| Waiver request submitted by David Barton, member of the Richland Parish School Board, regarding a $550 late fee assessed for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement 11 days late. |
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Superintendent Sheldon Jones states that the failure to file timely resulted from a breakdown in communication between Mr. Barton and the school board's central office. Mr. Jones states the late filing was an oversight, not intentional.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 15, 2014
NOD-FF ISSUED: September 18, 2014
NOD-FF RECEIVED: September 20, 2014 [personally signed green card]
DATE REPORT FILED: September 26, 2014
DAYS LATE: 11
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $550
OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR LATE FEES SUSPENDED/WAIVED: None
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La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(iii) requires that within thirty days after the beginning of each school year, any school board member or superintendent whose immediate family member is employed by the school board shall file a disclosure statement with the Board of Ethics stating the facts of such employment. Any person who fails to timely file a disclosure statement may be assessed a late fee of fifty dollars per day, not to exceed $1,500.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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