initially, the monte di redenzione had a committee of seven members responsible for collecting alms, but this system was eventually abolished and replaced by an administration made up of four persons, two of whom were knights. from 1660, the monte was run by a commission of three knights, headed by a knight grand cross as president. this commission met at the vestry of the conventual church of st. john in valletta until 1690, when they began to meet at the president's house.