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Three-year term to BTC board up for grabs
Appointment applications due by 4 p.m. May 12
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JANESVILLE — Applications for one (1) three-year term for appointment to the Blackhawk Technical College District Board will be accepted until 4 p.m. on May 12, 2021, according to Richard Bostwick, 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 (2) Employers; two (2) Employees; three (3) Additional Members; one (1) Elected Official; and one (1) School District Administrator.

The appointment is in the following category:

(1) Employee Member — 3-year term, July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024

“Employer” and “Employee” candidates must reasonably represent the businesses and industries in the District by being employed at a location within boundaries of the District.  

Applicants must submit two (2) references supporting their nomination to the Blackhawk Technical College District 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.  To maintain compliance with the BTC Board Appointment Committee’s Plan of Representation, candidates for all categories to be appointed must reside in Rock and Green Counties.

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 4:00 p.m. in the Administration Building in the District Board Room on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Per Wisconsin Statutes 38.10, the names of candidates submitted by the deadline date will be published at least fourteen (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.

Completed, notarized applications are to be submitted to Julie Barreau no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.