After a late-night meeting that lasted from Thursday evening to Friday morning, Miami-Dade County commissioners finally approved a $6.12 billion budget for next year.
Commissioners got a late start on their debate, after hearing more than five hours of public comment beginning at 5 p.m., according to the Miami Herald.
Things didn't wrap up until after 3 a.m. Friday.
Under the plan, the county will close a $400 million budget gap in part by cutting more than 1,100 positions, some 500 of which are already vacant.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez's revised plan keeps a slimmer version of a popular "boot camp" alive for young offenders. It also keeps firefighters on water patrol.
Commissioners did get rid of a controversial tax rate hike that passed last year and approved Gimenez's plan to reduce the numbers of county departments from 42 to 25.
