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Decisions at a glance: PDC orders and penalties from the Jan. 29 adjudicative calendar
Summary
Chair Jay Leach issued findings of violation in each case on the Jan. 29 calendar. Common outcomes: recommended penalties per WAC with most of each fine suspended if respondents file missing C4s within 30 days and avoid future violations for four years. Unsuspended amounts typically ranged $50–$250 depending on the number of missing reports.
At the Jan. 29 PDC adjudicative calendar the presiding officer found violations in each listed case and assessed penalties according to the WAC penalty schedule. Below are the named cases and the ruling summarized as printed in the hearing record (unsuspended amount and suspension conditions are shown where the chair announced them):
- Bruce Allward (Bainbridge Island Fire): $300 assessed; $200 suspended; unsuspended $100; pay within 30 days and file missing reports within 30 days. - Ellen Elizabeth Branch (Vashon SD): $450 assessed; $150 suspended; unsuspended $300; file missing reports and pay unsuspended amount within 30 days. - Sabrina Feiner Parnell: $150 assessed; suspended in full; conditions: file missing reports and no violations for 4 years. - Mitch Foran: $300 assessed; $200 suspended; unsuspended $100; standard 30-day conditions. - Fred Gillings (Marysville Municipal Court candidate): $450 assessed; $300 suspended; unsuspended $150; standard conditions. - Brianne/Diane Henderson: $150 assessed; suspended in full; conditions applied. - Tani Sumlis: $150 assessed; $100 suspended; unsuspended $50. - Tracy Darlene Harris: $150 assessed; $100 suspended; unsuspended $50. - Frederick Perkins: $450 assessed; $350 suspended; unsuspended $100. - Michael (parks/rec candidate): $450 assessed; entire $450 suspended conditioned on filing and serving term. - Nicole Wilsey: $300 assessed; $250 suspended; unsuspended $50. - Katie Gonzales: $450 assessed; $400 suspended; unsuspended $50. - Melissa Bedford (represented): $150 assessed; $100 suspended; unsuspended $50. - Mariah Munoz: $450 assessed; $400 suspended; unsuspended $50.
The chair also read and ruled on batches of cases filed only in writing: candidates who failed to file one mandatory C4 generally were assessed $150 with $100 suspended; a large roster of candidates who failed to file three C4s were assessed $450 each with $200 suspended (unsuspended $250) and the same 30-day filing/payment and four-year no-violation conditions. Respondents were told to expect written orders from the PDC that outline payment and filing instructions.
