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PDC staff says dozens of officials missed 2024 F-1 deadline; staff outlines notice and penalty framework
Summary
Compliance coordinator Colin Peoples told the commission staff had emailed reminders and warning letters about missing F-1 filings for calendar year 2024 and recommended penalties under RCW 42.17A.700 and WAC 390-37-143; the chair approved a framework of fines and suspensions across categories of violations.
Colin Peoples, identified in the hearing as a compliance coordinator, opened the staff portion of the brief adjudicative calendar by summarizing staff’s enforcement approach for missing or late F-1 reports covering calendar year 2024. Peoples said staff sent reminder emails between 03/14/2025 and 04/25/2025, warning letters on 05/05/2025, and hearing notices on 07/07/2025 that explained an option to resolve by filing online and returning a signed statement of understanding plus a $100 civil penalty postmarked by 07/28/2025.
Peoples recommended findings of violation under RCW 42.17A.700 and imposition of penalties consistent with the WAC penalty schedule (WAC 390-37-143). Chair Jay Leach accepted staff’s grouped presentations and applied the stated penalty framework across multiple categories (e.g., timely-filed-before-hearing, failed-to-file-before-hearing, repeat offenders). "PDC staff emailed reminders to elected and appointed officials regarding their missing F-1 reports for calendar year 2024," Peoples said on the record. The chair’s written orders formalize the penalty amounts and suspension conditions described on the record.
