Student council members voted 15-6 Wednesday to appoint University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Mary Prunty as Finance Committee Chair, replacing Andrew Kidd.
Kidd officially resigned as both Finance Committee Chair and a student council representative in a letter Gardner read out loud at council. The Finance Committee is responsible for allocating events and travel events to registered student organizations.
Kidd, a graduate student, said he could no longer commit time to Associated Students of Madison because of a need to focus on his own research. He described his time in ASM as “extraordinary” and said he would continue to pray for the “many successes and endeavors” of student council.
Prunty has been previously involved in student government as an intern and is involved with ASM University Affairs Committee. Prunty said she hopes to make the events and travel application grant more understandable.
“Andrew Kidd did a really great job … and I just hope to uphold his values of finance committee and also make sure … this committee is accessible,” Prunty said.
Representatives also elected Rep. Erik Larson, who ran unopposed, to fill a student council representative position on the Finance Committee.
Also at the meeting, Vice Chair Mia Akers told student council representatives only $2,000 is left in a $10,000 fund used to give disability accommodations to students participating in registered student organizations that receive event and travel grants from ASM, which she said could show a need for alterations to the budget.
Akers said she wants to develop a process for allocating this money, as none currently exist.
