Student Body Treasurer John Taylor Willis, a third-year studying business administration, faces a resolution to impeach him***, filed and sponsored by five student senators. According to the resolution, Willis is being impeached for abuse of power and neglect of duty.

The resolution is sponsored by senators Adam Schmidt, Sam Chan, Kate Puricz, Rebecca Locklin and Gabrielle Dauntain*.

As previously reported by Technician, the resolution alludes to claims by unnamed Student Government officials that Willis has interacted with them to the detriment of SG as a whole.

“Some officers and members of Student Government have testified that Student Body Treasurer Willis’ interpersonal interactions have had an adverse affect on their ability to accomplish their duties,” reads Senate Resolution 30, titled “An Act to Impeach Student Body Treasurer Willis.”

Corresponding senator and Student Senate President Pro Tempore Schmidt, a second-year studying civil engineering and senator representing the College of Engineering, told Technician in a written statement expanding on said “interpersonal interactions” that his understanding of WIllis’ actions is based on conversations with other members of SG.

Schmidt said that Willis’ interactions had created an uncomfortable environment “in the Student Government Suite.”

“Student Body Treasurer Willis’ interpersonal interactions have created an environment in which certain members of Student Government feel unsafe and uncomfortable working in the Student Government Suite and in the organization,” Schmidt said in the statement.

Schmidt added in the statement that the environment Willis’ actions have created has also inhibited said members of SG in “their ability to serve the student body.”

“This inhibition has also been greatly exacerbated by Treasurer Willis’ inability to fulfill the expectations of his position and to do so on time,” Schmidt said in the statement.

Schmidt also said he was generally aware of Willis’ “interactions with advisors” having “created tensions.”

Willis responded to this with a written statement to Technician saying that he was “greatly shocked with the allegations,” adding that he works “to create positive relationships with all those I interact.”

“The notion that I caused those around me to feel unsafe is unfounded, and interpersonal conflict is a natural part of any governing body,” Willis said in his statement.

Willis went on to say that he is “open to discussion and repairing any relationships.”

“If any of my peers ever did feel uncomfortable or unsafe through our interactions, I would encourage them to reach out to me and professionally address their concerns,” Willis said in the statement.

Willis also said he believes “transparent and constructive discourse” would be more effective than the “illegitimate impeachment bill.”

Schmidt says that the charge of neglect of duty refers to instances of Willis’ failing to meet self-imposed deadlines. These deadlines were for delivery of certain information and documents to members of the Executive Department and to the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Molly Mueller**, a third-year studying political science.

Schmidt declined to refer to specific individuals from the Executive Department.

Mueller declined to comment.

The five sponsors of the impeachment resolution sent a joint statement Tuesday night to Technician saying they wanted “a Student Body Treasurer who works” and that they expect Student Government leadership to “fulfill their duties to the Student Body.”

Dauntain, Chan, Puricz and Locklin all declined to comment individually.

“Student Body Treasurer Willis’ current performance does not meet these expectations and we, through this resolution, are taking action to ensure that Student Government operates at the level the Student Body expects,” read the joint statement.

The impeachment resolution will enter first reading Wednesday at the Student Senate meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Governance Chamber in Talley Student Union. After first reading, it is expected to be sent to the Government Relations and Oversight committee, which will hear the resolution next week.

For more on the SG impeachment process, read Technician’s report on the process.

* Disclosure: Gabrielle Dauntain is a staff columnist for Technician.

** Editor’s note: This article originally misspelled Sen. Mueller’s last name.

*** Editor’s note: This article was changed to clarify the terms of impeachment.