Apply for Board of Adjustments vacancies by May 28
Sheboygan County Administrator Adam Payne is seeking interested persons residing in the towns of Herman, Rhine, Russell, Greenbush, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Lima, Sherman, Holland or Wilson to apply for two open positions, each serving three-year terms, on the Sheboygan County Board of Adjustments. Current members of the Board of Adjustments whose terms are expiring may also apply to be re-appointed.
The Board of Adjustments is an independent quasi-judicial body in county government. It hears and decides appeals to the county’s Planning and Resources Department, Airport Department, and Land and Water Conservation Department in conjunction with the administration of sanitary, shoreland, floodplain, nonmetallic mining, and airport height limitation ordinances. The Board of Adjustments may also grant special exceptions or variances to ordinances where, literal enforcement of the ordinances would result in unnecessary hardship.
A candidate for the Board of Adjustments shall be a qualified elector and resident in any of the unincorporated (rural) areas of Sheboygan County, however no two members may be from the same township. Current board members whose terms will continue reside in the towns of Mitchell, Mosel, Sheboygan, Scott, and Lyndon. Individuals interested in applying for one of the vacancies must not reside in any of those townships.
Board of Adjustments members receive mileage reimbursement and a per diem for meetings and field inspections. Candidates for the Board of Adjustments should be capable of critical analysis, make independent decisions, conscientiously apply unprejudiced standards to a variety of zoning and land-use situations, and adhere to rules and regulations pertaining to conduct and operation of the Board of Adjustments. Although candidates need not have specific legal, zoning, or conservation knowledge, some awareness or interest in zoning and land-use matters would be helpful. Board of Adjustments members will have the opportunity to attend training sessions that are held throughout the state.
The Board of Adjustments holds meetings the fourth Wednesday of the month when items are scheduled, generally beginning at 1 p.m. at the Sheboygan County Administration Building. The Board of Adjustments meets an average of five times per year. In addition, each member participates in scheduled field inspections of the properties in question at 9 a.m. the Saturday before the meeting.
The county administrator makes the Board of Adjustments appointments, which are subject to the approval of the full County Board.
Applicants should send a letter of interest and brief resume to the attention of County Administrator Adam Payne at the Sheboygan County Administration Building, 508 New York Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081. Applications must be received no later than Friday, May 28, 2010.
Appointments will be confirmed by the County Board at their June 15 meeting for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2010.
