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CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 86, Indian Act RSC 1985 C .1-5 and amendments thereto, I certify that the attached copy of the Lower Nicola Indian Band 1998 Annual Tax Rates Bylaw Number 14 dated 22 June 1998 is a true copy of the said bylaw. Richard Frizell Lands and .Trust Services, a Superintendent as defined in Section 2(1) Indian Act RSC 1985
Minister of Indian Affairs Ministre des Affaires and Northern Development ,y indiennes et du Nord canadien Ottawa, Canada K1A OH4 I, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following bylaw made by the Lower Nicola Indian Band, in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on the 22"d day of June, 1998. Lower Nicola .lndian Band 1998 Annual Tax Rates Bylaw Number 14 Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this 4th day of August, 1998.
LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND 1998 ANNUAL TAX RATES BYLAW NUMBER 14
r JUNE 22th, 1998 BAND COUNCIL OF THE LOWER NICOLA INDIAN BAND 1998 ANNUAL TAX RATES BYLAW WHEREAS section 83(1) of the Indian Act confirms the power of the Band Council to enact bylaws in respect of the taxation for local purposes of reserve lands; WHEREAS pursuant to section 18 .1 of the Lower Nicola Indian Band Taxation Bylaw it is necessary for Band Council during each taxation year to enact a bylaw establishing, imposing, and levying the tax rate for each separate property class within each separate property class within each separate taxation district . NOW THEREFORE the Band Council of the Lower Nicola Indian Band enacts as follows : 1 . Schedule "II" annexed hereto (in section 2 . called the "Schedule") is hereby declared an integral part of this bylaw. 2. For the purposes of subsection 18.1(3) and (4) of the Lower Nicola Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw there are hereby established, imposed and levied for the taxation year 1998 the following tax rates, namely for each separate property class within each separate taxation district the tax rate set out in column 4 of the Schedule beside the property class set out in column 3 of the Schedule . 3. This 1998 Annual Tax Rates Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Bylaw Number 14". 4. This bylaw shall come into force and effect immediately upon approval by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
APPROVED AND PASSED at a duly convened meeting of the Band Council of the Lower Nicola Band held at the Lower Nicola Council Offices, Nicola Mameet Indian Reserve No. 1, British Columbia, this 22th day of June, 1998 . Chief
Class 2 - Utilities ~ 0.062749 Class 3 - Managed Forest ' 0.006299 Class 4 - Light Industry 0.033276 Class 5 - Major Industry 0.051221 Class 6 - Business 0.027334 Class 7 - Unmanaged Forest 0.012479 Class 8 - Recreation 0.012716 Class 9 - Farm 0.019015 Total Non-Property Tax Revenue -------- - Total Property Tax Related Revenue Your Property Tax Budget Total = Total Property Tax Related Revenues ., 62.749177 $870,877.00 6.298686 $0.00 33.276079 $0.00 51 .221392 $0.00 27.333922 $0.00 12.478529 $0.00 12.716216 $0.00 19.014902 $000 Total Property Tax Revenue $870,877.00 $0.00 - - - - $870,877.00 1998 Homeowner Grants: $.00 Successful Mill Rate Wizardry!
. General Government Services Tax Appeals $10,000.00 Tax Administration $68,547.00 Aboriginal Issues $25,000.00 General Administration $137,094.00 General Government Services Expenditure Total $240,641 .00 Protective Services FireTruck Purchase $62,631 .00 Fire protection $86,000 .00 Emergency measures $25,000 .00 Animal / pest control $25,000.00 Protective Services Expenditure Total $198,631 .00 Transportation Services Street Signs $6,500.00 Transportation Services Expenditure Total $6,500.00 Recreational and Cultural Services Community center $29,800 .00 Recreation $40,000 .00 Recreational and Cultural Services Expenditure Total $69,800.00 Environmental Development Services Economic Development $70,000.00 Environmental Development Services Expenditure Total , $70,000.00 Fiscal Services Contribution to reserve funds $194,286.00 Fiscal Services Expenditure Total . $194,286.00 Other Expenditures Community Health Centre $50,000.00 Bad Debt -BC Hydro $32,994.00 Other Expenditures Expenditure Total $82,994.00
, : * Taxes for Other Governments BCAA $8,025 .00 Taxes for Other Governments Expenditure Total $8,025.00 Your 1998 Property Tax Budget Total $870,877.00 APPROVED AND PASSED at a duly convened meeting of the Band Council of the Lower Nicola Band held at the Lower Nicola Council Offices, Nicola Mameet Indian Reserve No. 1, British Columbia, this 22th day of June, 1998. Chief " ,r 6~ Cou6cilto~ r l- ~ I
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