Enforcements for Western Washington University
| Case | Agency | Violation/Result | Penalty Amount | Laws RCW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-044 | Western Washington University |
Violation: An Assistant Professor with Western Washington University, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they had been using three separate University computers to conduct their outside business and to store personal songs, videos, photos and apps. Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $7,500 with $2,000 suspended. |
$7,500 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2019-009 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A former IT Specialist 3 with Western Washington University, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for private benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they downloaded and installed unauthorized software to their state laptop, accessed approximately 83,000 Craigslist resources and browsed the internet for non-work-related purposes. Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 10, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2018-021 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Western Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their position to secure special privileges for another employee by not complying with standard recruitment practices. Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on September 14, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $250. |
$250 | RCW 42.52.070 | |
| 2018-014 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Western Washington University employee misreported time worked, worked from home without authorization and used state resources for personal benefit, including outside business activities. Result: A Final Order was issued on October 10, 2019 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000. |
$4,000 | RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2018-049 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Facility Engineer at Western Washington University, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources to promote their outside business interest. Evidence indicated that through their own company they created and deployed software onto University resources to monitor energy consumption. Result: An agreed Stipulation was entered on July 10, 2020 imposing a civil penalty of $1,500 with $750 suspended. |
$1,500 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2017-068 | Western Washington University |
Violation: An Administrative Services Manager with the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Western Washington University may have violated the Act when they ordered personal items using the Western Washington University Amazon Prime account. Evidence also indicated that they used state resources in support of their private business and used state owned equipment for personal use. Result: An agreed settlement was approved on May 11, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $4,000 with $2,000 suspended. |
$4,000 | RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2016-014 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Western Washington University employee agreed that they may have violated several sections of the Ethics in Public Service Act when they extensively used state resources for an outside nonprofit, outside-compensated employment and their own personal benefit and gain. Result: Settlement approved on May 13, 2016 imposing a penalty of $6,000 with $3,000 suspended. |
$6,000 | RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.030, RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2015-009 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A former IT Specialist with Western Washington University may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal benefit. Evidence showed that they used their state computer for personal use on approximately 54% of workdays covered in the investigation. Result: An agreed stipulation was approved on November 18, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $2,000. |
$2,000 | RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2010-072 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Western Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they failed to follow state travel regulations and used their position to secure time off without submitting leave requests to account for their time away from the University. Result: Settlement approved on November 9, 2012 for a civil penalty of $5,000 with an additional $20,000 restitution to WWU. |
$5,000 | RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160 | |
| 2001-091 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Western Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send and receive over 127 emails regarding their campaign for Port Commissioner and used state resources to support their private consulting business. Result: Settlement approved on October 11, 2002, for a Civil penalty in the amount of $5,000. |
$5,000 | RCW 42.52.160, RCW 42.52.180 | |
| 2001-090 | Western Washington University |
Violation: A Western Washington University employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send and receive email messages regarding a political campaign. Result: Settlement approved on September 13, 2002 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $750 with $500 suspended. |
$750 | RCW 42.52.160, RCW 42.52.180 |
