The Council conducts its business through a Committee system as follows:

Committee	Purpose	Chair:	Vice Chair:
Monthly	To consider reports on all Council, Committees and Extra Bodies as well as consider planning applications within, or impacting upon, the Parish.	Mel Carr	Gloria Wills
Policy & Resources (P&R)	To deal with the Council’s financial matters and governance arrangements as well as Council estates issues.	Gloria Wills	Mel Carr
Community Development & Engagement	To deal with community events and community liaison issues.	Allan Blakemore	Chris Lines
Environment	To deal with issues relating to open spaces, horticulture, allotments and cemetery matters.	Alf Walton	Stephen Winter
Personnel	To deal with all Town Council personnel matters.	Gloria Wills	Ann Carr
Sedgefield Extra	To oversee the publication of the Council’s dedicated community publication the Sedgefield Extra.	Chris Lines	Leo McCormack
Community Chest	To consider requests from community members or groups for financial support.	Vanessa Carmichael	Mavis Wayman

Underneath the Committees are a series of Working Groups which undertake research and investigation to propose recommendations for consideration by all Councillors at the relevant Committees. During 2019/20 the Council will be operating the following Working Groups:

Working Group:	Reporting Committee:	Chair:	Vice Chair:
Fireworks	Community Development & Engagement	TBC	TBC:
Estates	P&R	TBC	TBC:
Finance	P&R	Gloria Wills	Allan Blakemore
Policy & Records Management	P&R	Allan Blakemore	Mavis Wayman
Butterwick Road Cemetery	P&R	Allan Blakemore	Mel Carr