The Township of Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke, now known as Tay Valley Township, was created in 1998 with the amalgamation of the townships of Bathurst, North Burgess and South Sherbrooke. The existing composition of Council was established at that time using the pre-amalgamation municipal boundaries of the three former townships. 
As a result, since amalgamation, the composition of Council has consisted of 8 members.
The Reeve (Head of Council) and the Deputy Reeve are elected at-large, and both sit on Lanark County Council. In addition, two councillors are elected for each of the three wards (6 positions in total).
The number of electors in Tay Valley Township as at February 18th, 2021 is 6,474.
Bathurst Ward 2,696 (42% of the total)
Burgess Ward 2,240 (34% of the total)
Sherbrooke Ward 1,538 (24% of the total)
In October 2020, Council identified evaluation of the current Council Composition as one of its top priorities for this term.
As a first step, Council would like to obtain public feedback to determine if electors wish Council to proceed with a review of its composition.
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