How should the Appointment Committee handle vacancies that occur outside of the annual appointment schedule?
Unexpected vacancies occurring 120 days prior to the spring election (2nd Tuesday in April) may be filled anytime up to 60 days after the spring election. This provision was originally intended to allow appointment committees greater latitude in filling unexpected vacancies such as those created when elected officials lose their elected office and thus automatically lose their district board position. The greater latitude allows the appointment committee to combine the recruitment process to fill the unanticipated vacancy while filling annual vacancies. This eliminates the need to conduct two separate but simultaneous recruitment processes. (See 38.10(2)(a)(2), Wis. Stats.) 22.
