ADD NEW: Section 8. The total money spent by the National Office on NATCA Convention expenses shall not exceed nine percent of the total yearly budget of the association.

Rationale: Convention costs have continued to spiral out of control since there are no checks and balances on what is spent. Contracts are signed before the Finance Committee can even budget for the event, so they are forced to cut from other budgets in order to meet whatever contractual obligations NATCA has. On a $30 million budget, this would be $2.7m for convention. The only additional costs are the ones incurred by the locals, travel, hotel rooms, etc.