Special Magistrate - Regular Meeting

Thursday, June 25, 2026Official site

The North Bay Village Special Magistrate addressed 15 code enforcement cases, primarily concerning expired building permits and unpermitted construction. Decisions included approving settlements for properties that achieved compliance, granting 30-day extensions for new cases with owner participation, and continuing daily fines for properties that remained non-compliant.

About this meeting

Government Body
Special Magistrate
Meeting Type
Special Magistrate
Location
North Bay Village, FL
Meeting Date
June 25, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

31 sections (from 32 segments)

1:11•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Oh, right. We can all have some summer fun.

3:23 – 5:04•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. Okay. So we will address them accordingly. Okay, so now that everyone is in, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Attorney Rasheen Monasty. I am the Special Magistrate for this afternoon's hearing. Welcome to North Bay Village Code Enforcement Hearing. It will be conducted pursuant to Chapter 162 of the Florida Statute. Formal rules of evidence shall not apply, but fundamental due process shall be observed and govern these proceedings. I will hear testimony from the code inspector and the alleged violator that I deem to be competent and relevant. All witnesses and parties off

7:04•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. Hearing that, I'm going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you so much. Thank you.

9:10•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. And is anyone here for the property?

9:23•Regine Monestime, Esquire

I'm going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

10:18•Regine Monestime, Esquire

No? All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the settlement.

12:36•Regine Monestime, Esquire

No? Okay. We're going to go ahead and accept the religious recommendation. Thank you.

13:30•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the settlement agreement. Thank you. Thank you.

15:14•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Oh, okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the villager's recommendation.

16:55•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Is anyone here? No. No. Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and accept the religious recommendation. Thank you.

18:52•Regine Monestime, Esquire

I'm going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

20:16•Regine Monestime, Esquire

I'm going to accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

21:53•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay, I'm going to go ahead and accept everybody's recommendation.

23:49•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Yeah. All right. We're going to go ahead and accept the village's recommendation. Thank you.

26:40•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. I'm going to go ahead and accept the religious recommendation. Thank you.

28:55•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Good afternoon. Were you here in the beginning? Were you sworn in?

29:07•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Could you do us two small favors? Can you turn on your camera and we're going to have you be sworn in?

29:25•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. While you do that, is there another case that we can call? No, that's okay. All right. Okay. All right. If you can please raise your right hand and the clerk will swear you in.

29:52•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay, so you've heard the village's testimony. Do you agree or disagree with their recommendations?

30:12 – 30:27•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. I'm going to have the inspector, Ms. Tovar, if you can just please give us a quick recap so that Mr. Gregory is aware of what the charges are, what the violation is, et cetera.

32:29•Regine Monestime, Esquire

And are you or did you're the one that pulled that permit?

32:53•Regine Monestime, Esquire

I'm going to give you 30 days. I don't want to see you here next month.

35:05•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay, and you spoke to them. So they're not gonna, they're not here.

35:23•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Good afternoon, please state your name and your relationship to the property and let me know whether you object to the villages recommendation.

38:01•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Yes, it is. This is a new case. But it's not going to take, it's going to take you more than 30 days to resolve this.

38:52•Regine Monestime, Esquire

I understand, but it doesn't sound like this can be an easy, quick fix.

39:11•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Right, but that doesn't solve your overall problem. Just because you have the permits activated, you're still...

40:11 – 40:40•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay. Okay. So whether this works out legally or not, that's not the village's responsibility. If you have to go with this person or if you have to fire this person and hire someone else, you have to do that before 30 days. I'm going to give you this one extension. Okay. But next month, don't tell me that you weren't able to come to a resolution with this person and you have to find someone else. And these things take a long time. Okay.

44:21 – 44:33•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay, great. Okay. Thank you. Ms. Rodriguez, is that what's the name? Ms. Rodriguez, okay, please state your name and your relationship to the property for the record.

45:55 – 46:09•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Okay, so I'm going to give you 30 days. Only? Okay, but you come back in 30 days and you tell me what's happening. If I give you six months, you're going to take a year.

46:29•Regine Monestime, Esquire

Thank you so much. All right. Have a good day, everyone. Thank you.

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