government.
He is a lonely egomaniac, because even those around him do not REALLY like him, and as long as the family is protected by him they let him play the arrogant fool, if not I don’t care if we are related, your opinion makes no difference to us (family opinion). If he was not such a low lying scum you could almost feel sorry for the FOOL. But it is catching up to him, slowly but surely(there is a God )I can hardly wait for the next chapter of this interesting drama:)
Gimenez is stuffing his pockets at the County and employees expense!!!!
LAY OFF GIMENEZ !!!
As this Mayor tries and tries to destroy my great Police Department he is ONLY alienating himself. He claims he has reduced his staff by 20% but in FACT he ONLY moved his staff to places like the sea port, air port, etc. This way he can hide his well paid staff until after contracts are settled. This man ran the City of Miami into the ground and now he’s after the County. And for GOD sake can we PLEASE change our name back to METRO DADE POLICE.
I’m a County employee. Where can I get one of those signs for my yard? I would have liked to put one in the knee-high grass of the median on 117th Ave. last week.
Gimenez Wants To Take all the benefits from the county employees that he had as a city employee and he still receives benefits he is a hipocrit
Wow! a 1st class city that can’t even keep your grass cut, just waiting on the accidents and lawsuits (liability) cost for FAILURE TO Maintain
Seems as though a grass roots movement has caught on against Mayor Carlos Gimenez. As someone who voted for him when he ran against Julio Robaina, I feel defrauded by his lack of leadership and his association to questionable lobbyists and consultants. There may come a time in the near future when Gimenez, just as it happened to Alvarez, will be recalled or voted out of office. He has no one but himself to blame as he is clearly an egomaniac.
Maybe we don’t need to share EVERY location of these signs publicly.
Maybe Carlos hasn’t got the budget to get the grass mowed when the calls come in, but he sure has resources to jump on these signs lickety-split, if he knows where to look.
Gimenez neets to go!!!!!!!!
He is the worst Mayor I’ve ever seen.
This is exactly how the Alvarez recall started. It started slow and it snowballed into an 80% plus approval for removal. All things being equal, it appears as though Gimenez days may be numbered.