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Council Committees
The
work of the Town Council is conducted by the Council, its officers,
committees, working parties and external groups. The Council and its
committees and groups are as follows:-
Town
Council
Sixteen councillors, each representing the
entire town. The Council meets each month, usually on the second
Tuesday. Council
meetings are open to the press and the public
except where items of a confidential nature need to be dealt with.
Such items are normally left until the end of the meeting to minimise the
inconvenience to members of the public. The public are encouraged to
participate at the appropriate part of Council meetings subject to
advanced notice.
Mayor's
Committee
The Mayor's Committee has 7 members and deals with
- Urgent business
- Staff matters
- Standing Orders
- Codes of Conduct
- Council Structures and Committees
The Communications Group
is a sub-committee of the Mayor's Committee dealing with Newsletters and other
public relations issues
Finance Committee
The
Finance
Committee has 7 members and
deals with
- Accounts
- Budgets
- Financial Reporting
Strategy Committee
The Strategy Committee has
7 members
and deals with
- Parish Plan
- Traffic and Highways
- Risk Assessment
- Affordable Housing
Property
The council's property is managed by
the Council's retained Consultant Carter Jonas assisted by the Clerk and
the Council Member for Property, currently Cllr
Victoria Edwards. See also the
Property
page.
Environment
The council's environmental interests are managed
by the Clerk with assistance from members of the Environment Working Group. See also the
Environment page. The council's environmental interests cover
the following:-
- Cemeteries,
- Playgrounds and
- Watermeadows and OWL nature reserve
Working Groups
Working Groups include:-
-
Woodstock in Bloom
– 3 members
-
Watermeadows Working Group - 5 members - dealing
with Ecology, Management Plan, Safety, Routine Maintenance,
and Voluntary Action
-
Cemeteries Health and Safety Group
-
Christmas Lights Group
-
Town Plan Steering group
- Property Working Group
- Environment Working Group
- Communications Sub Group
External Bodies
Other
external bodies on which the Town Council sits are:-
- Youth Club – 3 members
- OALC ORCC incl Public Transport – 2 members
- Oxford Airport Consultative Group – 2 members
-
Woodstock Wallhangings Trust
-
The Marlborough School
Business and
Enterprise Centre - Mayor
-
Wake Up To Woodstock - Mayor
- Woodstock Public Events Fund - Mayor
- Woodstock Stakeholder Group (Spencer Court)
- Relief in Need – 2 members
- Woodstock Exhibition Foundation – 4 members
- Sir Robert Cocks Charity – 1 member
- A44A
- Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) – 3 members
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