Julio Robaina was the mayor of Hialeah, Florida

Hialeah, Florida

Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2009, the population estimate by the U. S...

. He was first elected in 2005. Robaina was re-elected to a second term in office in 2009.

Robaina also serves as Hialeah's city manager

City manager

A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer or chief administrative officer in some municipalities...

. His total annual compensation for both positions, including expenses and travel, is $261,010.

On April 12, 2011, Robaina announced his intention to resign as Mayor of Hialeah in order to campaign for the office of Mayor of Miami-Dade County. His resignation took effect on May 23, 2011.

On June 28, 2011, Robaina lost the election to Carlos A. Gimenez

Carlos A. Gimenez

Carlos A. Giménez is a Cuban American retired firefighter and Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, elected to office June 28, 2011 in a special election...

 for the position of the office of Mayor of Miami-Dade County.

External links

• City of Hialeah (official site)