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Commission cuts commissioner office budgets, limits allowable uses
Summary
The commission voted to reduce each commissioner's office budget to $5,000 for the 2025-26 fiscal year and to strike several permitted uses (mass mailings, advertising flyers, event tickets, donations to local schools/charities); supporters framed the change as fiscal stewardship.
Coral Gables commissioners voted May 6 to reduce the annual office budget for each commissioner from $10,000 back to $5,000 starting in the 2025-26 fiscal year and to remove several permitted uses from the policy.
Deputy City Attorney Stephanie Throckmorton summarized the resolution, which amends prior policies governing each commissioneroffice expense account. The…
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