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Waiver request submitted by Michael O. Smith, former member of the Ernest Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority and former member of the New Orleans Aviation Board, regarding a $1500 late fee assessed for filing his 2019 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 285 days late. |
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Mr. Smith discontinued attending Aviation Board meetings in November 2017 due to undergoing back surgery. The last date he attended a board meeting was July 20, 2017. He resigned from the NO Aviation Board effective April 4, 2019. According to the attendance records provided by the Aviation Board, Mr.
Smith did not attend any meetings after 2017 even though he did not
officially resign until April 2019.
He resigned from the Ernest Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority in December 2019. Mr. Smith did not attend any meetings of the Authority in 2019 according to their meeting minutes.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2019 Tier 2.1 Annual Report
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 7/6/2020
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 6/22/2021 (Covid)
DATE REPORT FILED: 4/12/2022
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 285 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 645 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1500
OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Appointed in 2012, Officially resigned in April 2019
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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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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