Pearland swears in three council members; Clint Byram elected mayor pro tem 5-2
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At a special Pearland City Council meeting in May 2025, Joseph Koza, Eileen McCabe and Rick Fernandez were sworn in; Councilman Clint Byram was elected mayor pro tem in a 5-2 vote.
At a special City Council meeting in Pearland Monday in May 2025, council members Joseph Koza, Eileen McCabe and Rick Fernandez were sworn into office and Councilman Clint Byram was elected mayor pro tem in a 5-2 vote.
The council certified the election of Joseph Koza to Councilmember Position 1 under a City of Pearland resolution described in the meeting record, and Judge Matt Sylvester administered oaths to the newly elected members. The council then considered and voted on the election of a mayor pro tem; Clint Byram received five votes to two and was declared mayor pro tem.
Certification and oaths came first. The presiding officer read a certification of election referencing “City Of Pearland Resolution number R 20 20 5 Dash 30 3 adopted by the Pearland City Council on March 10,” and presented election certificates to the newly elected members. Judge Matt Sylvester administered the oath for each newly seated member, including Joseph Koza (Position 1), Eileen McCabe (Position 5) and Rick Fernandez (Position 6). The ceremony included each member repeating the oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state.”
After the swearing-in, the council moved to elect a mayor pro tem. Councilmember Joseph Koza nominated Clint Byram for mayor pro tem; Lenny Kaye was also nominated. The council then voted: the recorded ayes were Joseph Koza, Member Chavarria, Clint Byram, Rick Fernandez and Mayor Pro Tem Carbone; the recorded no votes were Member Cade and Member Patel. The motion to elect Byram passed 5-2. The presiding officer announced Byram would serve as mayor pro tem and the council indicated it would rearrange seating accordingly.
The meeting lasted about nine minutes: it was called to order at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:09 p.m. No other substantive agenda items or public-comment issues were recorded in the transcript for this session.
The actions formalize membership and leadership on the Pearland City Council; council business and committee assignments likely will follow in subsequent meetings now that positions and mayor pro tem duties are filled.
