Kenosha County is seeking applicants to fill the vacant 5th District seat on the County Board following the resignation of Supervisor Brian Thomas, effective Monday, July 1. The announcement was made by County Clerk Regi Waligora.
Residents of the district who are interested in serving can now submit applications for consideration. The 5th District is located on the northwest side of the City of Kenosha. A map of the district can be found online at bit.ly/KCDist5. Applicants must reside in and be qualified electors of the 5th District.
The appointed supervisor will serve until a successor is elected during the spring nonpartisan election in 2025.
County Board supervisors are required to attend board meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays each month and typically serve on several committees, with a total commitment of four to five evenings per month. The position offers an annual salary of $6,526.
Applications are available online at bit.ly/KCBoardApplication or can be picked up at the County Clerk’s Office in the county Administration Building, located at 1010 56th St., Kenosha. Completed applications should be submitted to the County Board chairman, care of the county clerk, by 5 p.m. on July 22. Submissions may be delivered in person, sent via U.S. Postal Service, or emailed to [email protected].
Applicants will undergo interviews before an appointment is made at the August 6 County Board meeting.
For further information, individuals may contact the County Clerk’s Office at 262-653-2552.
In related demographic data from Kenosha County schools for the 2023-24 academic year, Indian Trail High School and Academy had the highest enrollment with over two thousand students, followed by Tremper High School and Bradford High School. White students represented just over half of all students enrolled in Kenosha County schools during this period; Hispanic students were about one-quarter of enrollment and Black students comprised slightly more than ten percent. American Indian students were among the least represented ethnic groups within county schools (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
View the official vacancy posting.
