Council resolved to:

1.    Approve the structure of the Council committees, as defined within the Council’s Constitution and set out in Appendix 1: Committee Structure 2026-2027;

2.    Approve the methods, calculations and conventions used in determining political representation on the Council’s committees as outlined in the report and shown in Appendix 2: Political Proportionalities on Council Committees 2026-2027;

3.    Appoint to committee seats in accordance with the requirements of political proportionality and the nominations made by political groups, as shown in Appendix 3: Committee Nominations 2026-2027;

4.    Agree to appoint?Councillor?David Newman?of?Blackbird Leys?Parish Council?as the?co-opted, non-voting?member of the Standards Committee?representing?the four Parish Councils in Oxford?until?May 2027; 

5.    Agree that all members of the Council will form the pool of members able to observe on appeals and some grievances panels in accordance with the Council’s policies; and

6.    Appoint one non-executive member to the Joint Oxfordshire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as shown in Appendix 3: Committee Nominations 2026-2027.