OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. — Okfuskee County commissioners have accepted the resignation of Sheriff Logan Manshack.
Manshack submitted his resignation earlier this week, months after an inmate escaped undetected.
WATCH: Okfuskee County commissioners accept Manshack's resignation, names acting sheriff
Commissioners sat in an executive session for under an hour to discuss Manshack's resignation and their next steps.
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They decided to wait 45 days before appointing a new sheriff to make an informed decision about who will replace Manshack. In the meantime, Amber Gaskins will serve as the acting sheriff for now.
Gaskins was just appointed as undersheriff this week.
2 News Oklahoma's Stef Manchen spoke to Manshack over the phone. He said after the escape, he fired his jail administrator, along with about 80% of his staff.
He appointed Gaskins as his new jail administrator. Assistant District Attorney Ray Penny told 2 News Manshack was the one to appoint Gaskins as undersheriff.
Commissioner James Yandell said while he couldn't talk about what they discussed in executive session, they want to take their time and get community input on the new sheriff.
"It’s such short notice we want to be able to talk to people, and get the best candidate," said Yandell. “Were looking for someone diligent, who works well with the community.”
As of now, Yandell said they don't have any candidates of interest for the position.
2 News Oklahoma's Stef Manchen asked Yandell if he thought Manshack should have resigned. He said he didn't want to get into that.
Manshack said he's leaving to take a better paying job, and his staff has known for months.
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