Public Disclosure Commission

711 Capital Way, Room 206 | Olympia, Washington 98504

Note: All times shown for consideration of agenda items (other than time of convening) are approximate and may vary, depending on the amount of discussion required for each.

9:30 AM - I. Citizen Comments/Concerns | Commissioner Comments/Concerns | Minutes

Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of January 23, 2014

Presenter - Chair Ranade

10:05 AM - IV. Rulemaking

2014 Rule Making Agenda

Discussion and possible approval of draft language for:

1) Amend WAC 390-16-105, Mini Campaign reporting - Eligibility

2) Amend WAC 390-16-125, Mini Campaign reporting - Exceeding limitations

1) Amend WAC 390-16-063, Additional information regarding C-6 report filing

2) New WAC 390-17-301, Eligibility to receive primary election contributions

Presenter - Lori Anderson

10:25 AM - V. Legislative/Budget Update
Presenters - Andrea McNamara Doyle
10:45 AM - VI. Reporting Modifications

New:

John H. Chun, appointed King County Superior Court Judge. Requesting to not disclose the business customers of Summit Law Group PLLC and to not disclose his residential address.

Roger S. Rogoff, appointed King County Superior Court Judge. Requesting to not disclose his residential address.

Renewal with Change:

Kristianne Blake, University of Washington Regent

Renewal No Change:

Karen Donohue, Seattle Municipal Court Judge

Lewis Edelheit, Life Sciences Discovery Fund Trustee

Michael J. Finkle, King County Superior Court Judge

Steven Rosen, Seattle Municipal Court Judge

David Wilson, School Director, Shoreline School Board

Washington State Democratic Central Committee

Washington State Republican Party

Presenter - Chip Beatty

10:55 AM - Break
11:00 AM - VII. Strategic Plan Update

Presenters - Lori Anderson; Andrea McNamara Doyle; Phil Stutzman; Jacob Berkey

11:40 AM- VIII. Staff Reports
  • Executive Director
  • Chief Technology Officer Position Review

Presenter - Andrea McNamara Doyle

12:00 PM - IX. Executive Session/Working Lunch

Discussion of pending and potential litigation with legal counsel. Possible action regarding litigation following the executive session.

1:00 PM - X. Enforcement

Spokane School District No. 81 (Spokane Public Schools) Officials and Employees, Case No. 12-145, et seq. involving alleged violations of RCW 42.17.130 (recodified January 1, 2012, as RCW 42.17A.555) by using or authorizing the use of school district facilities, including email accounts, to promote school district ballot propositions in 2009 and 2012, and/or to assist the 2011 campaigns of candidates for school director. Individual Respondents who have stipulated to a violation are grouped by stipulated penalty amount, as follows:

Group A (Stipulated violations and no penalty)

Sherri Bangs, Case No. 14-021

Tammy Campbell, Case No. 14-023

Staci Clary, Case No. 14-024

Sharon Condrey, Case No. 14-025

Edie Fletcher, Case No. 14-028

Oweta Floyd, Case No. 14-029

Marce Hagood (formerly Marce Leek), Case No. 14-031

Rhonda Jared, Case No. 14-033

Shawn Jordan, Case No. 14-035

Cindy McMahon, Case No. 14-037

Brian Melody, Case No. 14-038

Charlene Milota, Case No. 14-040

William Nye, Case No. 14-043

Alice Peterson, Case No. 14-046

Nancy Stowell, Case No. 14-049

Group B (Stipulated violations and $250 penalty with $200 suspended)

Steve Fisk, Case No. 14-027

Michael McGinnis, Case No. 14-036

Kevin Morrison, Case No. 14-041

Beth Nye, Case No. 14-042

Kevin Peterson, Case No. 14-047

Sherri Thies, Case No. 14-052

Group C (Stipulated violations and $500 penalty with $400 suspended)

Chuck Demarest, Case No. 14-026

Dave Hughes, Case No. 14-032

Deb Johnson, Case No. 14-034

Mike Page, Case No. 14-044

Carol Pederson, Case No. 14-045

Marie Peterson-Holland (formerly Marie Holland), Case No. 14-048

Michael Syron, Case No. 14-050

Mary Templeton, Case No. 14-051

Group D (Stipulated violations and $500 penalty with $300 suspended)

Mike Campbell, Case No. 14-022

Paul Gannon, Case No. 14-030

Michael Miller, Case No. 14-039

Group E (Stipulated violations and $700 penalty with $400 suspended)

Mark Anderson, Case No. 12-145

Other Action

Recommended Dismissal of Additional Employees (Group F)

Recommended Dismissal of Remaining Allegations

Presenters - Phil Stutzman; Tony Perkins

Adjourn

The Commission may deliberate in closed session on any enforcement matter on this agenda, or any matters listed in RCW 42.30.140.

Meeting Summary

February 27, 2014, Volume 14 Issue No 2

Amit Ranade, Chair

Grant Degginger, Vice Chair

Kathy Turner, Member

Katrina Asay, Member

Staff reviewed Commission’s rulemaking agenda for the first half of 2014.  Included on the agenda is rule making related to mini reporting, lobbying disclosure, personal financial affairs disclosure, form updates, the Commission’s informal settlement procedures, and converting some of the Commission’s long-standing interpretations to rules. 

The Commission approved draft language for proposed amendments to:

  • WAC 390-16-105 Mini campaign reporting – Eligibility to clarify that a candidate or political committee who selects mini reporting will be required to fully comply with all campaign finance disclosure requirements should the contribution and/or expenditure restrictions of mini reporting be exceeded;
  • WAC 390-16-125 Mini campaign reporting – Exceeding Limitations to allow the staff the option of approving an application to change reporting options submitted after the applicant has exceed the restrictions of mini reporting; and
  • WAC 390-16-063 Additional information regarding C-6 report filing to include the guidance currently set out in PDC Interpretation 07-01 Computing Thresholds for Independent Expenditures.

Draft language was also approved that will convert PDC Interpretation 04-01 Contribution Limits:  Impact When a Candidate Subject to Limit Does Not Have a Primary Election to proposed new WAC 390-17-301 Eligibility to receive primary election contributions.

The public hearing to adopt the proposed rules will likely be scheduled during the May 22 meeting, 

Filer Requests

The Commission granted new Personal Financial Statement (F-1) reporting modifications to  that exempt:

  • John H. Chun, King County Superior Court Judge, from disclosing his personal residential address information and the reportable business customers of the law firm, Summit Law Group, PLLC.  The Commission granted the modification after considering the safety and security concerns expressed by Judge Chun as well as his statements that he is no longer a member of the Summit Law Group, PLLC and the firm is not willing to publicly divulge client names because of concerns about competitive disadvantage and client confidentiality.
  • Roger S. Rogoff, King County Superior Court Judge, from disclosing his personal residential address information.  This request was also granted based on the applicant’s expressed concerns about safety and security.

The Commission granted renewals of Personal Financial Statement (F-1) reporting modifications without changes to :

  • Kristianne Blake, University of Washington Regent :
  • Karen Donohue, Seattle Municipal Court Judge
  • Lewis Edelheit, Life Sciences Discovery Fund Trustee
  • Michael J. Finkle, King County Superior Court  Judge
  • Steven Rosen, Seattle Municipal Court Judge
  • David Wilson, School Director, Shoreline School Board
  • Washington State Democratic Central Committee
  • Washington State Republican Party

 

Enforcement

Spokane School District No. 81 (Spokane Public Schools) Officials and Employees, PDC Case No. 12-145

The Commission accepted stipulations of fact, violation, and penalty from 17 employees of the Spokane School District related to the employees’ use or authorizing others’ use of district facilities to assist a candidate’s 2011 campaign for school director or to promote district ballot measures in 2009 and/or 2012 elections. The employees admitted to illegal use of district facilities in varying degrees and the stipulated penalties range from $0 to $500.  Details about the employees and their stipulations are available at http://www.pdc.wa.gov/home/laws/reportsofinvestigation.aspx?report=293 .

The Commission meeting materials can be found at www.pdc.wa.gov under Commission Meetings. For additional information concerning these issues contact Lori Anderson, Communications & Training Officer, at (360) 664-2737, toll free 1-877-601-2828 or e-mail at landerson@pdc.wa.gov.

The next regular meeting of the Public Disclosure Commission is tentatively scheduled for March 27, 2014.

Meeting Minutes