Ahead of her first city commission meeting as mayor, Eileen Higgins has chosen a new leader for Miami’s administration.
Mayor Higgins announced Monday her nomination of James Reyes to be Miami’s new city manager. Reyes previously campaigned to be Miami-Dade County’s sheriff in 2024, but lost to current Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz.
The city manager is the chief administrator of Miami’s government. The manager handles the daily operations of the city administration and has hiring and firing power for city employees. The manager also sets the city’s budget, which exceeds $3 billion when including operating and capital project budgets…