Week of February 24, 2010
HEALTH HEARING: To attempt to understand and address Jackson Health System's ongoing financial crisis, which recently reached a fever pitch after it came to light the public agency faces a loss of more than $200 million this year, Miami-Dade Commission Chair Dennis Moss is planning a day-long hearing "along the lines of the congressional hearings you see every day on TV." He plans to invite a "panel of witnesses" to testify on Jackson's predicament and future. County Manager George Burgess said the administration has a memo in the works. "You'll know everything we know as it evolves." FOUR VIE FOR BEACH POST: Four candidates are on the short list of hopefuls for presidency of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, says Aaron Perry, board chair. A chamber subcommittee met with candidates last week after which the list was whittled to four. "I hope to have this wrapped up within 30 days," he said. The remaining candidates, whom he declined to identify, are to meet with the full board during the first week of March, he said. In the interim, former Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau consultant Nina Cohen is heading the chamber. "Her interim leadership has been good, the chamber is doing well," Mr. Perry says. He declined to say whether Ms. Cohen is one of the finalists. He did say the search is "shaping up" to yield a local leader: "I'm excited about the prospects." Prior president Wendy Kallergis left in November to head the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association, replacing Stuart Blumberg. |
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