Notice is hereby given that the Board Appointment Committee of the Madison Area Technical College District Board will accept applications from individuals residing in the District for the appointment of three individuals to the Madison Area Technical College District Board. The Madison Area Technical College District includes portions of Dane, Sauk, Jefferson, Columbia, Marquette, Adams, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Richland, and Rock Counties.
Categories of positions which will be open are:
Employer Member
Employee Member
Additional Member
Terms of office are three (3) years beginning on or about July 1, 2016. Board members are not paid, except for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
An Employer Member is defined as someone who receives earnings as payment for their service and possess the power to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward or discipline other employees or adjust employee grievances or effectively recommend such action if in connection with the exercise of such power the person exercises independent judgment in relation to the power. Employer Member does not include a person acting in the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization.
An Employee Member is defined as an individual who receives payment for work performed but do not qualify as an employer using the definition described above. An officer or agent of a labor organization automatically qualifies as an employee.
All residents of the Madison Area Technical College District are eligible to serve as an Additional Member.
Note: No two members of the Madison Area Technical College District Board may be officials of the same governmental unit, nor may any district board member be a member of the school board which employs the School District Administrator member.
Applications must be submitted on forms which may be obtained at http://madisoncollege.edu/district-board-appointment-process-0 or by contacting the Madison Area Technical College District Office, 1701 Wright Street, Madison, (608) 246-6677. Applicants must submit at least two letters of recommendation with their application supporting their candidacy to the District Board. Applicants must also attend a public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee and be interviewed on Monday, March 7, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Applications will be accepted no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2016. No additional names will be accepted from the floor at the time of the Appointment Committee meeting.
Applications should be sent to:
Sharon Corrigan, Chairperson
Board Appointment Committee
Madison Area Technical College
1701 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53704