To fill the seat vacated by Councilmember Hany Fangary, the Hermosa Beach City Council voted unanimously to hold an all-mail special election May 11.
The City Council at its Tuesday meeting had two other options: to appoint a new councilmember or to fill the vacancy with a special election on Nov. 2.
The newly elected councilmember will serve from May until Nov. 8, 2022 which would have been the end of Fangary s second term. Fangary resigned from the panel effective Jan. 4.
Details about the special election s filing deadlines for potential candidates were not yet available, said Mayor Justin Massey in a statement, but would soon be posted on the city s website.