| Waiver request submitted by Willie Creel, a member of the Bogalusa City School System, regarding a $700 late fee for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement 14 days late. |
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Mr. Creel states that the present administrative assistant was not advised of the reminder letter sent to all school boards by the staff in July 2014. The administrative assistant advised Mr. Creel on September 22, 2014 that he needed to file. He stated that the administrative assistant spoke with disclosure staff and was informed that if the report was filed before October 8, 2014 then no late fees would be assessed. There is no record of this conversation. Mr. Creel further states that after he received the late fee, the administrative assistant spoke with disclosure staff again, who acknowledged the prior conversation. There is no record of this conversation either.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 8, 2014
NOD-FF ISSUED: First Disclosure filed by Mr. Creel, first notice that he was required to file
NOD-FF RECEIVED:
DATE REPORT FILED: September 22, 2014
DAYS LATE: 14 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $700
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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Waive all but $300 of the late fee.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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