On the second try, Opa-Locka Commissioner Luis Santiago was successful Tuesday in firing City Manager Steve Shiver, who was hired less than three months ago to deal with the city’s financial mess. Santiago had tried to fire Shiver in October — for another reason, an alleged bribe he made to a vendor — but was […]
Voters in Opa-Locka overwhelmingly passed term limits with 73% of the vote last week, restricting commissioners to two four-year terms — and unlike most term limit measures, this one goes retroactive. But Commissioner Timothy Holmes, who has been in office for 20 years, or five terms — and could very well be the poster child for […]
