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City Council appoints Mitch McKay as mayor; council approves application process to fill District 3 vacancy
Summary
The Imperial Beach City Council voted 3–1 to appoint Councilmember Mitchell D. McKay to fill the vacant mayoralty and unanimously directed staff to run an application-and-interview process to fill the resulting District 3 council seat before the October 19 deadline under state law.
The Imperial Beach City Council on Aug. 20 appointed Councilmember Mitchell D. McKay as mayor to serve the remainder of the term left vacant when Paloma Aguirre resigned after being sworn in as a San Diego County supervisor. The council adopted Resolution No. 2025-044 and the oath of office was administered to McKay that evening. City Clerk Kelly told the council, “Pursuant to California government code section 34902, the city council by majority vote selected council member Mitch McKay to fill the vacant seat of the mayor.” The motion to appoint McKay was made and carried with three ayes and one no: Councilmembers McKay (voting as a member before taking the oath), Fisher and Mayor Pro Tem Seaberry voted yes; Councilmember Leyba Gonzales voted no. The appointment created a vacancy in District 3.…
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