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Ethics commission waives $650 civil penalty for late PAC filing after medical waiver request
Summary
The commission voted to waive a $650 civil penalty for a political action committee that filed a report late, accepting medical documentation and staff recommendation.
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission on Jan. 22 voted to waive a $650 civil penalty assessed for a late political action committee filing after staff reviewed medical documentation supporting the waiver request.
Director Mark Scoglin described the waiver request: a PAC report originally due Oct. 28, 2024, was received on Nov. 19, 2024 and assessed $650 for lateness. The filer submitted a medical waiver and supplemental materials. Scoglin said the request "is consistent with the intention of the commission in creating that medical avenue for waiver request, and I support the waiver in full."
Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the waiver; the motion passed on a voice vote. Commissioners discussed confidentiality and redaction of medical records. Scoglin said the staff would withhold detailed medical information from open-meeting materials and redact what is required by law. "Pursuant to our previous discussions... we aren't including these in the open meetings materials, and we would redact them to the extent required by law," he said.
Why it matters: The commission's waiver policy includes a medical exception. The vote illustrates how staff apply waiver guidance when filers provide documentary evidence of qualifying circumstances.
What was decided: The full civil penalty of $650 was waived and the commission directed staff to redact sensitive medical information in the public file consistent with statutory requirements.
