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Docket No. 12-2143
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Larry Powell regarding a $650 late fee assessed for filing his 2011 Tier 3 annual pfd 13 days late.
Facts:
Larry Powell was a member of the Tullos Board of Aldermen. He was nelwy elected and unfamiliar with the filing requirements. Mr. Powell refused to take the salary offered for the position and had it deposited into a fund for senior citizens. Mr. Tullos resigned from the Board of Aldermen to take a job which he has since lost and is currently unemployed. He has moved away from the Tullos area.

Comments:
TIER: 3
TYPE OF REPORT: 2011 Annual Report

DATE NOD RECEIVED: October 11, 2012
DATE REPORT FILED: November 13, 2012
DAYS LATE: 13 days

ASSESSED LATE FEE: $650
OTHER LATE FILINGS: No

Law:
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 fourteen (14) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.

Recommendations:
Suspend all based on future compliance.

Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
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2012-2143- Staff Memo