Last year's Springfest ran $4,000 over budget and a glitch in planning meant that the inflatable castles and rides did not arrive to the event.
"We had to dip into money set aside for long-term projects," said Jeffrey A. Letalien '01, who is the head of Justin A. Barley's campaign for council president. Now "without a term bill increase we have a hard time providing grants we'd like to provide."
Smith's supporters, however, say that his diligence in planning events is unmatched.
Fellow council member Vladimir A. Kleyman '02 says that Smith "kept us all together during Springfest last year."
Kleyman says the event was almost canceled after the company that was supposed to provide the amusements broke their contract two days before the event.
"When it looked like the ship was sinking, he rescued the project," Kleyman says. "There were several nights where he actually slept in the office."