Accountability and Scrutiny Chair
This role focuses on making the Union more transparent and accountable for its actions, by holding Officers to account. This role includes chairing a committee of randomly chosen students to uphold these goals and providing opportunities for students to engage in with Officers about their work.
The Candidates
Taylor Watson
- Holding the council accountable for any and all decision making
- Ensure YUSUggestions is utilised to its maximum potential.
- Maintaining an open dialogue between council and students.
What made you decide to run? The people who make the decisions that affect our lives at York sometimes get it wrong. No one gets it right all the time, but if we have someone in place to make sure that responsibility is taken for these mistakes, better changes will be made all around.
Why do you think you're the best person for the job? As a business student, I feel I genuinely understand the importance of accountability when it comes to making decisions for people who trust us to work in their interest. I will be fair but firm when making sure that the people you elect use the privilege to its maximum potential.
In your opinion, what’s the ASC’s most important responsibility? I feel that being impartial to all circumstances is a greatly important responsibility for the role of ASC. This includes a broad understanding of how to view situations and suggestions from all viewpoints to ensure an outcome that is inclusive of all. I believe that this quality allows for the understanding of when the council needs to be held accountable for their decisions relating to university life.
What should the University’s next merch line be? A great addition to the University’s comprehensive range of merchandise, I believe could come in the form of a charity line with designs representing the charities they are raising money for. These could be specific to different causes such as pride month or black history month.