Regular Session Minutes Tuesday, February 13, 2007

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Page 4 Minutes February 13, 2007 Julie Risser, Julie Risser for Senate 41, $500 late filing fee - On October 25, 2006, Ms. Risser loaned the committee $2,000. The loan was not reported until the year end Report of Receipts and Expenditures was received in the Board office on January 29, 2007. By letter dated January 31, 2007, Ms. Risser stated that she and her treasurer realized as they were preparing the year end report that the $2,000 should have been reported within 48 hours. Ms. Risser further stated that campaigning in Senate District 41 became very active for her when a candidate dropped out of the race and her treasurer was traveling to Duluth for a family health issue during this time. Mr. Wehrwein’s MOTION: To: 1) deny Ms. Risser’s request to waive the $500 late filing fee; and 2) reduce the late filing fee to $100. Vote on MOTION: Unanimously passed. Susan Starr, treasurer, Mike Starr for State Senator, $500 late filing fee – The 48 th Senate District DFL placed an ad for the candidate on October 27, 2006. This in-kind contribution was not reported to the Board until the year end Report of Receipts and Expenditures was received in the Board office on January 25, 2007. By letter dated January 29, 2007, Ms. Starr stated that she knew of the requirement for 48-hour notice but did not realize that in-kind contributions needed to be reported, too. Mr. Wehrwein’s MOTION: To: 1) deny Ms. Starr’s request to waive the $500 late filing fee; and 2) reduce the late filing fee to $100. Vote on MOTION: Unanimously passed. • Reports of Receipts and Expenditures due February 2 and August 30, 2004, and August 28, 2006 Lowell Nelson, treasurer, Lincoln County DFL, $1,000 civil penalty, Report due February 2, 2004; $500 late fee, $1,000 civil penalty, Report due August 30, 2004; and $500 late fee, $700 civil penalty, Report due August 28, 2006 - On March 8, 2000, the treasurer of Lincoln County DFL resigned and Phil Moen, committee chair, was responsible for filing the committee reports until October 2006 when Mr. Nelson became treasurer. Staff spoke to Mr. Nelson by phone and discussed the late filing fees and civil penalties that have accrued on previous Reports that were filed late. Reports disclose that the ending cash balance of the committee has been $99.33 since 1999. Mr. Nelson filed a termination report and forwarded the $99.33 left in the account to apply to the outstanding penalties. Mr. Wehrwein’s MOTION: To: 1) approve Mr. Nelson’s request to waive the $2,700 in civil penalties; 2) accept the $99.33 in payment toward the late filing fees; and 3) waive the remaining $900.67 in late filing fees. Vote on MOTION: Unanimously passed.
Page 5 Minutes February 13, 2007 • Reports of Receipts and Expenditures due February 2, 2004, and January 31, 2005 Kevin Trainor, Taxpayers for (Kevin) Trainor, $100 late filing fee, $1,000 civil penalty, Report due February 2, 2004; $100 late filing fee, $1,000 civil penalty, Report due January 31, 2005 - Mr. Trainor filed a Statement of Termination for the Taxpayers for Trainor (Committee) on July 22, 2004. The termination was not accepted because: 1) the Committee had not filed the 2003 Year End Report of Receipts and Expenditures; and 2) the termination statement indicated no outstanding debts and no committee assets. The last report filed with the Board covering the period January 1 through December 31, 2002, disclosed an ending cash balance of $732.63 and an outstanding debt of $150. The Committee was referred to the Office of the Attorney General in April of 2004 and February of 2005. By letter dated July 14, 2006, Mr. Trainor stated that the computer used to file Committee reports had malfunctioned and that the paper records of the committee were lost during a move in 2003. A waiver request at the August 15, 2006, meeting was tabled and the Board directed staff to contact Mr. Trainor and direct him to obtain copies of the committee bank records, and determine the cause of the discrepancy in the cash balance of the committee. Staff contacted Mr. Trainor by e-mail on October 16 and November 15, 2006, at which time Mr. Trainor stated that he was still waiting for bank records. In a letter dated January 4, 2007, Mr. Trainor stated that he had been unsuccessful in obtaining bank records. Mr. Trainor provided a copy of a check carbon dated March 4, 2003, payable in the amount of $150 that he stated was used to pay the outstanding debt shown on the 2002 Report of Receipts and Expenditures. Mr. Trainor renews his request for a waiver of the outstanding late fees and civil penalties and for the Board to accept his termination without accounting for $582.63 in funds or filing a Report of Receipts and Expenditures for 2003. Ms. Bettermann’s MOTION: To: 1) deny Mr. Trainor’s request to waive the $100 late filing fee and $1,000 civil penalty for the late filing of the Report of Receipts and Expenditures due February 2, 2004; 2) accept Mr. Trainor’s request to waive the $100 late filing fee and $1,000 civil penalty for the late filing of the Report of Receipts and Expenditures due January 31, 2005; and 3) direct staff to accept the Statement of Termination for the Taxpayers for Trainor committee when the late filing fee and civil penalty have been paid. Vote on MOTION: Unanimously passed. • Report of Receipts and Expenditures due February 2, 2004 Roman Fraulini, (Roman) Fraulini Volunteer Committee, $100 late fee, $1,000 civil penalty - The Fraulini Volunteer Committee was referred to the Attorney General’s office for failure to file. When notice reached Mr. Fraulini that the Report had not been filed, he contacted staff by
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