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Docket No. 16-1000
 
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RE:
PFD answer filed by John Rolling, a member of the Hammond Airport Authority.
Facts:
On September 20, 2016, John Rolling received a notice of delinquency requesting he file his 2015 Tier 2.1 pfd for his service on the Hammond Airport Authority. He filed an answer challenging his requirement to file. Additional information was requested. The attorney for the Hammond Airport Authority submitted information stating that the Authority was created by the Hammond City Council under Ordinance No. 2771 adopted on April 3, 2001. He further stated that the Authority is advisory only. The City of Hammond has a population of 20,019.
Law:
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.
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.

La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1D(1)(b) states that a "board or commission" shall not mean (i) the governing authority of a parish, (ii) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single parish governing authority of a parish with a population of two hundred thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, (iii) the governing authority of a municipality, (iv) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single municipal governing authority of a municipality with a population of twenty-five thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, or (v) a board of directors of a private nonprofit corporation that is not specifically created by law.



Recommendations:
Advise John Rolling he is not required to file.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2016-1000 Answer to a NOD-FF
2016-1000- Emailed Response