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First Nations Tax Commission Commission de la fiscalite des premieres nations
The First Nations Tax Commission, pursuant to the First Nations
Fiscal Management Act, hereby approves the following law made by the
Fort McMurray #468 First Nation in the Province of Alberta,
Fort McMurray '1#468 First Nation Annual Expenditure Law, 2021
Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia this 28th day of September 2021.
On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission
C.T. (Manny) Jul s - Chief Commissioner F1 Nations Tax Commission
FORT MCMURRAY #468 FIRST NATION ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LAW, 2021
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 and interests or rights in reserve lands, including laws authorizing the expenditure of local revenues; B. The Council of the First Nation 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.l) to make, at least once each year, a law establishing a budget for the expenditure of revenues raised under those laws; and D. The Council of the First Nation 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 the Fort McMurray #468 First Nation duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the Fort McMurray #468 First Nation Annual Expenditure Law, 2021. 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; "Assessment Law" means the Fort McMurray #468 First Nation Band Property Tax By-law; "Council" has the meaning given to that term in the Act; "First Nation" means the Fort McMurray #468 First Nation, being a band named in the schedule to the Act; "Law" means this annual expenditure law enacted under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act as required by subsection 10(2) of the Act; "local revenues" means money raised by the First Nation under a local revenue law and payments made to a First Nation in lieu of a tax imposed by a law made under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act; "property taxation law" means a law enacted by the First Nation under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act; and "Taxation Law" means the Fort McMurray #468 First Nation Band Property Tax By-law. 3. The First Nation's annual budget for the budget year beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021, 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 the First Nation 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.
7. 1bis 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, including any Appendices, 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. TIIlS LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the _15 __ day of _July ---~ 20_21_, at _Gregoire Reserve 176A_______ in the Province of Alberta - -------A quorum of Council consists of _TWO_ ____ L2__) members of Council. -~ Councillor [Angela Ross]
SCHEDULE ANNUAL BUDGET
PART 1: REVENUES 1. Property tax revenues to be collected in budget year: a. Property Tax Revenues $8,925.06
TOTAL REVENUES $8,925.06
PART 2: EXPENDITURES 1. General Government Expenditures a. Executive and Legislative b. General Administrative C. Other General Government 2. Protection Services a. Policing b. Firefighting C. Regulatory Measures d. Other Protective Services 3. Transportation a. Roads and Streets b. Snow and Ice Removal c. Parking d. Public Transit e. Other Transportation 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 h. Other Regional Planning and Development 6. Environment Health Services a. Water Purification and Supply b. Sewage Collection and Disposal c. Garbage Waste Collection and Disposal d. Recycling e. Other Environmental Services 7. Fiscal Services a. Long-term Borrowing Payments to the First Nations Finance Authority b. Interim Financing Payments to the First Nations Finance Authority c. Other Payments d. Accelerated Debt Payments e. Other Fiscal Services 8. Other Services a. Health (Medical Travel Assistance) b. Social Programs and Assistance c. Agriculture d. Education (Graduates grade 12 incentive program) e. Other Service 9. Contingency
$4000
$4500 $425.06
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $8925.06
PART 3: ACCUMULATED SURPLUS/DEFICIT 1. Accumulated Surplus - revenues carried forward from the previous budget year 2. Accumulated Deficit - revenue expenditures carried forward from the previous budget year
$0.00 $0.00
BALANCE $0.00