| Waiver request submitted by Cullen Kovac, a member of the West Carroll Parish School Board, regarding a $1500 late fee assessed for filing his 2016-2017 School Board Disclosure Statement 445 days late and a $1500 late fee assessed for filing his 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement 51 days late. |
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Mr. Kovac was sworn into office in January 2016. Mr. Kovac was not aware of the requirement to file annual school board disclosure statements disclosing the employment of his wife with the school, who has been employed for more than one year prior to his election. It was not until he was given the form by the secretary that he was aware of the filing requirement.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2016-2017 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 20, 2016
NOD-FF RECEIVED: Dec. 1, 2017
DATE REPORT FILED: Dec. 5, 2017
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 445 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1500
TYPE OF REPORT: 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 20, 2017
NOD-FF RECEIVED:
DATE REPORT FILED: Nov. 10, 2017
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 51 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1500
OTHER LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 14 (mainly pfd filings)
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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.
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2016-2017: waive the late fee.
2017-2018: decline to waive, offer a payment plan
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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