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Ministre des Relations Couronne-Autochtones
Minister of 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 Nicomen Indian Band, in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on September 13, 2022.
Nicomen Indian Band Annual Expenditure By-law, 2022
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this 2'3
day of Na v~ PU"\.
2022.
Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P.
Ca na. l a ♦I d
NICOMEN INDIAN BAND ANNUAL EXPENDITURE BY-LAW, 2022
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 lands, interests in reserve lands or rights to occupy, possess of use reserve lands including by-laws authorizing the expenditure oflocal revenues;
B. The Council of the Nicomen First Nation has enacted this By-law pursuant to the provisions of the Indian Act and in particular subsections 83(1) and (2) thereof, for the purpose of authorizing expenditures to be made out of prope1iy tax revenue.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Nicomen Indian Band duly enacts as follows:
1. This By-law may be cited as Nicomen Indian Band Annual Expenditure By-law, 2022. 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;
"Band" means the Nicomen Indian Band; "Band Council or Council" has the meaning given to that term within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act as elected by the Band Members from time to time pursuant to the custom of the Band;
"First Nation" means the Nicomen Indian Band, being a band under the Act; "Local Revenues" means money raised by the First Nation under a prope1iy taxation by-law; "Taxable Property" means property in a reserve that is subject to taxation under a property assessment by-law and a prope1iy taxation by-law; and
"Taxation By-law" means the Nicomen First Nation Property Taxation By-law. 3. The First Nation's annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2022, is attached as Schedule A to this By-law.
4. This By-law authorizes the expenditures provided for in the annual budget. 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 oflocal 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 Prope1iy Assessment and Taxation By-law.
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I 0. Where a provision in thi s By-law is expressed in the present tense, the provision appli es to th ' circumslUJl ·es as they misc.
11. This By-law must be constrned as being remedia l and musl be given such fa ir, large, and liberal construction and inlerprelalion as best ensures llP ullainmenl ol'ils objectives.
12. The Schedu le utluched to this By-luw form s part of anJ is u 11 int egral pml of this By-lnw. 13. This By-law comes into force und effect upon the approval of' the Minister ol' Crown Indigenous-Relations.
THIS BY-LAW IS HEREB Y DULY ENACTED by Council , on the~ clay of _0_9_ __ 2022, at the Nicomen Indian Band Oflice, in the Province of British Columbi u.
A quorum of Counci l consists of 3 members of Coum:il.
~ /.) /l. e , ~ Chief Norman Drynock
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SCHEDULE A REVENUES: Property Tax Levies, Interests & Penalties for Current Fiscal Year Previous Year's Taxes TOTAL REVENUES:
EXPENDITURES: General Government Services Protective Services Transportation Recreation and Cultural Services Community Development Environmental Health Services Fiscal Services Taxes for Other Governments Other Expenditures Permitted Property Assessment and Taxation By-law Expenditures Municipal Services Agreements Contingency (5% of Budget) TOTAL EXPENDITURES BALANCE
$ 6,864.79 $ 5,727.00 $12,591.79
$_686.48 $ $ $ $11,562.07 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 342.24
$
$
112,591.791 0.00
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