COUNTY BOARD HOLDING HEARING FOR DISTRICT 36
August 15, 2018
Sharon Corrigan, County Board Chair
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Effective today, Danielle Williams resigned from the Dane County Board. Williams issued the following statement:
“It has been my honor and privilege to be elected twice by the people of Cottage Grove and Pleasant Springs to represent them on the Dane County Board,” Williams said. “I look forward to continuing to serve our community and advocate for the residents of Dane County.”?
Dane County Board Chair Sharon Corrigan has announced the process for filling the vacancy in Supervisory District 36 in Eastern Dane County (Town of Cottage Grove and Pleasant Springs, and Village of Cottage Grove).
County ordinances provide for a vacancy in the office of county supervisor occurring at this point in the term to be filled by temporary appointment by the County Board chairperson within one month, with confirmation by the County Board. The appointed individual would serve until the April 2, 2019 spring election. The intention is that the Board will act on the appointment at its meeting on September 6th, at the regularly scheduled Board meeting. The annual salary is currently $10,550.
“Individuals interested in the District 36 vacancy must submit a Declaration of Candidacy and appointment papers containing a minimum of 25 signatures of electors in the District to the Office of the Dane County Clerk, City-County Building, Room 106A, by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2018,” said County Clerk Scott McDonell. “Nomination papers may only be circulated by the candidate,” he added.
Nomination papers can either be picked up in the County Clerk’s Office or may be found on the County Clerk’s website: https://www.countyofdane.com/clerk/supervisor_filing.aspx
A public hearing will be conducted by County Board Chair Corrigan on Tuesday September 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the East District Campus – Highway Garage, 3103 Luds Lane, McFarland. Interested parties are asked to attend the hearing to describe their qualifications for the position. Members of the public may testify at the hearing and will have a limit of 3 minutes. Questions regarding the process can be addressed to the County Board Office at 266-4533.