CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 86, Indian Act RSC 1985 C .I-5 and amendments thereto, I certify that the attached copy of the Burns Lake Indian Band Property Tax Expenditure Bylaw No . 2002-01, dated 29th day of April, 2002 is a true copy of the said by-law . A__5~ Thomas Howe, Director Lands and Trust Services, a Superintendent as defined in Sec 2(1) Indian Act RSC 1985
Minister of Indian Affairs Ministre des Affaires and Northern Development 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 Burris Lake Indian Band, in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on the 29" day of April 2002. Burns Lake Indian Band Property Tax Expenditure Bylaw . No. 2002-01 Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this 3~ day of 2002 .
Burns Lake Indian Band BYLAW No. 2002-01 Burns Lake Indian Band Property Tax Expenditure-Bylaw WHEREAS: The Property Assessment and Taxation Bylaws were made pursuant to subsection 83(1) ofthe Indian Act, RS.C . 1985, c.I-5, for the purpose of taxation for local purposes ofland, or interests in land, in the "reserve" (as defined in the Property Assessment and Taxation Bylaw), including rights to occupy, possess or use land in the "reserve"; Subsection 83 (2) of theIndian Act provides that an expenditure made out of moneys raised pursuant to subsection 83(1) oftheindian Act must be made under the authority ofa bylaw ofthe council of the band; Section 12 ofthe Property Taxation Bylaw authorizes the making ofcertain expenditures out of property tax revenue and, in addition, this Taxation Expenditure Bylaw is hereby enacted for the purpose,inter aliq of establishing procedures for the authorization of expenditures to be made out ofproperty tax revenue from time to time ; NOW BE IT HEREBY RESOLVEIkhat the following bylaw be and is hereby enacted pursuant to the provisions of thelndian Act and in particular subsections 83(1) and (2) thereof, for the purpose of authorizing expenditures to be made out ofproperty tax revenue . SHORT TITLE 1 . This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Property Tax Expenditure Bylaw". DEFINITIONS 2. In this bylaw, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing in the recitals and this section, "annual property tax budget" means a budget that includes and identifies in a general way projected property tax revenue for a fiscal year, surplus or deficit property tax revenue carried over from previous fiscal years and projected expenditures to be made out ofproperty tax revenue for the fiscal year for local purposes; "band" means the Burns Lake Indian Band; "band council resolution" means a motion passed and approved at a meeting of council pursuant to the consent ofa majority ofthe quorum ofthe councillors ofthe band; "community works" includes, without limitation, designing, constructing, reconstructing, creating, replacing, enlarging, extending, removing, moving, repairing, maintaining and operating buildings, works and facilities (other than public works), located within reserve and owned, operated, controlled, managed, administered, provided or financially supported, wholly or in part, by the band or council on behalf ofthe band and used for community services or general government services, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, band administration offices, band public works yards, cemeteries, cultural centres, daycare centres, group homes, libraries, archives, museums, art galleries, recreation centres, parks and
playgrounds, together with reserve lands appurtenant thereto; "community services" includes, without limitation, programs and services (other than utility services), operated, controlled, managed, administered, provided or financially supported, wholly or in part, by the band or council on behalf of the band and ofbenefit to any residents of reserve (whether in common with any non-residents, of reserve or not) including, without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing, social, public health, cultural, recreation, education, daycare, library, park, playground, police or fire protection programs and services; "council" means the council of the Burns Lake Indian Band-within the meaning of subsection 2(1) oftheIndian Act as elected by the band members from time to time ; "fiscal year" means January lst of a calendar year through December 31st of the same calendar year-, "general government services" includes, without limitation, government and administrative programs, services and operations ofthe band or council on behalfof the band including, without liuniting the generality of the foregoing, the operations of council and the development, preparation, enforcement and administration of council or band policies, bylaws and programs and the administration and operation ofdepartments ofthe band; "Minister" means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and includes a person designated in writing by the minister, "permitted property taxation bylaw expenditures" means those expenditures out of property tax revenue authorized to be made under section 12 ofthe Property Taxation Bylaw; "property assessment bylaw" means the Burns Lake Indian Band- Property Assessment Bylaw . approved and passed by the council and approved by the Minister, as amended from time to time; . "property taxation bylaw" means the Burns Lake Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw approved and passed by the council and approved by the Minister, as amended from time to time; "property tax revenue" includes all taxes and other moneys raised under the Property Assessment and Taxation Bylaws, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing all interest earned thereon and other accumulations thereto from time to time ; "public works" includes: (a) designing, constructing, reconstructing, creating, replacing, enlarging, extending, removing, moving, repairing, maintaining or operating: (i) roads, streets, overpasses, underpasses, sidewalks, foot crossings, curbing bridges, tunnels, culverts, embankments and retaining walls ; (ii) equipment, wires, works and facilities, including standards and conduits, necessary to supply public lighting within reserve, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all necessary poles, towers, cross-arms, encasements, transformer structures and other related works and facilities; (iii) conduits for wires, fibre-optics and pipes for purposes other than providing public lighting within reserve, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing all necessary poles, towers, cross-arms, encasements, transformer structures and other Page No . 2
related works and facilities; (iv) storm or sanitary sewer or water lines, works and facilities, including service connections to sewer or water lines on land abutting a main; (v) sewerage treatment and water treatment works, facilities and plants; (vi) retaining walls, rip-rap, sheet-piling, sea-walls, pilings, dykes and breakwaters in, along or adjacent to the sea, a lake or a river; and (vii) any buildings, works or facilities related or ancillary to anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) through (vi), together with reserve lands appurtenant thereto ; (b) remediating environmentally contaminated reserve lands; and (c) creating new lands by any lawful means including, without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing, by the placement and compaction ofpermitted soils and other fill materials; "reserve" means those lands the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that have been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of the band, whether they be designated lands or conditionally surrendered lands or otherwise and special reserves being lands that have been set apart for the use and benefit ofthe Burns Lake Indian Band and legal title thereto is not vested in Her Majesty within the meaning ofsection 36 of the Indian Act ; "surveyor of taxes" means the surveyor of taxes appointed by~`6ouricil"urid6'r"thee`Burii's1.Me'"'`"' Indian Band Property Assessment and Taxation Bylaws; . . . ,', . "taxation expenditure bylaw" means this Taxation Expenditure Bylaw; "utility services" includes water, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, garbage collection, garbage disposal, solid waste disposal, sewage treatment and water treatment programs, services and operations . AUTHORIZATIONOF EXPENDITURE OF PROPERTY TAXREVENUE 4.(1) This bylaw authorizes the expenditure of property tax revenue by council on behalf of the band for local purposes. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) but for greater certainty, this bylaw authorizes the expenditure ofproperty tax revenue by council on behalf of the band on community works, community services, general government services, permitted property taxation bylaw expenditures, public works and utility services. ANNUAL PROPERTY TAXBUDGET 5.(1) On or before October 31 st in each fiscal year, the surveyor of taxes shall prepare and table with council a draft annual property tax budget for the then current fiscal year and a draft band council resolution approving the budget, and Council shall endeavour to consider such budget and resolution on or before December 15th of the same fiscal
year. (2) An annual property tax budget may, but is not required to, be in the form of that draft annual property tax budget attached as Schedule A to this bylaw. (3) Subject to subsection (4), all expenditures made out ofproperty tax revenue that Council is authorized to make under this bylaw shall be made pursuant to an annual property tax budget that has been approved by band council resolution. (4) For greater certainty: (a) band council may at any time and from time to time amend any annual property tax budget and any band council resolution approving an annual property tax budget, and (b) nothing in this bylaw shall have the effect of amending section 12 of the Property Taxation Bylaw or of limiting the authorization of, or requiring additional procedures to permit, expenditures of property tax revenue thereunder. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ACCOUNTS 6.(1) All property tax revenue shall be deposited in a special account or accounts maintained in the name of the band and be invested until required to be expended pursuant to an annual property tax budget that has been approved by band council resolution. _ . . . . . ,. : . ,__. :- , :-_ . . . .. ._,. . . . . . . . . (2) Any surplus property tax revenue raised during a fiscal year'thauis not required for . expenditure during that fiscal year pursuant to an annual property _tax budget that ~ has been approved by band council resolution, shall be .set~aside in a special surplus fund account or accounts maintained in the name of the band and be invested until required for such expenditure in a future fiscal year . ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCENIENT 7. The surveyor of taxes shall administer this bylaw. BYLAW REMEDIAL 8. This bylaw shall be construed as being remedial, and shall be given such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as best ensures the attainment ofits objectives. 11NIISCELLANEOUS 9.(1) Headings form no pail of this bylaw but shall be construed as being inserted for convenience ofreference only. , (2) A finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that a section or provision of this bylaw is void or invalid shall not affect or bear upon the validity or invalidity ofany other section or part ofthis bylaw or thisbylaw as a whole . (3) Where a provision in this bylaw is expressed in the present tense, future tense or in the
past tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise. (4) In this bylaw words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular. COMING INTO FORCE 10. This bylaw shall come into force immediately upon being approved by the Minister. This bylaw is hereby enacted by Council at a duly convened meeting held on the 29th day of April, 2002 . C 'ef Councillor
.ScNfv u t6 General Government Services ADMIN COST/HYDRO PHONE ETC : . ...... .. . . ... ....... . . ........ . .. . . ....... . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . .. u ... e . . n . . . e ... r ... a .. l . . . . . G ... o .. . v . . . e ... r .. . n . . . m ... e ... n . . . t ..... S .. e . . . Protective Services Protective Services Expenditure Total Transportation Services . . . . . . Transportation Services Expenditure Total Recreational and Cultural Services BAND GYM MAINTENCE/IMPROVEMNET . . . . K . I . D . S PA . R . . K . / . BAL :. . .... . . . . . ........... . . ....... . . . . . ........ .. . . . ... . R ... e ... c . . r . . . e .. a ... t . . i . . . on . a .. l . ... a .... n . . . d . . ... C .. u . . l . .. t .. u ... r . . a ... l .... S . . e . .. .---- Community Development Services :... . .............. .~.... . ........... ..... ....,... ... C . ... o ... m ... m ... u .... n ... i ..,. t ... y .~. D . .. e . ~ v .. e ... l ... o .-pment ~ Serv , E .... n .. v . . . i . . : r ... o .. n ... m . . . e . . n .... t .. a .. . l . . . .. H .. e ... a ... l . . t . . h . . ... S .. e ... r . . v . . . i .. c .. . e . . s . . : ....... . . .. . ..... . . . .. .... . . .. ...... . . . . . .... .. . ....... . . . .. .... . . .. . ..... . . . .. .... .. . . . ........ . . . ...... . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :.... .. .. .......... . . . . .. ..... . . . . ........ . .. . . .. ...... . .. . . .... E ... n . . v .. . i ... r .. . o . . . n . .. m .. e ... n . . . t ... a ... l . . .. H ... e .. a . . . l ... t .. h ... . S . .. e .. Fiscal Services . : . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . o .. n . t . . Fiscal Services Expenditure Total 10:37PM Sunday, April28, 2002 Tax Appeals $2,400.00 $24,000.00 Supplies $1,200.00 . . C . ou . ncil . Ho . norariums . . . . . $7,200 . . . 00 . . r ... v .. i .. . c . .. e .. s .._ E . . . x ... p . . e . . . n ... d ... i .. t . . . u .. . r ... e . . . . T ... o ... t .. a . . . l . ...... . . . . . ..... . . . . . .... .. . . $ . . 3 ... 4 ... , .. 8 .. . 0 . . 0 . . . . ... 0 .. 0 . . . . . . Animal/Pest Control $1,200.00 Emergency measures $1,200.00 Fire Protection $24,000.00 --$26,400.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . S . t . . r . ee . t . L . . i . g . h . t . s . . . . . $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $0.00 . . L F . I . E . LD . / . . IMPRO . V . E . M . E . N . T . . . . . $0.00 . r ... v . . i . . . c ... e . . s . . . .. E .. x .. . pe . . ... n .. . d . . i . . .. t .. u ... r . . e . .. . T ... o . . . t . . . a ... l .... . . . ....... . . ........ . . . . . ....... . . . .. $ .... 0 ... . . . 0 . . 0 . . ..... Planning $24,000.00 Engineering $18,000.00 .. i .. c .. . e .~ s .... E . .. x ... p .. e ..n .. d .~ i .t .. u .. . r ... e .... T .. o ... tal ~. .._.. $ . ... 4 .. 2 . . . , ... 0 .. 0 .. 0 ~m . . 0 ... 0 .. .... Refuse $9,000.00 Water $6,000.00 . . . . . . . S . ewer . . . . . . . . . $3 . , . 00 . 0 .0 . 0 . r ... v . . . i .. c ... e .. . s . . . E .... x . . p . . . e ... n ... d . . i ... t ... u .. . r . . e . .... T .. o . . . t . .. a .. l ... . . ... ..... . . .. . ....... . . ... $ _. 1 .. 8 . . . , _ 0 ... 0 ... 0 . . . . . . 0 . . 0 . . ..... Debt Charges $82,000.00 r . i . b . u . t . . i . . o . n . . . .. t . o . . . R . eserve Funds $10,000 -------- - . . . .- .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . 0 . $92,000.00 Page 1 of 2
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