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Waiver request submitted by Sharon Watts Browning, Central Community School Board, District 7, East Baton Rouge Parish, regarding a $500 late fee assessed for filing her 2020 Tier 3 annual pfd 147 days late. |
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Sharon Watts Browning stated during the time her PFD Statement was due, her husband had two extended stays in the hospital as the doctors worked to discover he had a severe blood disorder. Mrs. Browning stated she would never knowingly neglect to file her disclosures. She's tried very hard for the past 15 years to submit her forms timely. As soon as the school board secretary informed the board members of the annual disclosure filings, she would complete her forms and give them to her daughter to file on her behalf. Mrs. Browning would appreciate the Ethics Board considering waiving her fine.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2020 Tier 3 Annual Report
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: May 17, 2021
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 11/05/2021 (Covid)
DATE REPORT FILED: 04/13/2022
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 147 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 331 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $500
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2009
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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 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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