Motion to appoint Erin Van Cleet withdrawn after lack of second

During the special meeting the board considered immediate appointment of one finalist. Commissioner Hansen formally moved that the board select "Erin Van Cleet as our next county administrator," but another commissioner declined to second the motion, saying the board did not have sufficient support to make the appointment. Procedural staff noted that a motion without a second could fail for lack of a second, and the mover withdrew the motion.

The chair and other commissioners said they preferred to give the leading candidate extra time to address targeted concerns — including budget experience, temperament and how he would work with constitutional officers — rather than proceed with a vote that lacked broad board support. The motion and its withdrawal were handled in public; no formal recorded roll-call vote occurred on an appointment during the session.