LANDS & TAXATION DEPARTMENT Administer the lands program in a responsible, fair and relevant manner that strikes a balance between cultural values and economic use of the land and resources. Pursuant to section 5 of the First Nation 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 right to occupy, possess or se reserve lands;
HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2019-2020: Going through the filing system scanning and archiving most of the documents including maps, old maps that could not be scanned will remain in the lands department filing cabinets. Creating a system for the file folders so the people who work within the Lands and Taxation department have easy access, sharing knowledge when a workshop is attended the information is scanned and saved for viewing with in the departments. Going through the ILRS (Indian Land Registry System) and NRCAN (Natural Resource Canada) location surveys that have not been register, this includes a lot of research in location back up to complete the process of registering surveys. This is a on going process, searching threw archives for boxes for Lands and Taxation.
ting proper documents to Joe Johnson to complete his tasks. Staff in your Department. The Lands Department has been doing increments of 3-month contract with Carla Sam to do the scanning and archiving of the Lands Department files. This is a long process and once this task is completed, she will continue with the inhouse files. Karla Turner works in the Taxation Department and keeps track of all the invoice paperwork and has been scanning the tax files as well. Wesley Oscar works in the Lands Department and works with Single Family Homes and Commercial Leases and assisted with Individual Land Holdings as well. Eva Saul has retired, and the Lands Department is in the process of hiring a new membership clerk. When Covid settles down we will be sending more staff for training.
Started renovation of the Lands Department rental units and getting house insurance on the homes, visited each home to make notes of what is needed in repairs and prioritising each property. Working on the homes that needed immediate attention first, this is still a ongoing process.
Looking at gates that need repair and areas that need gates installed, so there is no uninvited access to reserve lands for either camping or dumping of garbage. There have been a few gates added in areas of great concern, there has been garbage and recycling added to some reserves for the lease lots. Working with Administration, Lands Lawyer and Public Works for the purchase of land for future homes. This was a long process working with Brown and Johnson Land Surveyors from Salmon Arm, get-
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