At present, the Council has five Committees which consider matters within their sphere of activity. The membership and Chair/Vice Chair of each Committee are decided at the Council's Annual Meeting in May each year.

In addition to the formal Committees, the Council has the option to form Sub Committees and Working Groups, which have no power to make decisions, but consider the relevant matters in detail and make recommendations to the Council where appropriate. Working Parties are more informal than Committee and often co-opt people from outside the Council. They are not open to the public as of right, but the Working Party may admit members of the public if it wishes.

The Town Council also assists with the administration and facilitation of the newly formed Dawlish Parish Youth Council, a democratic body representing the young people of Dawlish. The youth council is made up of nominated representatives aged between 13 – 19 who live or attend school/college within the Parish of Dawlish.