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Dearborn Heights council accepts mayor's resignation and appoints Muhammad Ali Beydoun as mayor through 2025
Summary
The council accepted the resignation of Mayor Bill Beze and appointed Council Chair Muhammad Ali Beydoun as mayor for the interim term ending Dec. 31, 2025; council approved procedural resignations and several pro tem appointments.
The Dearborn Heights City Council on Oct. 14 accepted the resignation of Mayor Bill Beze and appointed Council Chair Muhammad Ali Beydoun as mayor to serve from Oct. 14, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.
Motion to accept resignation: Councilman Hassan Ahmad moved to accept the resignation of Bill Beze as mayor; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. "I move that the Dibbern Heights City Council accept the resignation of Bill Beze as mayor of Dibbern Heights," Ahmad said when making the motion. Council recorded no roll-call tally in the transcript.
Appointment: Councilman Constance moved to appoint the city council chair, identified in the meeting as Mo (Muhammad Ali) Beydoun, as mayor to run from Oct. 14 through Dec. 31, 2025; Councilman Saab seconded the motion and the council approved it by voice vote. Beydoun accepted the appointment at the meeting.
Council procedures and related appointments: Prior to the mayoral vote, council discussed a procedural motion to accept Council Chair Beydoun's resignation as a member of council upon him taking the oath of office as mayor; that motion passed. The council also voted to suspend rules to allow for appointments and later amended motions to establish interim leadership positions: Hassan Ahmad and Hassan Saab were named to new pro tem roles in council leadership in separate motions that were approved in the meeting.
Why it matters: The council's votes change the city's executive leadership and alter the composition of the council and leadership roles for the remainder of the calendar year. Several speakers offered congratulations and urged unity and cooperation under the new interim mayor.
Ending: The council conducted ceremonial swearing-in activities and photographed the newly appointed mayor. Members said they would proceed to city business under the new leadership structure and emphasized working together on pressing departmental and budgetary issues.
