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Waiver request submitted by Tara Nunez Smith, former member of the Louisiana Development Disabilities Council, regarding a $1300 late fee assessed for filing her 2020 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 26 days late. |
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Ms. Smith is requesting a waiver because she did not realized she owed a final disclosure for 2020. She assumed the NOD was a mistake because she had not been on the Council for over a year. Disclosure staff advised that the Council record reflects her replacement was not formally installed until February 2020. Therefore, she owed a disclosure for 2020. She states her good cause for a waiver is that she donated her time for years. She is a parent of 4, one being special needs. She works. It was Christmas. She states it was an oversight and she complied when it was brought to her attention.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2020 Tier 2.1 Annual Report
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 5/17/2021
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 12/22/2021 (personally signed green card)
DATE REPORT FILED: 1/31/2022
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 26 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 259 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1300
PRIOR OR OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR OR OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Filing since 2018
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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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Suspend all based on future compliance with the Code of Ethics.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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