JANESVILLE — Applications for one three-year term for appointment to the Blackhawk Technical College Board will be accepted until 4 p.m. April 22, according to Russ Podzilni, chairperson of the Blackhawk Technical College Board Appointment Committee, and chairperson of the Rock County Board of Supervisors. 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 following category:
(1) Additional Member — 3-year term, July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023
An “Additional Member” is defined as a resident of the District. Of the “Additional Members” on the BTC Board, no more than two can be “Employers” or “Employees,” no more than three may be school district administrators, and no more than three may be elected officials. 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 supporting their nomination to the Blackhawk Technical College Board 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.
In the appointment process, equal consideration is given to the general population distribution within the District as well as to the distribution of women and minorities. In compliance with the BTC Board Appointment Committee’s Plan of Representation, candidates for the position may reside in either Rock or Green County.
The Blackhawk Technical College Board Appointment Committee is comprised of the chairpersons of the Rock County and Green County Boards of Supervisors. The Chair of the Rock County Board serves as Chairperson of the Appointment Committee. The Appointment Committee will conduct a public hearing at Blackhawk Technical College Central Campus, 6004 S. County Road G. Janesville, WI, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Administration Building in the Board Room on May 18. To accommodate any candidates unable to attend on this date to be interviewed, a second meeting and public hearing is being scheduled for May 21 at 3 p.m. at the same location. If all candidates are able to appear at the first meeting, the second meeting will be canceled. If pandemic social distancing restrictions remain in place at the time of the Public Hearing, a virtual meeting will be held. Conference call technology to access the meeting will be available to the public. 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 hearings and meetings. No additional names will be accepted from the floor at the time of the public hearings and appointment committee meetings.
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. Completed, notarized applications are to be submitted to Pins no later than 4 p.m. April 22.
