MinLstr~ d~s ·Aff;;llre.s Miofster ·ot Indigenous and al:,!tochtonel) -et du Nord Nor.the:rn·A ffairs (.,Minister o.fCrown:.lndi.Qenous Relations; HEREBY APPROVE, porsuant to section 8~ 'O.f ~h_e ltidlan Act,.t he .f91lowing .by,.iaw·made by the Spuz:Zum First· Nation in the Province of'.B'ritish Columbia, ala meeting ~eld- on the 11th day-Qf June 2020. Sp:uzz~in Fir5t N.aticm .Annual Expenditure Byo.Jaw, 2020. Dated. at Ottawa~ Ontario, this. z..~,,., day of J...v 0 2020. ~>r-f?-~ff Hon. Carolyn Bentlett, M.D.,, P.C.,. M.P. ·C a nad ·a··
SPUZZUM FIRST NATION ANNUAL EXPENDITURE BY-LAW, 2020 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the council of a First Nation may make By-laws 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 Spuzzum First Nation (also known as the Spuzzum Indian Band) has enacted the Spuzzum Indian Band Property Assessment By-law and Spuzzum Indian Band Taxation By-law dated March 9, 1992, respecting taxation for local purposes on reserve; and NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Spuzzum First Nation duly enacts as follows: I. This By-law may be cited as the Spuzzum First Nation Annual Expenditure By-law, 2020. 2. In this By-law: "Act" means the Indian Act, S.C. 1985, c 5, and the regulations made under that Act; "annual budget" means the budget, attached as a Schedule to this By-law, setting out the projected local revenues and projected expenditures of those local revenues during the budget period; "Band Council or Council" has the meaning given to that tenn within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act as elected by the Band members fi·om time to time pursuant to the custom of the Band; "First Nation" means the Spuzzum First Nation, being a band under the Act; "By-law" means thiS annual expenditure by-law enacted under paragraph 83(2) of the Act, "local revenues" means money raised by the First Nation under a properly taxation by-law; "property assessment and taxation by-law" means a bywlaw enacted by the First Nation under paragraph 83(l)(a) of the Act; "taxable property" means property in a reserve that is subject to taxation under a property assessment and laxation by-law or laxation by-law; and "Taxation By-law" means the Spuzzum Indian Band Property Taxation By-law dated March 9, 1992. 3. The First Nation's annual budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2020, and ·ending March 31, 2021, is attached as a Schedule to this Spuzzum First Nation Annual Expenditure By-law, 2020. 4. This By-law authorizes the expenditures pmvided for in the annual budget for the current year. 5. The grant amounts set out in the annual budget are hereby approved as expenditures in accordance with the Taxation By-law. 6. This By~ 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 must be made only in accordance with the annual budget. 8. Notwithstanding seCtion 7 of this By-law, Council may at any time amend the annual budget by amending this By-law in accordance with Council procedure and the requirements of the Act. 9. Except where otherwise defined, words and expressions used in this By-law have the meanings given to them in the Property Assessment and Taxation By-laws. 10. Where a provision in this By-law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise. 11. This By-law must be construed as being remedial and must be given such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as best ensures the attainment of its objectives.
12. The Schedule for Annual Budget attached to this By-law fo1ms part of and is an integral part of this Bylaw. Councilor Chad Edwards ~dA t:JU'7?~ Councilor Diina Stromquist
SCHEDULE ANNUAL BUDGET CURRENT FISCAL YEAR REVENUES 1. Local revenues for current fiscal year: a. Property Tax Revenues: $158,706 3. Local revenues carried Uncollectible due to the Province existing Claims ($140,092) 4. Accumulated Deficit- Local revenues carried over from the previous fiscal year $0 TOTAL REVENUES $18,614 EXPENDITURES 1. General Government Expenditures a. Executive and Legislative $1,000 b. GeneratAdministrative $10,000 c. Other General Government 2. Protection Services a. Policing b. Fire fighting $500 c. Regulatory Measures $0 d. Other Protective Services 3. Transportation a. Roads and Streets $800 b. Snow and Ice Removal $2,000 c. Garbage Waste Collection and Disposal $2314 d. Other Environmental Services c. Trade aild Industry d. Other Service 4. Contingency Amounts $2000 TOTAL EXPENDITURES ($18,614) BALANCE $0
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