First Nations Tax Commission Commission de Ia fiscalité des premieres nations The First Nations Tax Commission, pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act, hereby approves the following law made by the Chawathil First Nation in the Province of British Columbia, Chawathil First Nation Annual Expenditure Law, 2011 Dated at Kamloops, British Columbia this 19th day of August, 2011. On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission C.T. (May))uIes — Chief Commissioner -First Nations Tax Commission
C[IAWAT[IIL FIRST NATION ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LAW, 2011 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to section 5 of the Fin! Nations Fiscal and SiatLstical Afanagement Act, the council of a first nation ma3 make laus respecting taxation for local purposes of reserve lands, interests in reserve lands or rights to occupy, possess or use reserve lands, including laws authorizing the expenditure of local revenues: B. The Council of the Chawathil First Nation has enacted the C lana/hi! First Nation Prope,’ti’ Taxation BrIan’ (2004). and the Chaii’athil First Nation Propern’ Assessment BrIan’ (2004). respecting taxation for local purposes on reserve, which laws have been deemed to be property taxation laws made under the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical AIwlagL’nleIzt Act, pursuant to section 145 oithat Act: and C. Section 10 of the First Nations Fiscal caid Statistical Alanagetnent ,4ct requres a first nation that ltas made a property taxation law to. at least once each year. make a law establishing a budget for the expenditure of revenues raised under its property taxation laws: NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Chawathil First Nation duly enacts as follows: I. This Law may be cited as the (‘haunthi! First ?vatzon .-lnnual Erpenditure Lau”, 201!. 2. In this Law: “Act’’ means the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act. S.C. 2005, c.9, and the regulations made under that Act; “annual budget” means the budget, attached as a Schedule to this Law, setting out the projected local revenues and projected expenditures of those local revenues during the budget period: “Assessment Law’’ means the Cha;i’athil First Nation Pi’vpern’ Asse.ssmL’n! th’laui’ 12004): “Council” has the meaning given to that term in the Act; “First Nation” means the Chawathil First Nation, being a band named in the schedule to the Act: “Law” means this annual expenditure law enacted under paragraph 5(1 Rb) of the Act: “local revenues” means money raised by the First Nation under a property taxation law: “property taxation law” means a law enacted by the First Nation under paragraph 5(1 )(a) of the Act: “taxable property” means property in a reserve that is subject to taxation under a property taxation law: and ‘taxation Law” means the (‘hawathil First Nation !‘ropel’tu’ Taxation Bilaii’ 2004). 3, The First Nation’s annual budget for the fiscal year beginning April I, 2011 to March 31. 2012. is attached as a Schedule to tIns Law, 4. This Law authorizes the expenditui’es provided for in the annual budget. 5. The grant amounts set out in the annual budget are hereby approved as expenditures in accordance with the Taxation Law. 6, This Law authorizes the expenditure of contingency amounts as necessary within any of the categories of expenditures set out in the Schedule. 7. Expenditures of local revenues niust be made only in accordance with the annual budget. 8. Notwithstanding section 7 of this Law, Council may at any time amend the annual budget by amending this Law in accordance with Council procedure and the requirements of the Act.
9. Except where otherwise defined, words and expressions used in this Law have the meanings given to them in the Assessment Law and the Taxation Law. 10. Where a provision in this Law is expressed in the present tense. the provision applies 10 the circumstances as they arise. II. This Law must be construed as being remedial and must be given such lair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as best ensures the attainment of its objectives. 12. The Schedule attached to tins Law forms pan of and is an integral pan of tins Law. Ii. This Law comes into force on the day after it is approved by the First Nations Tax Commission: THIS LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the 18 day of July. 2011. at Hope. in the Province of British Columbia. A quorum of Council consists of four (4) members of Council. Chief Ruth F. Peters Vice-ChieFiii John Councilior Timothy 0. Peter A.J ohn Councillor Bobbi E. Peters t Counciillor Roseniarie E. Peters Councillor Peter D. John
3 SCHEDULE ANNUAL BUDGET REVENUES I. Local revenues for current fiscal year: a. Property Tax S 529,372.30 TOTAL REVENUES S 529,372.30 EXPENDITURES I. General Government Expenditures a. Executive and LegislaUve 86,076.66 b. General Administrative 47,322.92 c. Other General Government 2. Protection Services a. Policing b. Firefighting c. Regulatory Measures d. Other Protective Services 16,679.00 3. Transportation a. Roads and Streets 5,000.00 b. Snow and Ice Removal c. Parking 8.00000 d. Public Transit e. Other Transportation 90.00000 4. Recreation and Cultural Services a. Recreation 25,000.00 b. Culture I I .000.00 c. Playgrounds 3,000.00 d. Other Recreation and Culture 5. Community Development a. Education b. Housinu c. Planning and Zoning d. Community Planning e. Economic Development Program f. I-Ieritage Protection
4 Agricultural Development . Ii. Urban Renewal L Beautification 2.00000 j. Land Rehabilitation k. Tourism I. Other Regional Planning and Development 200,000.00 6. Environment Health Services a. Waler Purification and Supply b. Sewage Collection and Disposal c. Garbage Waste Collection and Disposal d. Other Environmenial Services 7. Fiscal Services a. Interest Payments to the First Nations Finance Authority b. Debt Payments to the First Nations Finance Authority c. Other Payments 10 the First Nations Finance Authority d. Oilier Interest Payments e. Other Debt Charges I Other Fiscal Services g. Debenture Paynients 8. Other Services a. Health 30,000.00 h. Social Programs and Assistance c. Trade and Industry d. Other Service 9. Taxes Collected for Other Governments 10. Transfers into reserve [kinds a. S b. $ c. S II. Contingency Fund S 5.29372 TOTAL EXPENDITURES S 529.37230 BALANCE S DM0
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