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Coral Gables commission hears charter‑review recommendations amid split over ballot language
Summary
A volunteer Charter Review Committee presented recommendations on election timing, runoffs, procurement thresholds and other charter edits. Commissioners debated approving the package en bloc and whether to follow the committee’s suggested wording — several items were moved to ballot resolutions for April 21, 2026, while others were deferred for item‑by‑item debate.
A volunteer Charter Review Committee laid out interim recommendations to the Coral Gables City Commission on Jan. 13, urging cautious changes to the city charter and spelling out the committee’s reasoning for each item.
The committee’s chair, Mayor Slesnick, told the commission the group discussed moving the municipal election to November to increase turnout and reduce costs, but cautioned against language that would appear to prompt voters one way or another. The committee recommended narrower, technical edits on qualifications and recommended raising the city’s public‑works contract dollar threshold…
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