Blink, and you might have missed the appointment of Imperial Beach’s next mayor.

With uncustomary speed, the Imperial Beach City Council on Wednesday elevated one of their own to the city’s top job after just a few minutes of deliberation.

Councilmembers voted 3-1 to appoint District 3 Councilmember Mitch McKay to replace outgoing Mayor Paloma Aguirre, who stepped down last month after winning a special election to fill a vacant seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

After McKay is officially sworn in on Aug. 20, Councilmembers will make a similar decision about whether to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of his four-year term or schedule a special election in his Council district.

McKay now will serve the remainder of Aguirre’s mayoral term, which ends next yea

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