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Waiver request submitted by Ricky LaMar Coleman, Tangipahoa Board of Aldermen (Pop. 425) / Tangipahoa Parish, regarding a $500 late fee assessed for filing his 2020 Tier 3 annual pfd 173 days late. |
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Mr. Coleman is asking for a waiver because he has had a lot going on the past two years. He has been hospitalized with pneumonia, open heart surgery and death in the family.(He did not submit that supporting documentation.) He also states he has been in and out of the court room due to his job as an alderman. He was sued by a business and an individual for trying to put an ordinance in place to better the village.(He did submit the petitions.) He states he thought he filed the PFD for 2020, but due to a lot going on he must have overlooked it. He states he received no mail or paperwork from our office and was not aware it hadn't been filed until he spoke with a Disclosure Division employee on April 15, 2022.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2020 Tier 3 Annual Report
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: May 17, 2021
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 10/20/2021 (wife signed)
DATE REPORT FILED: 4/20/2022
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 173 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 338 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $500
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: Yes, 2016 PFD - $250, paid; 2017 PFD NOD-Amend, suspend all but $250, paid
Reassessed Late Fees: 2017 PFD - $1250, at AG for collection
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2016
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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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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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