Fresno City Council elects Nelson Esparza as new council president, Tyler Maxwell as vice president

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno City Council present has caller enactment pursuing a unanimous ballot connected Thursday.

Councilmembers elected Nelson Esparza arsenic Council President, a relation helium antecedently served years ago.

The Council besides elected Tyler Maxwell arsenic Vice President, confirming caller enactment of the assemblage that volition past done 2026.

Late past week, Mike Karbassi announced helium would beryllium stepping down from his relation arsenic president.

He is campaigning for a spot connected the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.

President Esparza said helium looks guardant to the enactment ahead.

"I person done this earlier but the assembly is antithetic now, there's caller faces and caller personalities and caller conflicts that originate betwixt us," Esparza said. "I volition bash my champion to calibrate and accommodate to each of that and support things arsenic orderly arsenic we can."

Karbassi talented Esparza a ceremonial gavel, portion Esparza presented Karbassi with a loop for serving arsenic president.