NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — North Miami Beach commissioners are demanding repayment from Mayor Michael Joseph and were prepared to formally reprimand him over a taxpayer-funded travel upgrade they say should have never been reimbursed.
The dispute centers on a $3,001.90 reimbursement tied to a business class upgrade during a Sept. 14 through 19, 2025 trip to Japan for a Sister Cities program.
City records show the reimbursement was issued Dec. 4, 2025, but a later internal review found the expense fell outside the parameters of Florida law and city policy governing travel spending, according to a letter sent to the mayor…