| Waiver request submitted by Lou Ann Owen, member of the Developmental Disabilities Council and the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2013 Tier 2.1 annual PFD 142 days late. |
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Ms. Owen states that failing to timely file the disclosure statement was an oversight. She explains that budget issues caused a reduction in staff, and she had no one there to assist her in filing. She states that she was appointed to three boards due to her position with the Department of Health and Hospitals as the Deputy Medicaid Director. She stated that she was not able to keep up with her daily job duties and service on the three boards due to the staff cuts experienced by her agency. She stated that she has requested to be removed from all but one board.
Ms. Owen also stated that the assessment would create a financial hardship as she is a state worker with no outside income and her husband is retired.
From her most recent disclosure, it appears that she is now only a member of the Developmental Disabilities Council.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD Report
ORIGINAL DUE DATE: May 15, 2014
DATE NOD RECEIVED: February 5, 2015
DATE REPORT FILED: July 8, 2015
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 142 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 420 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1,500
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. 42:1124.3 requires persons holding a public office who represent a voting district having a population of less than 5,000 and each member of the governing authority or management board of a charter school created pursuant to Chapter 42 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 to file a financial disclosure statement 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.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 of the Code 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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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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