Milwaukee Area Technical College
District Board Member Appointment Process

District Board Member Position Vacancies

Applications for three positions on the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) District Board are now being accepted. Applicants must be residents of the District.

With three-year terms expiring June 30, 2015, the following is a synopsis of the qualifications needed for the three appointments based on state statutes and MATC's District Plan of Representation:

• One member must be an Employer Representative 
• One member must be and Employee Representative
• One member must be a School District Administrator
• The Employer or Employee Representative must be female and the other member may be male or female
• One of the three representatives must be a minority and reside in the city of Milwaukee

A "School District Administrator" is defined as the school district superintendent, supervising principal or other person who acts as the administrative head of a school district located in the MATC District.

An "Employer Member" is defined as any person who receives earnings as payment for personal services and possesses 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 does not include a person acting in the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization.

An "Employee Member" is defined as any person who is not an employer and who receives earnings as payment for personal services, and includes a person acting in the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization.

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 MATC District and the distribution of women and minorities. In addition, equal consideration is given to the distribution of minorities within the City of Milwaukee.

Applicants must complete and submit the required application form and submit at least two letters of reference supporting their nomination to the District Board, and attend a public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee at which time they will be interviewed.

Application materials are available at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 1015 North 6th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Room M278. For application information you may call Desma Madison, Office of the General Counsel, at (414) 297-7307. Applications must be received by Dr. Michael Bonds, Chair, MATC District Board Appointment Committee, c/o Desma Madison, Office of the General Counsel, Milwaukee Area Technical College District, 700 West State Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233-1443, no later than 4:30 p.m. on February 22, 2012, in Room M278. Reference letters must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 2, 2012, in Room M278.

The public hearing and meeting of the MATC District Board Appointment Committee is scheduled for Saturday, March 17, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. A legal notice announcing the candidates and the time and location for the meeting will be published during the week of February 27, 2012.

Appointment Process

The governing board of the Milwaukee Area Technical College District is made up of nine appointed members from geographical areas within the Milwaukee Area Technical college District. Members include two employers, two employees, one school district administrator, three additional members and one elected official.

All candidates must meet four eligibility requirements for Wisconsin Technical College board membership. They must:

• Be residents of or employed in the WTCS district in which they are apply for membership
• Submit a properly completed application/affidavit to the district board appointment committee within 14 days of publication of the Announcement of Intent
• Attend a district board appointment committee public hearing in person and be interviewed
• Have at least two letters of reference submitted supporting their candidacy.
   

Plan of Representation for Appointment of Board Members as of April 2, 2011

Equal consideration is given to the general population distribution within the district and the distribution of women and minorities within the District. In addition, the plan must give equal consideration to the distribution of minorities within the City of Milwaukee.

For the purposes of appointing MATC Board members, the MATC District is divided into geographical areas based on school districts. Board members will be appointed from geographical areas as follows:

City of Milwaukee - 4 members
North Suburban - 1 member
South Suburban - 1 member
North or South Suburban - 1 member
Additional - 2 members

At least two of the members from the City of Milwaukee must be minorities with a least three minority members overall; at least three members must be women and at least three members must be men, in each case excluding the school district administrator.

Note: All candidates are eligible to apply for and be considered in the Additional Member category.