| Answer submitted by Maxie Jefferson Ratcliff, a member of the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District, in lieu of filing her personal financial disclosure statement, in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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The Board's staff mailed a notice of delinquency (NOD) to Maxie Jefferson Ratcliff, a member of the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District, on October 28, 2015. The NOD requested that she file her 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual Personal Financial Disclosure Statement (PFD).
Ms. Ratcliff filed an answer on November 5, 2015, stating that she and her husband have been separated for at least 14 years, and he currently resides with another family. She further stated that they maintain separate bank accounts and file separate tax returns.
Thereafter, on November 12, 2015, Ms. Ratcliff filed her 2013 Tier 2.1 PFD, which did not disclose her husband's financial information.
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires each member and any designee of a member of a board or commission that has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year to file a financial statement by May 15th of each year during which the person holds such office and the year following the termination of the holding of such office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 provides that upon discovery of the failure to timely file, omission of information or inclusion of inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending her a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the filer 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 a 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 Ms. Ratcliff that she has 7 business days to amend her 2013 Tier 2.1 PFD.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Haley Williams |
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