Council committee structure
Odiham Parish Council conducts its business through an agreed committee structure which is widely accepted in the sector to allow sufficient time for debate at each meeting and focusses time, skills and experience in relevant areas. The full Council has the power to make all Council decisions in accordance with the Council’s adopted Standing Orders and Financial Regulations and delegates some of its business to committees which operate in accordance with adopted Terms of Reference.
Odiham Parish Council carries out an annual review of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The current structure, agreed May 2025, is below:

Each meeting agenda pack is published under the meetings, agendas and minutes pages pages at least 3 clear days before the meeting date. Copies of the covering agenda pages are also published in the High Street noticeboard opposite the Co-op and in North Warnborough noticeboard opposite North Warnborough Village Hall.
All Council meetings are open to residents to attend unless otherwise stated on the agenda. Council meetings are normally held in The Library Room in The Bridewell, The Bury.
In addition to full Council and committees, working groups are regularly set up for specific projects or partnerships. These are generally task & finish groups which sometimes include community or outside body representatives and do not have decision making powers. The meetings are not open to members of the public, however, reports or decisions from the meetings are usually reported at a full Council or committee meeting.
Committee Membership 2025-26 (updated at the Annual Council meeting 20.05.25)
Amenity Areas Committee: Cllr McFarlane (Vice Chair), Cllr Bell, Cllr Greensides, Cllr Seabrook, Cllr Tate and Cllr Verdon.
Community Committee: Cllr McFarlane (Chair), Cllr Bell, Cllr Seabrook and Cllr Woods (Vice Chair).
Planning & Development Committee: Cllr Verdon (Chair), Cllr Bell, Cllr Cornall (Vice Chair), Cllr Seabrook, Cllr Tate, Cllr Woods.
Staffing Committee: Cllr McFarlane (Chair), Cllr Seabrook, Cllr Verdon (Vice Chair).
Finance Committee: Cllr Tyler (Chair), Cllr Cornall, Cllr C Greensides (Vice Chair), Cllr McFarlane, Cllr Verdon.
Current Working Groups
Capital Projects Steering Group – November 2025 PDF
Community Award Sub-Committee ToRs – December 2025 PDF
Conservation Volunteers Working Group ToR – reviewed May 2025 PDF
Health and safety Working Group ToR – reviewed May 2025 PDF
Pre-school land to be transferred Working Group ToR – July 2025 PDF
Tree Officer ToRs – reviewed May 2025 PDF
War Memorial Working Group ToR – reviewed May 2025 PDF
20mph Scheme Working Group ToR – revised August 2025 PDF
