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Docket No. 17-1302
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Milton Coats, member of the West Feliciana Parish School Board, regarding a $350 late fee assessed for filing his 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement 7 days late.
Facts:
Mr. Coats states that he filed the disclosure two weeks prior to the beginning of school and mailed it by regular mail.
Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 8, 2017
NOD-FF RECEIVED: September 14, 2017
DATE REPORT FILED: September 15, 2017
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 7
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $350
OTHER LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 20
Law:
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:
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2017-1302 Staff Memo