Untimely waiver request submitted by Brandon Delshawn "BJ" Johnson, Monroe City School Board / District 6 / Ouachita Parish, regarding a $2500 late fee assessed for filing his 2019 Tier 2 annual pfd 224 days late and a timely waiver request regarding a $2100 late fee assessed for filing his 2020 Tier 2 annual pfd 21 days late. |
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He provided no reasons for the untimely waiver request.
Mr. Johnson states he lives in a rough neighborhood and mail gets stolen. He states he is currently traveling abroad on a mission trip with youth from his district and believes he is setting a good example for the youth in his district. He would like to rectify this situation so he doesn't let his community down.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2019 and 2020 Tier 2 Annual Report ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 2019 (7/6/2020) & 2020 (5/15/2021) DATE NOD RECEIVED: 2019 (6/8/2021) & 2020 (1/18/2022) (both covid) DATE REPORT FILED: 2019 (2/17/2022) & 2020 (2/17/2022) DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 2019 (224 days) & 2020 (21 days)
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 2019 (591 days) & 2020 (276 days)
ASSESSED LATE FEE: 2019 ($2500) & 2020 ($2100) PRIOR & OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: Yes: $2500, 2019 Tier 2 Annual, 224 days late, untimely waiver request OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2014
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2
requires each person holding a public office who represents a voting district having a population of 5,000 or more persons to file an annual personal 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 seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
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2019 - Decline to consider the untimely waiver request.
2020 - Decline to waive.
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Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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