Ministre des Minister of Relations Couronne-Autochtones Crown-Indigenous Relations Ottawa, Canada K 1A OH4
I, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following by-law made by the Westbank First Nation, in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on March 28, 2022.
Westbank First Nation Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law 2022
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this Y
day of
M °'-I
2022.
Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P.
Canada
WESTBANK FIRST NATION By~lawNo. 22-TX-02
WHEREAS: The Chief and Council of the Westbank First Nation deems it advisable and in the best interests of the members of the Westbank First Nation to amend the Property Taxation By-lmv 95 -TX-08 passed by Chief and Council December 11, 1995 and approved by the Minister April 23, 1996, that being a by'.:law to establish by by-law a system on the reserve lands of the Westbank First Nation for the fair and equitable taxation for local purposes ofland, or interests in land, including rights to occupy, possess or use land in the reserve; and
WHEREAS: Pursuant to Section 18.1(3) of the Westbank First Nation Property Taxation By-fmv 95-TX-08, Chief and Council shall prescribe tax rates; and
WHEREAS: Those rates prescribed by the Chief and Council are set out in schedules to the Westbank Fil'St Nation Property Taxation By-law 95-TX-08 pursuant to section 18.1(4); and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT: The Westbank First Nation Council enacts the following amending by-law; Short Title This amending by-law may be cited as the "Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law 2022". 1. That the following Schedule II Tax Rate Schedule 2022 shall be added to the Westbank First Nation Property Taxation By-fm11 95-TX-08 passed by Chief and Council on December 11, 1995 and approved by the Minister April 23, 1996.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Council Westbank First Nation at a duly convened meeting of the Westbank First Nation Council held at the Westbank First Nation Administration Office, Kelowna, British Columbia on this 28tl1 day of March 2022.
Councillor Andrea Alexander
Chief Christopher Derickson
Councillor Fernanda Alexander Counci~llorLone::~m
Column 1 Name of Taxation District
Taxation District Westbank First Nation.
2022 TAX RAT E SCHEDULE
By-law No. 22-TX-02 For the Taxation Year 2022
SCHEDULE"II"
Property Classes Within Each Taxation District (Section 18.1(4))
Column2 Reserves Comprising Taxation District
The reserve lands of the Westbank First Nation.
IR#9; IR # 10 and IR#12
Column 3 Property Classes
1. Residential 2. Utilities
3. Unmanaged
Column 4 Tax Rates for the Taxation Year 2022
4.25952
46.97799
NIA
Forest Land
4. Major Industry
5. Light Industry 6. Business & Other 7. Managed Forest Land 8. Recreational Property/ Non-profit Organization
NIA
18.9999 13.9999
NIA NIA