Adams-Friendship Area School District
Notice of School Board Vacancy and Request for Letters of
Interest from Electors Who Wish to be Considered for Appointment to Fill the
Vacancy
The electors of the Adams-Friendship
Area School District are hereby given notice that, as
of October 29, 2018, there is a vacancy in the
office of School Board Member.
Under state law, the vacancy will be filled by appointment
by the remaining members of the School Board. The person who is appointed to
fill the vacancy:
1.
Must be a resident
and elector of the Adams-Friendship Area School District who is eligible under state law to hold the office of
School Board Member in the District; and 2. Will serve as an appointee until
April 21, 2019. Following the conclusion of
the appointee’s term of office (April 21, 2019),
it is expected that an elected successor (who shall be elected at the April 2,
2019 spring election) will assume office on April 22, 2019.
Any eligible elector who wishes to be considered for
possible appointment to the School Board may submit a letter of interest as
follows:
1. All letters of interest shall be directed to the attention
of Stacey Mcmanus, Board Secretary.
2. To ensure consideration, the letter of interest must be
received in the school district’s main, administrative office located at 201
W. 6th Street, Friendship WI, by no later than 12:00
p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.
3. Letters of interest may be hand delivered to the office,
sent by U.S. Mail, or submitted to the Board Secretary via email using the
following email address: mcmanus_s@afasd.net.
It is the sole responsibility of the individual submitting a
letter of interest to ensure that the letter has been received. Accordingly,
he/she may wish to contact the office at (608) 339-3213 to confirm that the Board Secretary is in receipt of the
letter.
4. The elector who is submitting the letter of interest shall
identify his/her name, residential address, telephone number and email address.
The preferred contact information should be identified. The letter should also
minimally address why the individual wants to serve on the Board and the
qualities the individual will bring to the Board that will enhance the Board’s
decision making.
Individuals submitting letters of interest should be aware
that, unless otherwise directed or permitted under Wisconsin Stats. §17.275,
19.36(7), or Subchapter II of Chapter 19, their submissions (including name and
residential address) are generally subject to inspection or copying in response
to requests submitted under Wisconsin Stats. §19.35(1).
Following the deadline for receipt of letters of interest,
the Board intends to interview one or more individuals on Monday, November 26, 2018, beginning at 6:00
p.m.
Based on Wisconsin Stats. §17.26, the interviews will be in
open session. The School Board then intends to attempt to fill the vacancy from
the pool of interviewees.
Inquiries regarding this Notice may be directed to the Board
Secretary, Stacey McManus, by telephone at (608) 339-3213 or by email at mcmanus_s@afasd.net.
The Board sincerely appreciates the community’s interest in
our schools and any resident’s interest in possible School Board service.
Date of Notice: October
26 , 2018
