Representation from within each division of our Municipality is regulated by the Rural Municipality Act, 1989. Ratepayers from each division are entitled to elect a Councillor, or run for Council themselves; provided they are a Citizen of Canada and a ratepayer within the Municipality. A councillor is responsible for the maintenance of transportation, safety and general well being of the ratepayers within his and her jurisdiction. Council has the responsiblity for determining mill rates (except education mill rate) that will provide council with the financial resources to maintain municipal infrastructure. The current Council of the Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 is: