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Docket No. 17-1165
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Louis Melton, member of the Morehouse Parish School Board-District 2, regarding a $400 late fee assessed for filing his School Board Disclosure Statements 8 days late.
Facts:
Linette Kester, secretary to the school board, states that she mailed the disclosures on August 8, 2017, but that she did not mail them by certified mail.
Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 13, 2017
NOD-FF RECEIVED: September 20, 2017
DATE REPORT FILED: September 21, 2017
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 8 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $400
OTHER LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 15 disclosures or amendments
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(i) permits the school board to employ an immediate family member of a school board member, provided the family member is certified to teach and teaching in a classroom.
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.
Recommendations:
Waive the late fee.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2017-1165 Waiver Request