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Waiver request submitted by Cynthia B. Franklin, Linward Charter School, regarding a $500 late fee assessed for filing her amended 2022 Tier 3 annual pfd 39 days late. |
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Cynthia Franklin's mail is received at her business address, a UPS location. Due to her work schedule, she only checks her mail bi-weekly and if she gets a notification for pick-up. Since a postal worker signed for the certified letter, Ms. Franklin did not receive her letter until weeks later. She never received the notice for pick-up, even though she has been paying for this service since 2019. Her 2018 waiver was suspended due to financial hardship, and she understands the compliance rules. She is asking that the fee will not be reassessed. Ms. Franklin has since filed timely, and this mishap was only due to issues with mail delivery. It is also noted that her amendment was filed untimely because she was out of town when it was due for submission.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2022 Tier 3 Annual Report - Amendment
ORIGINAL PFD FILED ON: 05/10/2023
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 02/22/2024 (R. Haley)
DATE REPORT FILED: 04/12/2024
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 39 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $500
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: Yes - 2021 Amendment, $500, not paid (waiver was untimely); 2018 Amendment, $1,500, initially suspended and has been reassessed and has not been paid
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: has filed 10 reports or amendments
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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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