| Answer submitted on behalf of the Crab Task Force ex-officio members, Julie Ann Anderson, Rex Caffery, Alan Matherne, Melissa Trosclair Daigle, Jack Coburn Isaacs, and Carl F. Britt, Jr. in response to notices of delinquency issued for the failure to file 2013 annual personal financial disclosure statements. |
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An answer was received on February 6, 2015 from Mr. Mark Schexnayder, the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Deputy Assistant Secretary stating that ex-officio members of the Crab Task Force, Julie Ann Anderson, Rex Caffery, Alan Matherne, Melissa Trosclair Daigle, Jack Coburn Isaacs, and Carl F. Britt, Jr., should not have to file a pfd. Mr. Schexnayder states that these members do not have the right to vote or the authority to expend funds, therefore they should not be required to file a pfd.
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office. However, if the holding of the office terminates in January, then she will not be required to file a financial statement the year following termination as long as she files a financial statement during the year in which the holding of the office terminates that includes the period she held the office that year.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
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Advise Mr. Shexnayder that Crab Task Force ex-officio members, Julie Ann Anderson, Rex Caffery, Alan Matherne, Melissa Trosclair Daigle, Jack Coburn Isaacs, and Carl F. Britt, Jr., are required to file annual pfd statements.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Suzanne Mooney |
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