Are you also saying that having to have the AGM vote is a problem? In that case how would you else want to do it? Voting anytime through out the year if enough people called for a vote? That would make it more or less impossible to make or follow a budget in any reasonable way.
I do not believe that the use of the AGM is appropriate for the "big switch" being used to approve a proposed budget that included 100% of projects. The budget needs approval, but it appears to much "yes or no". There is no consultation - formal, bot mailing list chatter - on what projects are approved for inclusion into said budget approval.
I don't to objections preceding the discussions of the budget decisions, on the contrary - that is the idea with this WG. However, the decision needs to be taken by the NCC membership alone, and not in a public forum. This is the AGM. Best regards, - kurtis -