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

The following District Board Member categories have vacancies:

• One Elected Official - three-year term expiring June 30, 2011
• One Additional Member - three-year term expiring June 30, 2011
• One Additional Member - three-year term expiring June 30, 2011

Under state statutes and the MATC District Plan of Representation, an "Elected Official" is defined as any person who is elected to a state or local office.

An "Additional Member" is defined as a resident of the District. Of the additional members no more than two can be an "Employer" or an "Employee."

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 Teresa Scaggs, Office of the General Counsel, at (414) 297-7307. Applications must be received by Dr. Peter Blewett, Chair, MATC District Board Appointment Committee, c/o Teresa Scaggs, 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 19, 2008, in Room M278. Reference letters must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 5, 2008, in Room M278.

The public hearing and meeting of the MATC District Board Appointment Committee is scheduled for Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. A legal notice announcing the candidates and the time and location for the meeting will be published once between February 25 and February 29, 2008.

Appointment Process

The governing board of the Milwaukee Area Technical College District is made up of nine people elected from geographical areas within the Milwaukee Area Technical College District. The nine 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 district board membership. They must:

• Be residents of or employed in the WTCS district in which they are applying for board membership.
• Submit a properly completed application/affidavit to the district board appointment committee within 14 days of the publication of an announcement requesting applications.
• 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 September 13, 2007

Equal consideration will be given to the general population distribution of the district, the distribution of women in the district, and the distribution of women and minorities within the district and the City of Milwaukee.

For the purposes of appointing MATC Board members, the MATC District is divided into three geographical areas based on school districts. Board members will be appointed from the 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 total of at least three minority members overall; and at least three members must be women and at least three members must be men, in each case excluding the school district administrator member.

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