PUBLIC NOTICE: Intent to Appoint Board Members - WITC

NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPOINT

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (WITC) DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS

Notice is hereby given that applications are being accepted for three (3) positions on the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) District Board from individuals residing in Region 1 (Douglas County), Region 2 (Ashland, Bayfield, and portions of Iron Counties), Region 3 (Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn Counties), Region 4 (Burnett and Polk Counties), and Region 6 (portions of St. Croix County) of the WITC District.

*Please note: Applications will not be accepted from Region 5 (Barron County) since no region may have more than two members on the Board and WITC currently has two members from Region 5 on the Board.

Appointments will be made for the following positions in accordance with the Board Appointment Committee’s Plan of Representation, which specifies categories of membership as well as geographic areas of representation within the district. Board members are not paid, except for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

WITC District Board Member Open Positions

The following board positions will commence on or about July 1, 2012, upon certification by the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, with 3-year terms ending on June 30, 2015.

1) Employee Member: Representing Region 1 – Douglas County

2) Employer Member: Representing Region 6 – St. Croix County

3) School District Administrator Member: Representing the WITC District* (see note above)

Board Member Category Definitions

Please refer to the following Web site for additional information

to help you determine if you qualify for a board member category:

www.witc.edu/board/appointments.

> An Employee Member is defined as someone who is employed, or who does not meet the Employer Member definition, or who is acting in the capacity of an officer or agent of a labor organization. An employee receives earnings as payment for personal services and is employed in the district.

> An Employer Member is defined as someone who receives earnings as payment for personal services and who has the authority to exercise independent judgment in determining, or effectively recommending, any of the following actions for business employees: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, discipline, and adjust grievances. Note: Representatives of labor organizations (officers or agents) are considered employee members regardless of their responsibilities.

> A School District Administrator Member is defined as a school district superintendent, supervising principal, or other person who acts as the administrative head of a school district and who holds an administrator’s license; and must be employed by a school board or a school district located within the technical college district.

In the appointment process, equal consideration is given to the general population distribution within the WITC District, as well as to the distribution of women and minorities. Note: No two members of the WITC 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.

Notarized application forms must be received no later than 4 p.m., on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Applicants must attend the public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 2:30 p.m, at the WITC – Administrative Office, 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871, and provide at least two letters of recommendation supporting his/her candidacy to the WITC District Board before being interviewed at the scheduled public meeting. No additional names will be accepted from the floor at the time of the Appointment Committee meeting.

Notarized applications should be sent to:

Mr. Daryl Standafer, Chairperson

District Board Appointment Committee

WITC - Administrative Office

505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871

Application forms and instructions may be obtained at the WITC Web address above, or by contacting:

Ms. Kim Olson, Board Appointment Committee Liaison

WITC - Administrative Office

505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871

Telephone: (715) 468-2815, ext. 2279

Email: kim.olson@witc.edu

A second legal notice announcing the public hearing and committee meeting and all applicant names will be published in mid-March 2012.

(Pub. 02/09/12) WNAXLP

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