Ministre des Relations Couronne-Autochtones
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0H4
I, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following by-law made by the Binche Whut'en, in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on November 6, 2023.
Binche Whut'en Annual Expenditure By-law, 2023
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this 19
day of OQ~b"<.A.
2023.
-.. V ....::::::;:::: ~ Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, P.C., M.P.
Canada
BINCHE WHUT'EN ANNUAL EXPENDITURE BY-LAW, 2023 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 by-laws authorizing the expenditure of local revenues;
B. The Council of the Binche Whut'en has made a by-law pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act respecting property taxation for local purposes on reserve; and
C. The Council of the Binche Whut'en wishes to enact this expenditure by-law to establish a budget for the expenditure of revenues raised under its property taxation by-law in the current taxation year;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Binche Whut'en duly enacts as follows: 1. This By-law may be cited as the Binche Whut'en Annual Expenditure By-law, 2023. 2. In this By-law: "Act" means the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, and the regulations made under that Act; "annual budget" means a budget setting out the projected local revenues and projected expenditures of those local revenues during the budget year;
"annual expenditure by-law" means a by-law enacted under subsection 83(2) of the Act; "Assessment By-law" means the Binche Whut 'en Property Assessment By-law, 2020; "Council" has the same meaning as "council of the band" in subsection 2(1) of the Act; "First Nation" means the Binche Whut'en, being a band in the Act; "local revenues" means money raised by the First Nation under a property taxation by-law and payments made to a in lieu ofa tax imposed under a by-law enacted under subsection 83(1) of the Act;
"property taxation by-law" means a by-law enacted under subsection 83(1) of the Act, and "Taxation By-law" means the Binche Whut'en Property Taxation By-law, 2020. 3. The annual budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2023, and ending March 31, 2024, is attached as a Schedule to this By-law and the expenditures provided for in the Schedule are authorized.
4. Expenditures of local revenues must be made only in accordance with the annual budget. 5. Where the First Nation wishes to authorize an expenditure not authorized in this By-law, or change the amount of an expenditure authorized, Council must amend this By-law in accordance with Council procedure and the requirements of the Act.
6. Except where otherwise defined, words and expressions used in this By-law have the meanings given to them in the Assessment By-law and Taxation By-law.
7. The grants amounts set out in the annual budget are hereby approved as expenditures in accordance with the Taxation By-law.
8. This By-law authorizes the expenditure of contingency amounts as necessary within any of the categories of expenditures set out in the Schedule.
9. Where a provision in this By-law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise.
10. 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.
11. The Schedule attached to this By-law forms part of and is an integral part of this By-law.
12. This By-law comes into force and effect upon the approval of the Minister ofindigenous Services.
THIS BY-LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the 6 Binche Reserve Number 2, in the Province of British Columbia.
th
day of November, 2023, at
A quorum of Council consists ofthree (3) members of Council.
Ja11od Tom (NOY ll, 101.J 11.51 PST) Chief Jarrod Tom
Councillor Veronica Campbell
,Jo rhua !fattman Jo1huallalhnan(Nov21,10llll:4SPS1) Councillor Joshua Hallman
Corbin Tom co,b!n Tom jtlov n ,on 13:lli Psn Councillor Corbin Tom
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SCHEDULE ANNUAL BUDGET
PART1:REVENUES 1. Local revenues to be collected in budget year: a. Property Tax Revenues
TOTAL REVENUES
PART 2: EXPENDITURES 1. General Government Expenditures a. General Administrative
2.
3.
Grants: a. Home owner grant equivalents:
Contingency Amounts
TOT AL EXPENDITURES
$44,662.30
$44,662.30
$35,520.50
$4,675.57
$4,466.23
$44,662.30
PART 3: ACCUMULATED SURPLUS/DEFICIT
1. Accumulated Surplus - Local revenues carried forward from the previous budget year 2. Accumulated Deficit - Local revenue expenditures carried forward from the previous budget year
BALANCE
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
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