Regular Session Minutes Tuesday, February 13, 2007

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Minutes
February 13, 2007
phone. Records show that staff faxed a memo and a Statement of Termination form to Mr.
Fraulini on June 28, 2004. Staff received a letter dated March 13, 2005, from Mr. Fraulini with a
copy of the Statement of Termination enclosed after receiving a summons from the Attorney
General’s office. By letter dated February 2, 2007, Mr. Fraulini stated that he sent a Statement
of Termination in January 2004 and moved to Illinois in the spring of 2004.
Ms. Ashmore’s MOTION: To: 1) deny Mr. Fraulini’s request to waive the $100 late filing fee;
and 2) approve the request to waive the $1,000 civil penalty.
Vote on MOTION: Unanimously passed.
• Lobbyist Disbursement Reports due January 15 and June 15, 2004
David Salene, Lake County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, $100 late filing fee, $1,000
civil penalty, Report due January 15, 2004; $100 late filing fee, $1,000 civil penalty Report due
June 15, 2004; $41.20 service of process fee - Staff referred Mr. Salene to the Attorney
General’s office for failure to file two Lobbyist Disbursement Reports and failure to pay a
lobbyist fee for 2003 and 2004. Mr. Salene responded in writing August 28, 2004, to the
Attorney General’s office stating the reports would be filed and the fees would be paid. The
reports and fees were not received. The Attorney General’s office initiated action again on
January 3, 2007. The reports were received in the Board office on January 20, 2007, indicating
no lobbying disbursements and that Mr. Salene was not paid for lobbying. Mr. Salene requests
a waiver of the late fees and civil penalties based on the lack of lobbying activity.
Mr. Wehrwein’s MOTION: To: 1) deny Mr. Salene’s request to waive the two $100 late filing
fees and the two $1,000 civil penalties; and 2) stay the $200 in
late filing fees and the $2,000 in civil penalties pending prompt
filing of further reports.
Vote on MOTION: Unanimously passed.
Request for Reconsideration of Waiver of Late Fee and Civil Penalty
• Pre-general Report of Receipts and Expenditures due October 30, 2006
David Hallman, chair, Clay County Republicans, $500 late filing fee, $100 civil penalty – The
Report of Receipts and Expenditures was received in the Board office on November 21, 2006.
Board members considered a waiver request at the January 9, 2007, meeting. No motion was
made. By letter dated January 26, 2007, Mr. Hallman said he would like the Board to
reconsider his request to waive the late fee and civil penalty as the treasurer who took the
position in January 2006 is a 78 year old gentleman with little experience. The treasurer
assumed he would receive report forms before the due date. Because the committee filed the
August report using the Campaign Reporter software, only a letter was mailed informing the