Miami City Commissioner Miguel Angel Gabela plans to call for the removal of Joe Carollo as chairman of the Bayfront Park Management Trust, a downtown city agency at the center of a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by two former employees who made accusations about financial improprieties and accounting issues at the agency.
At the next Miami City Commission meeting on Feb. 13, Gabela said he will ask his colleagues to vote on removing Carollo as chairman of the Trust — a post Carollo has held since 2017. The agency, which maintains downtown’s Bayfront and Maurice Ferré parks, generates revenue from hosting large-scale events like the Ultra Music Festival. The chairperson role is held by one of Miami’s five city commissioners.
Gabela said that he is calling for a “ vote of no confidence” and that Carollo should “relinquish” the chairmanship “because of all the controversy that’s been happening.”…