Doral’s Financial Department is proposing an amendment to the city’s budget at Wednesday’s meeting, just three months after its approval, that would shift funds within the city council and the city manager’s office, but wouldn’t increase overall spending.
Mayor Christi Fraga, who has majority support on the council, supports the changes, but Vice Mayor Maureen Porras, an opponent of the mayor, is pushing to eliminate stipends for council members.
In November, residents approved an amendment to increase the salaries of four of the five council members, leaving the mayor’s salary unchanged. The new compensation was set at 30% less than the mayor’s current salary, with a cap on all future increases for both mayoral and council-member pay…