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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 Alexis Nakata Sioux Nation, in the Province of Alberta, at a meeting held on May 5, 2025.
Alexis Nakata Sioux Nation Annual Expenditure By-law, 2025
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this 3
day of
2025.
Hon. Rebecca Alty, P.C., M.P.
Canada
ALEXIS NAKOT A SIOUX NATION ANNUAL EXPENDITURE BY-LAW, 2025 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to section 83 of the lnd;an 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 Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation has enacted the Alex;s first Natfon Property Tax By-law, respecting taxation for local purposes on reserve; and
C. The Council of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation 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 Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation duly enacts as follows: 1. This By-law may be cited as the Ak·ds Nakata Sioux Nation Annual Expenditure By-law, 2025. 2. In this By-law: "Act" means the lnd;an 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; "Council" has the same meaning as "council of the band" in subsection 2(1) of the Act; "First Nation" means the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, being a band under the Act; "local revenues" means money raised by the First Nation under a property taxation by-law and payments made to a First Nation in lieu of a tax imposed under a by-law enacted under subsection 83(1) of the Act;
"property taxation by-law" means a by-lavv enacted under subsection 83(1) of the Act, and "Taxation By-law" means the Alexis First Nation Property Tax By-law. 3. The First Nation's annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2025, 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 Taxation By-law.
7. This By-law authorizes the expenditure of contingency amounts as necessaty within any of the categories of expenditures set out in the Schedule.
8. Where a provision in this By-law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise.
9. 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.
10.(1) The Schedule attached to this By-law, and any Appendices, forms part of and is an integral part of this By-law.
(2) A reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this By-law. 11. This By-law comes into force and effect upon the approval of the Minister oflndian Affairs and Northern Development.
TIIlS BY-LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENAC~ hY. Council on the'S"~ y of ~ , 2025, at .41'/S{\J' ,intheProvinceof t}i~+fL . A quorum of Council consists of J/{: (_)·members of Council. I
Chief Tony Alexis C )_ 2 c ·P narw • Al ex1•s
Councillor Emily Potts
Dwayne Councillor ,A- k.11 s,
Councillor Tina Cardinal
Councillor Cameron Alexis
SCHEDULE
ANNUAL BUDGET
PARTl:REVENUES 1. Local revenues to be collected in budget year: a. Property Tax Revenues
TOTAL REVENUES
PART 2: EXPENDITURES 1. General Government Expenditures a. Executive and Legislative b. General Administrative c. Other General Government 2. Contingency Amounts
TOT AL EXPENDITURES
$ 113,828.17
$ 113,828.17
$97,636.77 $10,500.00
$5,691.40
$113,828.17
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