by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer
Student Government Association has created a new executive treasury position, seeking to ease the load of dealing with finances within Events Council.
Junior Amy Morris and senior Chad Byers, the vice presidents of on and off-campus events, appointed junior Aaron Hunt to the unofficial position of Events Council treasurer at the beginning of spring semester.
The new position will not be official unless senate amends the SGA constitution by the end of the semester.
According to Morris, this semester is a trial run to test the effectiveness of the office.
Events Council spends more money than class SGAs, according to Morris. Previously, the administrative assistant or a class vice president has handled the finances of events council, but the task is not officially assigned to anyone.
According to Hunt, the position is similar to the other offices of Events Council because he helps plan events and share ideas for implementing events. However, the treasurer is different because he runs the budget, gives reports to the vice presidents of on and off-campus events and turns in receipts to reimburse students who purchase items for events.
Because Events Council has been planning more events than in past years, members of SGA decided to add a treasurer position to take care of the money and function as an extra hand, said Morris.
So far, Hunt has been involved in the planning of the Talent Show, Barbarian Wars and the Midnight Cruise.
According to Morris, the position may become the third executive office purposely filled by appointment. The vice presidents of on and off-campus events will appoint a student to fill the position next year if the trial is effective.