Operating control procedures will be adopted in order to safeguard the local’s finances and to protect the union officers while in the performance of their fiduciary responsibilities. There is a basic consideration involved in following any control procedures is that the funds belong to the membership at all times. These funds are not to be used indiscriminately. There are two overriding principals, which must be adhered to when it comes to the disbursement of the members' funds. The first is; has the expenditure been authorized? The second follows similarly; are the funds being spent on something that will benefit the entire organization?