DISTRICT 3 · NORTH MIAMI CITY COUNCIL · ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2026
A judge’s signed ruling: Mary Estimé-Irvin “violated Section 19” of the North Miami Charter. This is the record.
Mary Estimé-Irvin has held the District 3 seat since 2019. She also sits on the board of the CRA, the city agency that hands public money to builders. On August 26, 2026, a judge ruled that she and two other council members broke the City Charter, the rulebook North Miami runs on. The judge signed the written ruling on September 18, 2026.[35][1][2][3] She is on the ballot again on November 3, 2026.[4] Every number on this page comes from a document you can open.
VIDEOS WITH SOURCES
Watch the videos.
NEW VIDEO · THE HOUSE
The HouseA clay-animated video on the public record about her house, IRS liens, property taxes, the rent case against her company and city budget votes. 3:50. Full transcript and sources.
VIDEO EN ESPAÑOL
La casaLa casa, los gravámenes del IRS, el caso del alquiler y el presupuesto de la ciudad en un video de plastilina. 3:56.
NEW VIDEO · CITY TRAVEL RECORDS
Four trips abroad. 33 nights. $31,846.84.Public records list four trips abroad from July 2022 to May 2024. 1:38.
NUEVO VIDEO
Cuatro viajes al extranjero. 33 noches. $31,846.84.Los registros públicos listan cuatro viajes al extranjero de julio de 2022 a mayo de 2024. 1:51.
VIDEO · WATER AND SEWER RATES
Mary Estimé-Irvin voted to raise your water ratesHer October 2021 votes on five years of water and sewer rate increases. 1:31.
VIDEO EN ESPAÑOL
Mary Estimé-Irvin votó a favor de subir sus tarifas de aguaSus votos de octubre de 2021 sobre cinco años de aumentos de tarifas de agua y alcantarillado. 1:44.
NEW VIDEO · TAX RECORDS
The Ledger: Mary Estimé-Irvin’s tax recordTwo federal tax liens recorded in her name, and 2024 and 2025 property taxes unpaid.
NUEVO VIDEO
El libro de cuentas: el historial de impuestos de Mary Estimé-IrvinDos gravámenes federales registrados a su nombre, y los impuestos de propiedad de 2024 y 2025 sin pagar.
The record behind the video: Her house: what the court records show · Su casa: lo que muestran los registros judiciales. A sourced timeline, 2014 to 2026, of the 2018 deed, the 2020 deed and the 2025 judgment.
Each video page has the sources and a full transcript. Watch the travel video in English · Ver en español.
$17,000,000
The grant in CRA Resolution 2026-20 for the CityView project, plus 65% of the new city property taxes until the CRA ends.
$3,600,000 + 50%
The cash cap, plus half the new city property taxes, in the signed December 2025 Prestige deal.
$56,500
Given to two North Miami political committees by Global Prestige Estates LLC and Elvis Dumervil, November 2025 to June 2026.
$310,166
What the District 3 office costs this year, up from $140,386 in 2017–18. Every council office roughly doubled over those ten years. District 3's is the smallest of the four.
$100,000
City money for a one-day festival, in a resolution she sponsored. The council tabled it on April 9, 2024 without a vote.
$29,500
One year of activity in a city account named “Donations Private Sources — District 3.” The donors include real estate companies.
NOV 3, 2026
Election Day in District 3. Three candidates made the ballot: Estimé-Irvin, Jobans Jules, and Carolina Matamoros.
THE COURT RULING
A judge ruled that three council members broke the City Charter.
Case: Eileen Bicaba v. Kassandra Timothe, Mary Estimé-Irvin and Pierre Frantz Charles, Miami-Dade Circuit Court, No. 2024-010788-CA-01.[10] Verified
What happened. In spring 2024, Estimé-Irvin and other council members moved to fire City Manager Rasha Cameau. She was out by June 2024.[11] Residents filled City Hall to back her.[11] A District 3 resident, Eileen Bicaba, sued. She said the three council members settled it in private, away from public meetings, and stepped into decisions that belong to city staff. One of those was a job matter involving the Public Works director.[10][11] Verified as to the suit Reported as to the meeting details
“…the Court finds the Defendant Councilmembers KASSANDRA TIMOTHE, MARY ESTIMÉ-IRVIN, and PIERRE FRANTZ CHARLES violated Section 19 of the of the North Miami Charter…” — Final Judgment After Non-Jury Trial, signed by Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko Sanchez, September 18, 2026. The repeated “of the” is in the original.[35] Read the full five-page ruling (PDF)
What the judge found. The trial ran August 24 to 26, 2026. The written ruling says the finding rests on testimony from City Manager Rasha Cameau and community leader Ringo Cayard. It finds that the three council members, “through intermediaries, conveyed a threat to the City Manager, that she would be terminated if she disciplined or terminated the Public Works Director – in violation of Section 19 of the City Charter’s prohibition against interfering with the City Manager’s control over City employees.”[35] Verified · signed court judgment
How the ruling came out. On August 26, 2026, Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko Sanchez ruled from the bench. It went against the three on Article IV, Section 19 of the City Charter. That section says a council member may not tell the city manager who to hire or fire.[1][2][3] Verified
What the Charter says. The written ruling quotes Section 19 in full. It says no council member shall “give orders to any subordinates of the city manager, either publicly or privately.” A council member who breaks it “shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall cease to be a councilmember.”[35] Verified quote in press
Where it stands. The judge signed the Final Judgment on September 18, 2026. It finds the Charter violation.[35] Before the written ruling, the three had asked a higher court to stop the case.[3] Verified · signed court judgment
Her response. The Miami Times asked Estimé-Irvin for comment after the ruling. She did not answer.[2] Her words / no comment
THE $17 MILLION DEAL
Up to $17 million in public money for a 364-apartment project. Her vote is still hidden.
Verified. Estimé-Irvin sits on the CRA board.[12] The city calendar shows a CRA board meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.[13] Verified
The resolution itself. The agenda for that meeting is public, and Item 13 is Resolution No. 2026-20. It approves funding for Prestige Cityview LLC in the form of an infrastructure grant “not to exceed $17,000,000,” paid in five equal yearly installments starting in fiscal year 2027–28, plus a tax increment recapture incentive of “sixty five percent (65%)” of projected city property tax revenue until the CRA shuts down.[29] The resolution is sponsored by the Administration, not by a board member. Estimé-Irvin is listed on its vote block as a board member. The Yes and No boxes are blank because this is the copy handed to the board before the meeting.[29] Verified — city resolution
Reported. NoMi Blogs wrote on September 6, 2026 that the board approved up to $17,000,000 in cash for the CityView project at that meeting. On top of the cash, the developer would keep 65 percent of the new property tax the building brings in, for as long as the CRA exists.[5] The project is 364 apartments. The developer called 43 of them affordable. But 25 of those 43 are priced for people earning 120 percent of the local median income, which is above average pay for the area. That leaves 18 truly cheaper units, about 5 percent of the building.[5] The same report found holes in the application. It counts the affordable units two ways, 43 in one place and 36 in another. It gives two prices for the project, $24,462,000 in the staff summary and $96,120,000 in the developer's slides. It has no itemized budget. And the CRA gets no claim on the building if the deal goes bad.[5] Reported
Not yet public. Cities post the paperwork from their meetings: the agenda, the written decision, the notes, and the list of who voted which way. For June 23, 2026 the agenda and the resolution are posted. The minutes and the roll call are not.[29][14] As of September 11, 2026 the city has published no minutes for that meeting and no record of how anyone voted. We have filed a public records request for it. Until the city hands it over, this site will not say how Estimé-Irvin voted.
One thing in the city's favor first. The CRA board has posted no minutes for any of its 2026 meetings, so a missing set of minutes there is normal.[33] The missing video is not.
The city films its meetings. There is no recording of this one. Verified — city meeting portal
North Miami puts its meetings online, and most of them you can sit down and watch. On September 11, 2026 we opened every City Council and CRA board meeting the portal lists from May 13, 2025 to September 15, 2026. That is 43 meetings.[33]
Thirty-six of them play back a recording. Four point the player at the city's live channel instead, the feed used while a meeting is going on, so there is nothing to watch. Three more have no video attached at all, and one of those three has not happened yet.[33]
Two of the four are the two meetings held on June 23, 2026. One is the CRA board meeting at 5:30 p.m., where Resolution 2026-20 was Item 13. The second is the council meeting at 7:00 p.m. that followed it. The remaining two are a council meeting on December 9, 2025 and a CRA board meeting on April 14, 2026.[33] June 23, 2026 is the only date in those sixteen months where both meetings held that evening are missing.
The council meeting's page still lists time stamps into the video, starting at 00:01:46. The video they point into is not served.[33] The CRA board met again on September 9, 2026, and that recording is posted and plays.[33]
We do not know why the June 23 recordings are not there. Equipment fails and files get lost, and that happens to cities everywhere. We are not saying anyone took these down. We have asked the city for them in writing, along with any trouble tickets and deletion logs, and we will post whatever comes back.
The deal we can actually read
December 2025: the executed Prestige agreement
There is a second deal, and this one we can read. On December 22, 2025, the CRA signed a grant agreement with Prestige District LLC and Prestige North LLC, two companies tied to former NFL player Elvis Dumervil.[6] The agreement says the board approved it on November 10, 2025.[6] Here is what it gives them. Up to $3,600,000 in cash to fix up 110 apartments. Half of the city's share of the new property taxes, until the CRA shuts down. Twelve apartments held at a price working families can reach. And if the companies walk away, the CRA can claim only the furniture and equipment, not the building itself.[6] Verified — primary document in the library
DEVELOPER MONEY
$56,500 from the developer's companies to two North Miami political committees.
State campaign records, collected by Transparency USA, show two checks from Global Prestige Estates LLC. It gave $20,000 to a committee called Building A Better Tomorrow Today on November 20, 2025, and $30,000 to one called Voices of Change on March 3, 2026.[7][8][9] NoMi Blogs reports that Elvis Dumervil gave another $6,500 of his own money to Voices of Change on June 4, 2026.[5] Reported — aggregator and blog
State business records connect the donor to the companies the CRA is paying. Four companies share one manager and one address. Global Prestige Estates LLC, Prestige District LLC, Prestige North LLC, and Prestige Cityview LLC all name GP 19 Management LLC as their manager, at 14050 NE 6th Avenue, Suite 100, North Miami. GP 19 Management LLC names Elvis Dumervil as its manager.[22] Verified
Timeline
Nov 10, 2025
The CRA board approves the Prestige grant, according to the signed agreement.
Nov 20, 2025
Global Prestige Estates LLC gives $20,000 to Building A Better Tomorrow Today.
Dec 22, 2025
The Prestige deal is signed: up to $3.6 million, plus half the new city property taxes.
Mar 3, 2026
Global Prestige Estates LLC gives $30,000 to Voices of Change.
Who runs the committees
The two committees share a treasurer, Aland Pierre-Canel, and even a phone number.[8][9] Ernest Floreal chairs Building A Better Tomorrow Today. Raymonde Anite Bell chairs Voices of Change.[8][9] Estimé-Irvin is not an officer of either one.[8][9] The Voices of Change website promotes events for Vice Mayor Kassandra Timothe, and it names Estimé-Irvin as an honoree at one of them.[15] NoMi Blogs calls Building A Better Tomorrow Today the committee backing her re-election. We could not match that to a state filing, so it is labeled reported, not verified.[5] Verified officers Reported backing
Giving money to a political committee is legal. This page lines the dates up so you can see them. It does not claim anyone bought a vote.
YOUR MONEY — THE COUNCIL'S OWN OFFICES
The council more than doubled what its own offices cost. All four districts moved together.
Every year the city writes an Expense Detail Worksheet for each council office. It lists the salary, the travel money, the phone allowance, and a fund the member spends at their own discretion. We pulled ten years of budget books off the city's own website. Here is the District 3 line from each one.[23][30] Verified — city budget worksheets
| Fiscal year | Council salary | Discretionary / outreach fund | Office total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | $47,910 | $7,000 | $140,386 |
| 2018–19 | $47,910 | $7,000 | $145,849 |
| 2019–20 | $59,910 | $30,000 * | $194,044 |
| 2020–21 | $59,910 | $30,000 | $186,631 |
| 2021–22 | $59,910 | $50,000 | $197,460 |
| 2022–23 | $77,910 | $50,000 | $249,724 |
| 2023–24 | $77,910 | $100,000 | $297,601 |
| 2024–25 | $77,910 | $100,000 | $302,758 |
| 2025–26 | $77,910 | $100,000 | $310,166 |
| 2026–27 (proposed) | $77,910 | $20,000 and $100,000 † | $336,176 |
* In 2019–20 the worksheet splits that money three ways: a $7,000 discretionary fund, $13,000 in capital discretionary, and $10,000 in tree outreach discretionary.[23]
† The 2026–27 proposal puts the money on two lines. One is a $20,000 Discretionary/Outreach Fund. The other is a $100,000 Discretionary Expense.[32]
District 3 is not the outlier. It is the cheapest of the four. Verified — city budget books
Read that table on its own and you could come away thinking one office ran up a bill. It did not. Here is every elected office in the same three budget books.[30][32]
| Office | 2017–18 | 2025–26 adopted | 2026–27 proposed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor's Office | $170,860 | $386,961 | $424,837 |
| District 1 Office | $138,586 | $337,156 | $357,273 |
| District 2 Office | $138,586 | $325,136 | $351,145 |
| District 3 Office | $140,386 | $310,166 | $336,176 |
| District 4 Office | $138,586 | $325,136 | $351,145 |
District 3 is the lowest of the four district offices in the adopted 2025–26 budget and in the 2026–27 proposal.[30][32]
The worksheets are near copies of each other too. In 2017–18 all four district offices carry a $7,000 discretionary fund and $5,000 in travel. In 2019–20 all four carry the same three-way split. In 2022–23 all four carry $50,000 discretionary, $8,000 travel and $20,000 advertising. In 2023–24 all four carry $100,000 discretionary, $10,000 travel and $20,000 advertising. In the 2026–27 proposal all four carry $10,000 travel, $20,000 advertising, a $20,000 Discretionary/Outreach Fund and a $100,000 Discretionary Expense.[23][32]
So nothing in these books singles out District 3. What they show is a council that raised the cost of all five of its offices at once.
What changed
The city's own bio says Estimé-Irvin has served District 3 since 2019.[21] So the first two rows are before her. Her first full budget year is 2019–20.
The discretionary and outreach fund grew from $7,000 to $100,000. That is fourteen times bigger.[23] The 2026–27 proposal adds a second discretionary line on top of it.[32] Each of the four district offices got the same money in the same years.[23]
The council salary went up twice. It was $47,910. It became $59,910 in 2019–20. It became $77,910 in 2022–23.[23] A 2017 resolution set the older $47,910 figure, and that vote came before she took office.[24] We do not yet have the two later raise votes. A records request is in.
A $20,000 advertising line shows up in 2022–23, on all four district worksheets at once. No earlier one has it. The District 3 page spells it “Advertisng.”[23] Travel went from $5,000 in 2017–18 to $10,000 in 2023–24, again on all four.[23]
The 2017–18 worksheet also pays a constituent service aide $23,992. The 2023–24 and 2024–25 worksheets have no aide line at all. The office still costs more than twice as much.[23]
The council salary and the raises apply to every member, not to one seat.[23]
$50,000 that was not in the budget the public saw Verified — city budget documents
The city held two public budget hearings for 2023–24. One on September 5, 2023. One on September 19, 2023. The budget posted for both of them puts the District 3 office at $247,601, with a $50,000 discretionary fund.[31]
The budget book the city adopted puts the same office at $297,601.[30] Every other elected office moved too. Here is what each document prints, side by side.
| Office | Budget at both hearings | Adopted budget book |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor's Office | $314,459 | $364,459 |
| District 1 Office | $248,210 | $298,210 |
| District 2 Office | $248,210 | $298,210 |
| District 3 Office | $247,601 | $297,601 |
| District 4 Office | $248,210 | $298,210 |
The city manager wrote a memo for the second hearing. It lists the changes made since the first one, department by department. The line for the council reads in full: “Mayor & Council: $3,060. Additional funding is included for uniforms and office expense.”[31]
That memo never mentions a discretionary fund. It never mentions adding $50,000 to a council office. Its one $250,000 line reads “Grants: $250,000. Provide funding for community organizations.”[31]
We are not saying those two things are the same money. We are saying the public record does not connect them. We have asked the city for the paperwork that moved these offices from one number to the other. See our records requests.
What the office actually spent
A budget is a plan. The city's 2026–27 proposal prints the plan and the real spending side by side. For the District 3 office it shows an actual figure of $215,601 for 2024–25.[32] The budget book for that year had put the office at $302,758.[30]
The same table shows what comes next. The adopted 2025–26 figure is $310,166. The 2026–27 proposal is $336,176.[32]
Read this before you get angry about the pension line
Each worksheet has a Florida Retirement System line. It went from 45.5% of salary in 2017–18 to 58.68% in 2023–24.[23] That is a big jump, and it is not a council decision. The state sets that rate for elected officers. The city has to pay it. Any site that calls that a raise hidden in a retirement match has it wrong.
Water and sewer rates. The same council office budgets rose in the same years that city water and sewer rates rose. Video with sources: English · Español.
The council passed the budget on September 15, 2026. Local 10 News reported that the council “voted unanimously to approve the proposed $238.9 million budget.” The station did not list how each member voted.[36] Reported — Local 10 News
Councilman Kevin A. Burns represents District 1. Local 10 reported that he “disapproved of the long list of ‘overpriced’ special events included in the budget.” Burns told the council: “We have such other crucial needs out there.”[36]
The Friends of the North Miami Library asked the city to hire a full-time library worker to help teens. Local 10 reported that the budget passed “without addressing” that request.[36] The proposal that went to that vote put the District 3 office at $336,176.[32] Estimé-Irvin is one of the three council members a judge found violated the City Charter.[35]
Two limits on this table. Most of these are budgeted amounts, not amounts spent. And the whole council votes on the whole budget. No member sets their own line by themselves.
PRIVATE MONEY IN A CITY ACCOUNT
One city account, named “Donations Private Sources — District 3,” shows $29,500 in a single year.
Private people and companies send money to the District 3 office. The city books it in revenue account 001-01-366000-005. Finance then asks the budget office to raise the District 3 spending account, 001-01-400005-511-315-001, by the same amount. The office spends it on events.[25] Verified — city finance records
Here is what the city's own memos and emails say, each in its own words.
| Date | What the record says | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 6, 2022 | “We have received 10 checks from private donors for the Holiday toy drive distribution.” | $20,500.00 |
| Apr. 19, 2022 | “So far, we have received $9,000.00 from private donors for Soup Joumou event, winter wonderland event, and Women's luncheon event.” | $9,000.00 |
| Aug. 3, 2022 | “The Councilwoman has received donations in the amount of $15,500.” | $15,500.00 |
| July 17, 2023 | “The Councilwoman has received donations in the amount of $17,908.00.” | $17,908.00 |
| Jan. 12, 2024 | District 3 lines tagged “Turkey distribution” and “Winter wonderland” | $1,000.00 and $2,555.00 |
We do not add these up. Some may cover the same months. Read each document and see for yourself.[25]
Who gave
One record names names. On August 3, 2022 a city accountant emailed a ledger for the account, under the subject line “DISTRCIT 3 PRIVATE DONORS.” The typo is the city's. The report header reads “DONATIONS PRIVATE SOURCES-DISTRICT 3,” fiscal year 2022, with $29,500.00 in activity.[25]
Each credit is tagged with an event: a women's luncheon in March, bike ride sponsors in June, a back to school drive in July and August. Some of the entries:
- $5,000 on August 3, 2022, back to school. The name prints as “WILLIAM LEHMA” and then stops.
- $1,500 on July 26, 2022, back to school, from “RONALD L BOOK.” That name prints in full.
- $1,000 on July 29, 2022, back to school, from a name that prints as “FLORIDA POWER” and then stops.
- Five gifts of $1,000 on one day, August 3, 2022. The names print as “PARTNERS OF 8,” “800 OMEGA LL,” “1111 REAL EST,” “1125 REAL EST,” and “1075 REAL EST.”
- Six gifts across the year from a name that prints as “MCDEARMAID,” from $250 up to $1,000.
The city's report cuts names off at the edge of its column. We print what the page prints and nothing more. We have asked the city for the full donor names and the checks.
$100,000 of city money for a one-day festival Verified — council packet
Money also moved the other way. On February 26, 2024 a promoter, Noel & Cecibon Productions, wrote to “City of North Miami Public Officials” about its First Annual Raboday Fest, set for May 16, 2024.[26]
Attached to that letter is a “City of North Miami Sponsorship and Naming Rights Agreement.” The sponsor is the City of North Miami. The cash contribution is $100,000, due April 16, 2024. In return the city gets naming rights, so the event is called the North Miami Raboday Fest, plus Title Partner billing, a logo on the welcome banners, 1,000 general admission tickets, and two college scholarships.[26]
The copy of the agreement in the packet is not signed. The initials line is blank.[26]
The resolution that would have authorized it carries a sponsor line, and the sponsor is her. It reads “SPONSORED BY: VICE-MAYOR MARY ESTIMÉ-IRVIN.”[28] It came to the April 9, 2024 meeting as an add-on. The city clerk read the title into the record, and the minutes say the council “came to the consensus of tabling the Resolution to the May 14th Council Meeting.”[28] The vote block on the resolution is blank. No one is marked yes or no. Verified — city resolution See what this site does not claim.
None of this is a campaign contribution, and none of it shows up on a campaign finance report. It is city money in a city account. Nothing in these records shows a rule was broken. What they show is that companies and people give money to a council office, and the public only sees it if somebody asks for the ledger.
ETHICS AND FINANCE HISTORY
Ten years of fines, tax liens, and ethics files.
Card A — Florida Commission on Ethics Verified docket Reported disposition
In September 2022, the state ethics commission sent a case against her to the state's hearing office. It came with a finding of probable cause, which means investigators believed there was enough to look into. The case is In re: Mary C. Estime-Irvin, DOAH Case 22-002753EC. The hearing office closed its file on September 21, 2022 and sent the case back.[16] Reported
A commission summary from December 2023 says the case was dropped because she had left the seats it was about: the Board of Adjustment, the Personnel Board, and a CRA advisory committee.[17] “The motion was granted on the basis that Ms. Estime-Irvin no longer serves in her appointed positions.”[17] The summary never says what she was accused of doing. The case ended over her job titles, not over the facts. Verified
Card B — Florida Elections Commission and taxes Reported — Miami Herald, 2021 Her words
Covering the 2021 election, the Miami Herald reported that she had been cited more than a dozen times for breaking state campaign money rules in earlier runs. The fines added up to more than $9,000, and the state had no record that she paid them.[18] The Herald also reported two federal tax liens, which is what the IRS files when it says someone owes back taxes. One came in 2017 and a bigger one in 2018, together topping $1.3 million. Her home ended up in court after she signed it over in a quitclaim deed.[18] She told the Herald the tax debt came from a bookkeeping error over payroll taxes at her business and that she was paying it down. She said she had cleared some of the campaign fines and would deal with the rest.[18] Whether any of it has been paid since is still unknown. We have a records request ready.
Card C — 2024 complaint and recall talk Reported — Miami Times
After Cameau was fired, The Miami Times reported that a resident complained to the State Attorney. The complaint was about travel, city credit cards, and interference in staffing. The paper also reported that neighbors had started organizing a recall, a petition drive to remove her from office early.[11] The Miami Times asked Estimé-Irvin for comment. She did not answer.[11] No recall vote has been held. What happened to the complaint is not public.
WHAT THIS SITE DOES NOT CLAIM
Where the record stops and rumor starts.
- The $12,850 contract is not her story. A NoMi Blogs article gets shared a lot about a $12,850 CRA outreach contract with Connec Group, Inc. and its agent, Cryston Lewis. That story is about Councilwoman Kassandra Timothe, not Estimé-Irvin.[19] The two women sit on the same council and the same CRA board, and they are sued together in the Bicaba case. Sitting next to someone is not evidence. Nothing shows Estimé-Irvin handed out that contract or made money from it.
- No bribery claim. Giving to a political committee is legal. We show you when the money moved and when the votes happened. We are not saying there was a deal.
- She sponsored the $100,000 festival resolution. Nothing shows she asked the promoter for it. The resolution says “SPONSORED BY: VICE-MAYOR MARY ESTIMÉ-IRVIN,” so she is the member who brought it to the council.[28] The letter that opens the file is the promoter's, and it is addressed to “City of North Miami Public Officials,” not to her.[26] Nothing in the file shows who approached whom first. The council never voted on it. It was tabled to May 14, 2024.[28]
- We do not claim her office budget is out of line. The District 3 office is the lowest-budgeted of the four district offices in the adopted 2025–26 budget and in the 2026–27 proposal.[30][32] Its worksheet lines match the other districts’ year after year.[23] The growth is a council-wide decision.
- The pension jump is not a raise anyone voted for. The Florida Retirement System rate for elected officers rose from 45.5% of salary to 58.68% across these budgets.[23] The state sets that rate. The council does not.
- We do not know how she voted on any of these budgets. The worksheets show the numbers. They do not show a roll call. Local 10 reported that the 2026–27 budget passed unanimously, but it did not list each member’s vote.[36] Records requests are in.
- We do not know how she voted on CityView. We will not know until the CRA releases its notes from June 23, 2026.
DOCUMENT LIBRARY
56 documents. Read them yourself.
City of North Miami
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2017-18 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2018-19 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2019-20 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2020-21 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2021-22 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2022-23 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2023-24 — includes the District 3 Office page [23]
Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, FY 2024-25 proposed — District 3 Office page (scanned) [23]
FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget, second hearing — Mayor/Council summary and the District 3 Office worksheet ($247,601, $50,000 discretionary) [31]
FY 2023-24 Adopted Annual Budget — Mayor/Council page ($297,601 for the District 3 Office) [30]
Second Budget Hearing Change Memo, FY 2023-24 — City Manager Rasha Cameau, September 19, 2023 [31]
FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget, second hearing — District 3 Office worksheet ($310,166) [32]
FY 2025-26 Adopted Annual Budget — Mayor/Council page ($310,166 for the District 3 Office) [30]
FY 2026-27 Proposed Annual Budget — Mayor/Council budget summary with 2024-25 actuals, and the District 3 Office worksheet ($336,176) [32]
Resolution 2017-R-123 — salaries of the Mayor and City Council (adopted Oct. 24, 2017; scanned) [24]
First Annual Raboday Fest — solicitation letter and City of North Miami Sponsorship and Naming Rights Agreement, $100,000 (add-on to the April 9, 2024 council meeting) [26]
Holiday toy drive — 10 checks from private donors, $20,500 (email, Jan. 6, 2022) [25]
Soup Joumou, Winter Wonderland and Women's Luncheon donations, $9,000 (email, Apr. 19, 2022) [25]
“DISTRCIT 3 PRIVATE DONORS” — donor ledger and budget amendment memo, $15,500 (Aug. 3, 2022; scanned) [25]
District 3 discretionary budget amendment, $17,908 (July 17, 2023; scanned) [25]
Citywide discretionary donations summary, District 3 lines $1,000 and $2,555 (Jan. 12, 2024; scanned) [25]
CRA Resolution No. 2026-20 — $17,000,000 infrastructure grant and 65% tax increment recapture for Prestige Cityview LLC (Agenda Item 13, June 23, 2026) [29]
“ADD ON 4.9.24” — Raboday Fest sponsorship resolution, sponsor line and blank vote block, with the promoter’s letter and the unsigned agreement [28]
NMCRA Tax Increment Recapture Incentive & Multi-Family Improvement Grant Agreement — Prestige District/North (Dec. 22, 2025) [6]
Memorandum of the Prestige District/North TIF Agreement (recorded notice)
Resolution 2021-R-50 (election canvass; scanned, no text layer)
2019 municipal runoff certification (scanned, no text layer)
Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin, District 3 — official bio [21]
November 3, 2026 Election — city landing page [4]
Candidates and Campaign Reports — 2026 [4]
Contracts & Agreements index (City Clerk)
North Miami CRA board directory — Mary Estimé-Irvin entry [12]
City calendar — CRA Board Meeting, June 23, 2026 (event 5955) [13]
Courts and ethics
Bicaba v. Timothe et al. — Final Judgment After Non-Jury Trial, signed September 18, 2026 (case 2024-010788-CA-01) [35]
Bicaba v. Timothe et al. — corrected complaint, filed June 12, 2024 (case 2024-010788-CA-01) [27]
Bicaba v. Timothe et al. — defendants’ motion to dismiss, Aug. 7, 2024 [27]
Corrected Complaint — Bicaba v. Timothe, Estimé-Irvin, Charles, No. 2024-010788-CA-01 [10]
Commission on Ethics determinations, December meeting (2023) [17]
Florida Division of Elections
Committee detail — Building A Better Tomorrow Today (89524) [8]
Committee detail — Voices of Change (89186) [9]
Committee detail — Pioneers for Progressive North Miami (93233)
Contributor profile — Global Prestige Estates LLC [7]
Committee profile — Building A Better Tomorrow Today (89524) [8]
Committee profile — Voices of Change (89186) [9]
Press
“North Miami council members violated charter but not Sunshine Law, judge rules” (Aug. 2026) [1]
“Judge clears North Miami officials of Sunshine Law violation but finds City Charter violation” (Aug. 2026) [3]
“North Miami councilmembers face possible removal after judge rules they violated city charter” (Sept. 2026) [2]
“Ousted manager reveals trouble in North Miami” (June 2024) [11]
“The $17 Million Question: What's really inside North Miami's CityView deal” (Sept. 6, 2026) [5]
“North Miami CRA's $12,850 question” [19]
“Alix Desulme appointed North Miami mayor with next election postponed 18 months” (Dec. 2022) [20]
Corporate records
Global Prestige Estates LLC — Sunbiz detail (L15000114911) [22]
Prestige District LLC — Sunbiz detail (L24000153339 / M26000013338) [22]
Prestige North LLC — Sunbiz detail (L23000418622) [22]
Prestige Cityview LLC — Sunbiz detail (L21000475192) [22]
GP 19 Management LLC — Sunbiz detail (L13000053350) [22]
HER WORDS
On the record.
| Topic | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vice Mayor appointment, 2022 | “I will serve as Vice Mayor with great pride and dignity…” | City of North Miami / Biscayne Times[20] |
| 2021 FEC fines | Told the Miami Herald some were resolved and she would address the rest | Miami Herald[18] |
| 2021 tax liens | Described them as a “bookkeeping error” and said she was paying them down | Miami Herald[18] |
| 2024 interference allegations | Did not respond to The Miami Times | Miami Times[11] |
| 2026 charter ruling | Did not return The Miami Times' inquiry by deadline | Miami Times[2] |
| Stated priorities | Youth and women's empowerment, minority business, transportation | City bio[21] |
STAY INFORMED
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Register or check your registration at miamidade.gov/elections. Election Day is November 3, 2026.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions people ask about this record.
Who is Mary Estimé-Irvin?
Mary Estimé-Irvin has been the District 3 council member in North Miami since 2019. Some government records spell her name Estime-Irvin. She also sits on the board of the CRA, the city agency that gives public money to builders. She was named Vice Mayor in December 2022. She is running again in the November 3, 2026 election.
What did the judge rule in the Bicaba case?
A Miami-Dade judge ruled that Estimé-Irvin and two other council members broke Article IV, Section 19 of the City Charter. That section says council members may not tell the city manager who to hire or fire. The case is Bicaba v. Timothe, Estimé-Irvin and Charles, No. 2024-010788-CA-01. The judge ruled from the bench on August 26, 2026 and signed the written Final Judgment on September 18, 2026. It finds that the three, through intermediaries, conveyed a threat to the City Manager, that she would be terminated if she disciplined or terminated the Public Works Director. The judgment states: “BASED ON ALL OF THE FOREGOING, the Court finds the Defendant Councilmembers KASSANDRA TIMOTHE, MARY ESTIMÉ-IRVIN, and PIERRE FRANTZ CHARLES violated Section 19 of the of the North Miami Charter.”
What is the CityView deal?
NoMi Blogs reported that the CRA board approved up to $17,000,000 in cash for a 364-apartment project called CityView. The developer would also keep 65 percent of the new property tax the building brings in. The city calendar confirms the board met on June 23, 2026. But the city never posted the paperwork from that meeting, so how Estimé-Irvin voted is still not public. We have filed a records request for it.
Who is Elvis Dumervil and how is he connected?
Elvis Dumervil is a former NFL player. State business records show four companies, Global Prestige Estates, Prestige District, Prestige North, and Prestige Cityview, all share one manager, GP 19 Management LLC, at one North Miami address. GP 19 Management lists Dumervil as its manager. State campaign records show Global Prestige Estates gave $20,000 to one political committee in November 2025 and $30,000 to another in March 2026, and that Dumervil gave $6,500 himself in June 2026. Giving that money is legal. This site does not claim anyone bought a vote.
Who else is running for North Miami District 3 in 2026?
Three candidates made the ballot: Mary Estimé-Irvin, Jobans Jules, and Carolina Matamoros. Election Day is November 3, 2026.
What does this site say it cannot prove?
Four things. How she voted on CityView on June 23, 2026. The exact wording of City Charter Section 19. What was in her state ethics file. And what her 2026 campaign money reports say. We have filed a public records request for each one, and they are posted on this site. One more thing: the $12,850 Connec Group story people share is about Councilwoman Kassandra Timothe, not Estimé-Irvin.
Who publishes Know Your North Miami?
Pioneers for Progressive North Miami, a Florida political committee. We work on our own, not with any candidate or campaign. If we got something wrong, send the document that proves it to info@pfpnm.net and we will fix it.
SOURCES AND METHOD
How this page was built.
How to read the labels. VERIFIED means we have the document itself: a government record, a court file with a case number, or the same story in several major news outlets. REPORTED means a news outlet or blog said it and we have not yet found the document behind it. HER WORDS means Estimé-Irvin said it, in an official record or to a reporter. Government sources spell her name Estimé-Irvin or Estime-Irvin. Compiled September 10, 2026. Corrections with primary documents are welcome at info@pfpnm.net.
- CBS News Miami, “"North Miami council members violated charter but not Sunshine Law, judge rules" (Aug. 2026)” — https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/north-miami-sunshine-law-charter-judge-ruling-august-2026/
- The Miami Times, “"North Miami councilmembers face possible removal after judge rules they violated city charter" (Sept. 2026)” — https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/north-miami-councilmembers-face-possible-removal-after-judge-rules-they-violated-city-charter/article_64dde441-b22b-4812-b8c1-a3e309e59e68.html
- Le Floridien, “"Judge clears North Miami officials of Sunshine Law violation but finds City Charter violation" (Aug. 2026)” — https://lefloridien.com/judge-clears-north-miami-officials-of-sunshine-law-violation-but-finds-city-charter-violation/
- City of North Miami, “"November 3, 2026 Election" and "Candidates and Campaign Reports"” — https://www.northmiamifl.gov/1425/November-3-2026-Election
- NoMi Blogs, “"The $17 Million Question: What's really inside North Miami's CityView deal" (Sept. 6, 2026)” — https://nomiblogs.com/the-17-million-question-whats-really-inside-north-miamis-cityview-deal/
- North Miami CRA, “Tax Increment Recapture Incentive and Multi-Family Improvement Grant Agreement with Prestige District LLC and Prestige North LLC (executed Dec. 22, 2025)” — https://www.northmiamifl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22472/Tax-Increment-Recapture-Incentive---Prestige-PDF
- Transparency USA, “contributions by Global Prestige Estates LLC” — https://www.transparencyusa.org/fl/contributor/global-prestige-estates-l/contributions
- Florida Division of Elections, “committee detail, Building A Better Tomorrow Today (89524)” — https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/committees/ComDetail.asp?account=89524
- Florida Division of Elections, “committee detail, Voices of Change (89186)” — https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/committees/ComDetail.asp?account=89186
- Complaint excerpt, “Bicaba v. Timothe et al., No. 2024-010788-CA-01 (Miami Times document)” — https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/miamitimesonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/76/f76499da-13af-4491-afc0-2c7172488192/69542b9c18fc9.pdf.pdf
- The Miami Times, “"Ousted manager reveals trouble in North Miami" (June 2024)” — https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/ousted-manager-reveals-trouble-in-north-miami/article_2fc757e8-2873-11ef-a249-07892b815963.html
- North Miami CRA, “board directory” — https://www.northmiamicra.org/directory.aspx?eid=9
- City of North Miami, “calendar, CRA Board Meeting, June 23, 2026 (event 5955)” — https://www.northmiamifl.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=5955
- North Miami CRA, “Agenda Center (no 2025-2026 postings at time of review)” — https://www.northmiamicra.org/AgendaCenter
- Voices of Change, “website” — https://www.voicesofchangefl.com/
- Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, “Case 22-002753EC, In re: Mary C. Estime-Irvin” — https://flrules.elaws.us/doahcase/22-002753ec
- Florida Ethics Institute, “"Commission on Ethics determinations, December meeting" (Dec. 2023)” — https://floridaethics.org/florida-ethics-update-commission-on-ethics-determinations-december-meeting/
- Miami Herald, “2021 North Miami District 3 election coverage (paywalled)” — https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article317033377.html
- NoMi Blogs, “"North Miami CRA's $12,850 question"” — https://nomiblogs.com/north-miami-community-redevelopment-agencys-12850-question-when-public-contracts-get-personal-a-north-miami-council-woman-her-childs-father-a-cra-contract-and-an-ethics-c/
- Biscayne Times, “"Alix Desulme appointed North Miami mayor" (Dec. 2022)” — https://www.biscaynetimes.com/noteworthy/alix-desulme-appointed-north-miami-mayor-with-next-election-/
- City of North Miami, “Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin, District 3” — https://northmiamifl.gov/476/Councilwoman-Mary-Estim-Irvin-District-3
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), “entity records L15000114911, L24000153339, L23000418622, L21000475192, L13000053350” — https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ByName
- City of North Miami, Budget Administration, “Mayor/Council Expense Detail Worksheets, fiscal years 2017-18 through 2024-25 (proposed)” — one page per elected office, so each year’s file carries the Mayor’s and all four district pages — local copies in the document library, starting with FY 2017-18 and FY 2024-25 proposed.
- City of North Miami, “Resolution 2017-R-123, salaries of the Mayor and City Council (adopted Oct. 24, 2017)” — local copy
- City of North Miami, Finance Department and Budget Administration, “District 3 discretionary account records, 2022-2024 (revenue account 001-01-366000-005; spending account 001-01-400005-511-315-001)” — local copies of the Jan. 6, 2022, Apr. 19, 2022, Aug. 3, 2022, July 17, 2023 and Jan. 12, 2024 records.
- City of North Miami, “Regular Council Meeting packet, April 9, 2024, add-on attachment: First Annual Raboday Fest solicitation letter (Feb. 26, 2024) and City of North Miami Sponsorship and Naming Rights Agreement” — local copy
- Bicaba v. Timothe et al., case 2024-010788-CA-01, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County — corrected complaint (June 12, 2024) and motion to dismiss (Aug. 7, 2024)
- City of North Miami, “ADD ON 4.9.24 — proposed resolution authorizing the 2024 North Miami Raboday Fest Sponsorship and Naming Rights Agreement with Noel & Cecibon Productions,” six pages, add-on item to the Regular Council Meeting of April 9, 2024, carrying the sponsor line and a blank vote block; item minutes from the city’s agenda system — local copy
- North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, “Resolution No. 2026-20, approving funding for Prestige Cityview LLC: infrastructure grant not to exceed $17,000,000 and a 65% tax increment recapture incentive,” Agenda Item 13, CRA Board Meeting of June 23, 2026, 28 pages including the staff report and the developer’s proposal — local copy
- City of North Miami, “Adopted Annual Budget” books, fiscal years 2017-18 through 2025-26, posted on northmiamifl.gov — FY 2017-18, FY 2018-19, FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24, FY 2024-25, FY 2025-26. Each book prints the Mayor/Council department page with a dollar figure for the District 3 Office. Local excerpts: FY 2023-24 and FY 2025-26.
- City of North Miami, FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget — first hearing, September 5, 2023 and second hearing, September 19, 2023; and Rasha Cameau, City Manager, “FY2023-24 Proposed Budget – Second Budget Hearing Change Memo,” September 19, 2023 (city copy, local copy). District 3 excerpt: second hearing, 2 pages.
- City of North Miami, “FY 2025-26 Proposed Annual Budget, second hearing” (city copy, District 3 excerpt) and “FY 2026-27 Proposed Annual Budget” (city copy, District 3 excerpt). The 2026-27 book prints a Mayor/Council budget summary with columns headed Actual FY25, Adopted FY26 and Proposed FY27.
- City of North Miami public meeting portal, play.champds.com/northmiamifl — every City Council and Community Redevelopment Agency board meeting listed from May 13, 2025 through September 15, 2026, opened and checked on September 11, 2026. The four with no recording of their own: CRA board, June 23, 2026, City Council, June 23, 2026, CRA board, April 14, 2026 and City Council, December 9, 2025. For comparison, the May 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 CRA board meetings each play back a recording of that meeting.
- City of North Miami, “2nd Budget Hearing, Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 5:01 PM, Council Chambers, 776 NE 125 Street, 2nd Floor” — city calendar listing, read September 11, 2026.
- Bicaba v. Timothe et al., case 2024-010788-CA-01, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, “Final Judgment After Non-Jury Trial,” signed by Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko Sanchez September 18, 2026, e-filed September 18, 2026 (Filing # 257401605) — local copy
- Local 10 News (WPLG), “North Miami council approves $238.9 million budget, keeps 7.4 millage rate,” September 15, 2026 — local10.com