Miami-Dade County has a budget of nearly $13 billion, more than 30,000 employees, one of the busiest airports in the world, and one of the busiest seaports in America. Nearly 3 million residents call it home, while more than 28 million of visitors pass through it every year — together driving a global economy that runs straight through this region. This is not a small operation, and it should not be managed like one.

So here’s the question that matters. Why aren’t we trying to become the best-run county government in America, not better than last year, not better than the next county over, but number one?