Following a debate on whether or not to appoint Mayor Quentin Wiltz as the city's primary representative for the Houston-Galveston Area Council, or H-GAC, Pearland City Council unanimously voted to postpone the vote to appoint a new member to the H-GAC boards at its June 22 meeting.
What happened
When Former Mayor Kevin Cole's term ended in May, his primary seats on three different H-GAC boards became vacant. According to H-GAC bylaws, the city can either allow the named alternates to serve in the primary member's absence and name new alternates, or council can confirm an entirely new slate for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Following several public comments in support of appointing Wiltz to fill the vacant seats, Wiltz noted a 20-plus-year precedent of Pearland mayors holding these primary representative seats.
