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York County board approves county attorney appointment; contract revised to account for year-end vacation
Summary
At a June 6 special meeting, the York County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of a county attorney and agreed to adopt a contract with clarified vacation terms, noting 12 days available before year-end that would not be paid out if unused.
The York County Board of Commissioners approved an appointment for county attorney at a special meeting on June 6, 2022, and agreed to adopt a contract with clarified year-end vacation provisions.
Gary Olson, who introduced himself and family members at the meeting, addressed the board as the candidate for county attorney. The board discussed contract language, then moved, seconded and recorded affirmation to adopt the appointment contract subject to edits agreed during the meeting.
The chair raised specific contract concerns on pages 6 and 7, telling the board there are "12 days between now and the end of the year that could be used for vacation time" and that unused days "would not be paid out," language the board agreed should be written into the contract prior to signature. The chair also said wages adopted earlier would govern compensation through the end of the year.
Board members discussed the effective date and swearing-in timing. The chair cited state law in explaining the timing rule: the term begins the first Thursday after the first Tuesday, which he identified as January 5 under that schedule. The board scheduled a swearing-in appointment in county court following the meeting.
Procedural items at the start of the special meeting included approval of the May 31 minutes and adoption of the June 6 agenda; both motions were moved, seconded and affirmed by roll call before the board moved to the appointment discussion.
The transcript records that the chair referred to another name — "Gary Wilson" — as present earlier in the meeting, while the person who spoke and introduced himself gave his name as Gary Olson. The record is ambiguous on whether those two names refer to the same individual; this article uses the candidate's self-identification (Gary Olson) and notes the discrepancy in the transcript. The revised contract language discussed at the meeting was to be written and signed later; the board set the swearing-in to take place immediately afterward at county court.
