Hill, Robert Jesse (PDC Case No. 16-113 & 16-267): Alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.205 for failing to file two Candidate Registrations (C-1 report) and RCW 42.17A.700 for failing to file a Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report) as a candidate

PDC staff alleges that Robert Jesse Hill, as a candidate for Pierce County Charter Review (PDC Case No. 16-113) and Tacoma City Council (PDC Case No. 16-267) in 2015, violated: (1) RCW 42.17A.700 by failing to file a Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report), and (2) RCW 42.17A.205 on two occasions by failing to file two Candidate Registrations (C-1 reports), one for each office being sought in 2015.

The two C-1 reports and one F-1 report were required to have been filed within two weeks of declaring his 2015 candidacy, or not later than May 31, 2015. A hearing before the Full Commission was held on February 25, 2016.  At the hearing, Mr. Hill was assessed a total civil penalty of $1,500 by the Commission, $500 for each missing C-1 report, and $500 for the missing F-1 report, payable within 30 days of the Order date.  In addition, the Commission required Mr. Hill to file the two missing C-1 reports and the missing F-1 report as a candidate in 2015, within 30 days of the date of the Order.