March 11, 2014 Louisiana Auctioneers
Licensing Board (LALB) Meeting Highlights
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LALB Chairman Tessa Steinkamp reassures that
LAPA's proposal for Louisiana auction
residents to be able to renew their
2015 auction licenses for a mere $5 processing fee
WILL be on the agenda for
the May 6, 2014 meeting.
NOTE: As
evidenced by this AG Opinion dated January 20, 2009 and obtained
by LAPA
Vice President Robert Burns when he served on the LALB, the
LALB does, repeat
DOES, have the discretion to waive a license fee for
all LOUISIANA-resident
auctioneers. It does NOT, however, have that
discretion for
NON-RESIDENT auctioneers.
LALB continues its discussion of negotiations with the
Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission
Vice Chairman James Sims indicates he
will reluctantly go along with the
proposal but relays auctioneers in his
area aren't happy with it and that they fault former LALB Chairmen
Delmar
"Buster" Gay and Ken Comer in providing little to no resistance to the present
interagency agreement.
Committee comprised of Chairman Steinkamp, Vice Chairman Sims,
and Jeff Henderson to revise
LALB apprentice program.
LALB approves legal contracts of Anna Dow
($15,000), Larry Bankston ($25,000), and the Louisiana
Attorney General's
Office ($10,000) in a lightening-fast one-minute presentation and discussion.
Administrative Hearing for Kevin
Mixon illustrates the perils which auctioneers can sometimes encounter
when conducting estate auctions involving family members with animosity toward
one another.
Over the strong objection of Board Member Darlene Jacobs-Levy,
who sought to reprimand Mr. Mixon and assess him
with a $500 fine, the LALB
voted to merely issue a "6-month warning" to disclose at future auctions
whether or not he intends to accept absentee bids.
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