| Answer submitted by Trevor V. Barber, a former member of the Workforce Investment Board, Youth Council #81, in response to a notice of delinquency for his failure to file a personal financial disclosure report. |
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Mr. Barber received a notice of delinquency on October 24, 2015, requesting the he amend his 2014 Tier 2.1 annual personal financial disclosure statement to disclose income from the State of Louisiana. Mr. Barber filed an answer on October 27, 2015, stating that the Workforce Commission Youth Council has been abolished, and therefore he was not required to file a disclosure statement for 2014. Mr. Barber also filed a 2014 Tier 2.1 annual personal financial disclosure statement on October 27, 2015.
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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. 42:1124.2.1 D(1)(a)(ii) "Board or Commission" shall mean any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single parish governing authority with a population of two hundred thousand or more.
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. Barber that he was not required to file a 2014 Tier 2.1 personal financial disclosure statement.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Suzanne Mooney |
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