According to the addendum, the city will not be handling any incoming sponsorship agreements, instead the Miss Universe organization will. Instead of negotiating with city officials, local businesses will hold talks with pageant personnel.
At an Oct. 1 news conference, Mayor Luigi Boria said businesses had committed to sponsorships, trying to ease residents’ concerns that the $2.5 million won’t come from taxpayer dollars.
However, those monetary promises were oral, according to the city manager’s office at the time. At the Monday meeting, city manager Edward A. Rojas said the Miss Universe Organization has made deals with several businesses, in total committing to $1,020,000 in sponsorships. Some companies include: Badia, Baptist Health, Santa Barbara Airlines, Lennar and Codina developers and Shoma Homes.
Doral mayor says public dollars won’t be used for Miss Universe pageant Doral has no paperwork proving Miss Universe sponsorships However, written contracts were not available Monday to the MIami Herald.
“The Miss Universe Organization wants to keep those documents strictly confidential,” City Attorney Dan Espino said.
