But I'm concerned that it might be too late after we spent the money. I'm concerned about protecting the rreserves built up over the years. Puay Tiak pointed that the Registrar of Societies required welfare organisations to spend at least 80 per cent of their income annually. Appreciating Yang Tai Teck and other members' concern for transparency, he suggested that spending curbs could be deal with administratively. It's very hard to control.
Committees come and go.
Wrapping up the debate, Nancy said capping expenditures might backfire on members. If we create a cap, we won't be able to explore new possibilities for members. Our three signatories will check the money to be spent and be accountable to our members. Edmund objected to postal voting for constitutional amendments as this might compromise secrecy of the ballot. Nancy pointed out that postal voting was meant to overcome the problem of obtaining a quorum.