| Request that the Board reconsider its decision to suspend all but $200 of a $400 late fee submitted by Mia Liki (Dunn) Jones, Franklin Parish School Board, for filing her 2021 School Board Disclosure 377 days late. |
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Reconsideration Request
Ms. Jones (formerly Ms. Dunn) does not agree with the decision to suspend a portion of the late fee and feels it should be waived. She alleges the notices were sent to her old address as she has now moved to Texas. In May 2022 as well as on September 1, 2022, she filed disclosures reports with the Board disclosing 3202 McDuff Drive as her mailing address. On September 19, 2022, the NOD was mailed to the McDuff Drive address and signed by Eddie Dunn, allegedly her ex-husband as of 10/2021. Ms. Jones did not advise staff of her change in address.
Initial Request
Mia Dunn stated she has always mailed her disclosures without issue. However, during the 2021 filing year, the BOE did not receive her mailed form, just as some other school board member experienced. Mrs. Dunn stated she will start emailing or faxing the disclosure and keep a copy for her records.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2021 School Board Disclosure
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 09/15/2021
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 09/24/2022
DATE REPORT FILED: 09/27/2022
DAYS LATE: 377 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $400
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2018
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La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(iii) by September fifteenth of each school year, any school board member or superintendent whose immediate family member is employed by the school board shall file a disclosure statement with the Board of Ethics stating the facts of such employment. Any person who fails to timely file a disclosure statement under this Item may be assessed a late fee of fifty dollars per day, not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars, subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:1157.
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Affirm Board's prior decision to suspend all but $200 based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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