A-230 District Board Composition and Terms of Office

The District Board shall be composed of nine (9) members who are residents of the District, including two (2) employers who have the power to employ or discharge, two (2) employees who do not have the power to employ or discharge, three (3) additional members, an administrator of a public school district which lies within the District, and one (1) elected official who holds a state or local office. Of the three (3) additional members, no more than two (2) may be employers, no more than two (2) may be employees, no more than three (3) may be school district administrators, and no more than three (3) may be elected officials. No two (2) members of the District Board may be officials of the same governmental unit, nor may any District Board member be a member of the school board that employs the school district administrator member.

The Plan of Representation adopted by the appointing authority, the chairs of the Rock County and Green County Boards of Supervisors, requires a minimum of two (2) members of the nine-member District Board to reside in Green County and a minimum of six (6) members to reside in Rock County, based on population distribution. The Plan of Representation also indicates that the School District Administrator member will be rotated between the two (2) counties when possible. Additionally, the Plan of Representation states the District Board must maintain one (1) minority member based on the percentage of the minority population of the District.

District Board members shall take office on July 1 and serve staggered three-year terms, with three (3) members appointed annually.

• Members of the District Board shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for any unexpired term no more than 90 days in the manner provided in the original appointments as stated in Wisconsin Statutes 38.10 and Policy A-235 – Vacancies on the District Board.

• A District Board member shall resign when they no longer reside within the boundaries of the District.

• Any member of a District Board serving in the Elected Official category shall cease to be a member upon vacating their office as an elected official.