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Coral Gables bans commissioners from serving as paid campaign consultants to local candidates; proposal prompts legal and enforcement questions
Summary
The City Commission passed an ordinance forbidding elected commissioners from serving as paid campaign or political consultants to candidates for elected office in Coral Gables, with several commissioners flagging enforcement and constitutional risk but a majority voting in favor.
The Coral Gables City Commission on June 10 approved an ordinance prohibiting city commissioners from serving as paid campaign or political consultants for candidates seeking elected office in Coral Gables.
Sponsor rationale: Vice Mayor Rebeca Castro, who led the initiative, said the measure targets the specific practice of elected officials receiving compensation to run campaigns for candidates who later appear before the commission. “If you’re an elected official and you hold office, you should not be compensated to run someone’s campaign, which later will be…
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