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The Allotment Committee acts
- To exercise on behalf of the Council powers and duties within existing policies and practices of general concern to Bideford excluding those matters specifically dealt with by another Committee.
- To prepare and recommend to Council annually, no later than its December meeting, a budget for the following financial year.
- To consider and approve expenditure which is within the Council’s existing budget.
- To monitor the financial affairs of the allotments and spending against the agreed budget.
- To promote improvements to the allotments in conjunction with self-help by the allotment holders.
- To foster co-operation with the allotment holders in the delivery of projects and initiatives.
- To support the Self-Management Scheme at Marland with a view to creating a template for other sites.
- To approve and oversee any contracts or agency agreements entered into by the Council.
- To consider all matters relating to the running of the allotments, including maintenance of the waiting list, revised tenancy agreements, property management, access issues and site security.
- To encourage the promotion of the allotments via the web site, newsletter, vegetable, flower shows and prize giving initiatives.