Enforcements for Bellevue College
| Case | Agency | Violation/Result | Penalty Amount | Laws RCW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-023 | Bellevue College |
Violation: A Finance Manager with Bellevue College was found to have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by providing a special privilege to a family member. Evidence indicated that they gave a family member advanced notice of a job in which that member was later hired for. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 10, 2024, imposing a civil penalty of $500. |
$500 | RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2022-029 | Bellevue College |
Violation: A part-time faculty member at Bellevue College, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they used their state computer to send emails promoting the sale of a book they had written. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on July 14, 2023 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2020-070 | Bellevue College |
Violation: A tenured Faculty Member in the Drama Department at Bellevue College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by engaging in the improper hiring and oversight of family members. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 10, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $250 suspended. |
$500 | RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2019-025 | Bellevue College |
Violation: The Director of the Center for Career Connections at Bellevue College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for their private benefit and gain and receiving additional compensation for conducting their official duties. Evidence indicated that they had been receiving additional compensation to conduct contract work that was part of her administrative duties. In addition, they taught classes during their scheduled work hours. Result: And agreed Stipulation was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $500 with $100 suspended. |
$500 | RCW 42.52.160, RCW 42.52.110 | |
| 2019-024 | Bellevue College |
Violation: Director of High School Initiatives at Bellevue College, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to teach extra classes during the same time they were being paid to perform their administrative duties. Evidence also indicated that they used their state computer for course work in support of their personal education. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 11, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $1,750 with $500 suspended. |
$1,750 | RCW 42.52.160, RCW 42.52.110 | |
| 2018-022 | Bellevue College |
Violation: Former Bellevue College Vice President for Administrative Services may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to influence the awarding of contracts, provided a specific contractor with special privileges, received gifts from a contractor and used state resources to support and promote their outside business. Result: A Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order on Board Staff's Motion for Summary Judgment was entered on January 24, 2020. |
$1,000 | RCW 42.52.150, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2017-009 | Bellevue College |
Violation: Athletic Director at Bellevue College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they scheduled Bellevue College gym rentals for their private interest groups and received a special privilege in regard to these personal outside business interests. Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on January 12, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $750 suspended. |
$1,500 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2016-018 | Bellevue College |
Violation: The President of Bellevue College agree that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they engaged in activities incompatible with public duties and received a special privilege when their spouse acted as an agent and received a sales commission in a real estate transaction involving one of their direct reports. Result: A Stipulated agreement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500. |
$1,500 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2015-029 | Bellevue College |
Violation: The Vice President of Information Resources at Bellevue College may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by entering into a contract between Bellevue College and their brother for consulting services. Result: A settlement agreement was approved on March 24, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,500 with $1,250 suspended. |
$2,500 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2015-049 | Bellevue College |
Violation: A former Director of Public Safety at Bellevue College violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to have one of their subordinates provide personal transportation for themselves and used an employee under their supervision to sell their personal property as well as state property that belonged to Bellevue College. Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on May 11, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $10,000. |
$10,000 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 1997-014 | Bellevue College |
Violation: A former Bellevue, Edmonds and Highline Community College employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position as a state employee to refer ineligible students to their private business for classes. Result: Settlement approved on September 16, 1999 for investigative costs in the amount of $4,000. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 |
