Huntington Beach city council unanimously voted June 2 to appoint Councilmember Barbara Delgleize as mayor pro tem following the resignation of Tito Ortiz. The vote occurred during a special meeting created in order to discuss filling the role vacated by Ortiz the day prior. After a number of public comments, Councilmember Erik Peterson nominated Delgleize to the position, citing her past experience on council and as mayor, calling her a “good buffer” between current Mayor Kim Carr and two recently-elected councilmembers. After the vote confirmed her appointment, Delgleize took the oath of office and was congratulated by the council. “First of all, I’d like to thank everybody who brought forward my name and I also would like to say that serving here is something so very, very special,” Delgleize said. “I do believe, especially this year, we’ve accomplished already a lot of really good things and I anticipate that the year will end well. I’m excited to be also in that …