10, Trainor wrote that the League’s donation page was still up and people were able to donate. In a follow-up to her complaint dated Oct. The group then turned off the donor button and refunded the eight donations, putting their contributions at $4,979. 27 due to being a new organization.Ī PDC staffer contacted him saying it was too late to change reporting, and that eight donors put them over the $5,000 threshold, he wrote. 31 deadline for switching reporting guidelines until Sept.
He wrote to the PDC that he was unaware of the Aug. She wrote in the complaint that the “PAC has falsified information on their donation page and misrepresented donors into believing donations beyond $5,000 will go to the PAC when in fact, they will not.”ĭale Jarvis, treasurer of the league’s PAC, and a board member and treasurer for the league’s nonprofit, responded to the first complaint, saying the PAC set a goal to $3,000 for postcards and in September it was increased to $4,800 to purchase local newspaper ads and soon thereafter to $6,000 “with the intention of shifting from mini-reporting to full-reporting.” 22 that the Sequim Good Governance League’s PAC increased its donation goal to $6,000 despite being listed under the PDC’s mini-reporting where it’s not allowed to raise and spend more than $5,000. The groups’ leaders dispute any wrongdoing and say they’ve made measures to rectify any issues. Two complaints were filed in late September with the PDC against the Sequim Good Governance League and its political action committee (PAC) for an alleged misreporting of donations, and not disclosing its top donors. 18, Agina wrote that “PDC staff’s review found that Mayor Armacost used his City of Sequim computer, email address, and time, to request that the City of Sequim Council Chambers be reserved for a candidate forum, on behalf of an Independent advisory group not affiliated with the City of Sequim to promote five candidates for vacant city council positions available/up for election at the City of Sequim, in violation of RCW 42.17A.555.”ĭespite being in violation, Agina wrote that “Armacost was under the impression that it would give the City of Sequim constituents a chance to get to know their choices for City Council.”Īgina wrote that the PDC will consider the warning letter against Armacost if there are future PDC law or rules violations related to the use of facilities. Unfortunately they are county residents, not voting members of Sequim, and continue to stir up trouble.” He added, “If you check my history with the PDC, the same two women have attempted to discredit myself with false claims with the PDC violation. My intent was to give our (constituents) a chance to get to know (their) choices for City Council.” 10 email, Armacost replied to the PDC that “all our Council seats are all (non-partisan), no party affiliation. If the IAA wishes to book the room, they must follow the appropriate steps.” As you know we cannot treat City Council requests differently from our other facility rental requests if it isn’t for City business. He adds that on July 28, Deschenes wrote another email to Armacost that “staff must follow appropriate procedures and cannot hold rentals without the fee being paid. If you are submitting for someone else, you must identify yourself and your relationship to them.Interim city manager Charisse Deschenes replied to Armacost on July 26 that per RCW 42.17A.555, “elected officials cannot use or authorize use of City facilities for political purposes (and that she) sent information to Donnie Hall (an IAA founder) describing the rental process,” Agina’s letter states.Without this, the company won't be able to respond to your complaint.
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