JANESVILLE — Applications for an unexpired term for appointment to the Blackhawk Technical College Board will be accepted until 4 p.m. July 31, according to Russ Podzilni, Chairperson of the Blackhawk Technical College Board Appointment Committee.
The BTC District Board is comprised of two employers; two employees; three additional members; one elected official; and one school district administrator.
The appointment is in the additional member category and is an unexpired term, September 2019, through June 30, 2020.
“Additional member” candidates must be a resident of the district. No more than two members of the district board may be officials of the same governmental unit nor may any district board member be a member of the school board that employs the school district administrator member.
Applicants must submit two references and must attend a meeting of the District Board Appointment Committee to be interviewed. Board members are not paid, except for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The Blackhawk Technical College Board Appointment Committee is comprised of the chairpersons of the Rock County and Green County Boards of Supervisors. The Appointment Committee will conduct a public hearing in the Administration Building in the Board Room at the College’s Central Campus at 2 p.m. Aug. 19. To accommodate candidates unable to attend, a second meeting and public hearing is scheduled for Aug. 26 at the same time and location. Per Wisconsin Statutes 38.10, the names of candidates submitted by the deadline date will be published at least 14 days prior to the public hearing and meeting. No additional names will be accepted from the floor at the time of the public hearing and a.
Applications must be submitted in writing on forms available on the BTC Web page, https://www.blackhawk.edu/About/Governance/District-Board/Board-Appointment-Process, or by contacting:
Jackie Pins, Assistant to the President/District Board, Blackhawk Technical College, 6004 S. County Road G, P.O. Box 5009, Janesville, WI 53547-5009 or call 608-757-7772, email jpins@blackhawk.edu. Completed, notarized applications are to be submitted to Pins by 4 p.m. July 31.
