Local board seats on spring ballot
By Tracy Ouellette
SLN Staff
Area residents have the opportunity to serve on the local boards with the upcoming spring election. Interested candidates can obtain nomination papers from the village and school district, which are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 5, 2021.
Candidates could begin circulating nomination papers Dec. 1.
Board members selecting not to run for re-election need to file declarations of non-candidacy by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 25.
If more than two candidates file to seek any single seat – or more than double the available at-large seats – a primary election will be held Feb. 16, 2021, to narrow the field.
The spring general election will be April 6, 2021.
Local board seats up for election next year include:
Town of East Troy
In the Town of East Troy, the Town Board chairman seat, held by Joe Klarkowski, is up for election as are the seats held by Supervisors Clayton Montez and Barb Church.
This year, the Town of East Troy Board will increase to five members after the electors voted at the annual meeting this summer to increase the board size. Those new seats will also be on the April ballot.
Town Board terms are two years. The chairman position pays $9,000 a year and the supervisor positions pay $7,000 a year.
Nomination papers can be obtained at Town Hall, N9330 Stewart School Road, East Troy.
For more information, call 262-642-5386.
Village of East Troy
Three trustee seats on the East Troy Village Board are on the spring ballot. The terms being served by John Alexander, Alex Alger and Mary Hubbard Nugent expire in April. Village Board President Scott Seager’s seat is also on the spring ballot.
The Village of East Troy is governed by the Village Board of seven elected members with two-year terms with staggered expiration dates. The board meets first and third Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room at Village Hall, 2015 Energy Drive.
The board seats are two-year terms. The trustees receive $6,500 a year and the for board president receives $8,000 a year.
To run for the Village Board, contact Village Clerk Lorri Alexander at 262-642-6255.
Town of Troy
The Town of Troy Board is up for re-election with the seats held by Town Board Chairman John Kendall and Supervisors Kathleen Tober and Thomas Lorden all on the April ballot.
All terms are for two years. The chairman position pays $7.500 annually and the supervisors receive $4,500 annually
Nomination papers can be obtained at Town Hall, N8870 Briggs St., East Troy.
For more information, call (262) 642-5292.
School Board
The East Troy Community School District has two open seats on the April 6 ballot. School Board Treasurer Jessica Fuchs and Board Member Tony Barrett are the incumbents.
The School Board has five members serving staggered three-year terms. The position pays $2,500 annually.
Applications are available at the District Office, 2040 Beulah Ave., East Troy, WI 53120 or call 262-642-6710 ext. 1221 to have an application mailed.
Applications are due in the District Office by 5 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021.
