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0 First Nations Tax Commission Commission de la fiscalité des premières nations The First Nations Tax Commission, pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, hereby approves the following law made by the 2Agam in the Province of British Columbia, 2Agam Annual Expenditure Law No. 119, 2017 Dated at Kamloops, British Columbia this 5th day of June, 2017. On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission ~ALL_/'~"ai C.T. (Manny) Jul," hief Commissioner • First Na ions Tax Commission
?AQAM ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LAW NO. 119, 2017 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to section 5 of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, the council of a first nation may make 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 ?a4am has made a property assessment law and a property taxation law; C. Subsection 10(2) of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act requires a first nation that has made a property taxation law or a law under paragraph 5(1)(a.1) to, at least once each year, make a law establishing a budget for the expenditure of revenues raised under those laws; and D. The Council of ?agam wishes to establish an annual budget for the expenditure of revenues raised in the current taxation year, and wishes to authorize expenditures made in accordance with section 13.1 of the Act; NOW THEREFORE the Council of ?agam duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the ?agam Annual Expenditure Law No. 119, 2017. 2. In this Law: "Act" means the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, S.C. 2005, c. 9, 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 a budget year, and setting out expenditures made in accordance with section 13.1 of the Act; "annual expenditure law" means a law enacted under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act as required by subsection 10(2) of the Act; "?a4am" means ?agam, formerly known as the St. Mary's Indian Band, and named as the St. Mary's First Nation in the schedule to the Act; "Assessment Law" means the St. Mary's Indian Band Property Assessment Law, 2008, as amended; "Council" has the meaning given to that term in the Act; "Law" means this annual expenditure law enacted under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act; "local revenues" means money raised by the First Nation under a property taxation law; "property taxation law" means a law enacted by the First Nation under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act; and "Taxation Law" means the St. Mary's Indian Band Property Taxation Law, 2008, as amended. 3. The First Nation's annual budget for the budget year beginning April 1, 2017, and ending March 31, 2018, is attached as a Schedule 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 or in accordance with section 13.1 of the Act. 5. The expenditures made in the current year before this Law is enacted are included in the annual budget and are authorized by this Law. 6. Where ?agam wishes to authorize an expenditure not authorized in this Law, or change the amount of an expenditure authorized, Council must amend this Law in accordance with Council procedure and the requirements of the Act. 1
7. This Law authorizes the expenditure of contingency amounts as necessary within any of the categories of expenditures set out in the Schedule. 8. Except where otherwise defined, words and expressions used in this Law have the meanings given to them in the Assessment Law and the Taxation Law. 9. Where a provision in this Law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise. 10. This 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.(1) The Schedule attached to this Law forms part of and is an integral part of this Law. (2) A reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this Law. 12. This Law comes into force and effect on the day after it is approved by the First Nations Tax Commission. THIS LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on thet day of May, 2017, at Cranbrook, in the Province of British Columbia. A quorum of Council consists of three (3) members of Council. Chief Joe Pierre Councillor Vickie Thomas /t/t/ — Councillor Codie Morigeau Councillor Corrie Walkley illor Julie Birdstone 2
SCHEDULE ANNUAL BUDGET PART 1: REVENUES 1. Local revenues to be collected in budget year: a. Property Tax Revenues $ 354,240.33 TOTAL REVENUES $ 354,240.33 PART 2: EXPENDITURES 1.General Government Expenditures a. Executive and Legislative $ 2,000.00 b. General Administrative 5,000.00 c. Other General Government 2. Protection Services a. Policing 35,000.00 b. Firefighting 15,000.00 c. Regulatory Measures d. Other Protective Services 3. Transportation a. Roads and Streets 5,000.00 b. Snow and Ice Removal 3,707.72 c. Other Transportation and Communication 4. Recreation and Cultural Services a. Recreation b. Culture c. Heritage Protection d. Other Recreation and Culture 5. Community Development a. Housing b. Planning and Zoning c. Community Planning d. Economic Development Program e. Tourism f. Trade and Industry
g. Land Rehabilitation and Beautification 6. Environment Health Services a. Water Purification and Supply b. Sewage Collection and Disposal 9,420.00 c. Garbage Waste Collection and Disposal 7,200.00 d. Recycling e. Other Environmental Services 7. Other Services a. Health b. Social Programs and Assistance c. Agriculture d. Education 20,000.00 e. Other Service 8. Contingency Amounts 1,033.61 9. Payments to other First Nations 250,879.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 354,24033 PART 3: ACCUMULATED SURPLUS/DEFICIT 1. Accumulated Surplus — Local revenues carried forward from the previous budget year $ .00 2. Accumulated Deficit — Local revenue expenditures carried forward from the previous budget year .00 BALANCE $ .00
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