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Fred Brink: statement of financial affairs

Data last updated: F-1 statements filed through Oct 13, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)

Period
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-03-29
Office
Fire Commissioner, Benton Fire Prot Dist 04 · City Council Member, City of West Richland
Original
the statement on the PDC's site

Findings

Context Gifts and meals

Listed $13,864.05 in meals, travel or seminars from 1 source

The statement lists 8 items; the largest source is AWC ($13,864.05). These are the kinds of gifts the F-1 asks for: meals over $100, and travel or seminar costs paid by an organization, which the $100 gift limit doesn't cover.

What to check
  • Who the sources are, and whether any has business before the official's agency or body.
  • For state officials: whether a source also appears on lobbyist reports.
  • 2024-02-08 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend City Action Days 2/6-8/2024 · $1,133.37
  • 2024-03-14 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend NLC CCC in Washington, DC 3/12-152024 · $3,842.95
  • 2024-05-08 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Retro Board Annual Meeting 5/8/2024 · $295.69
  • 2024-06-17 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Annual Conference 6/17-21/2024 · $2,022.66
  • 2024-07-10 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend Executive Leadership Briefing, Seatac, 7/9-10/2024 · $1,320.24
  • 2024-09-18 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Board Meeting and Retreat 9/18-20/2024 · $860.81
  • 2024-11-11 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend NLC City Summit, Tampa, FL 11/11-17/2024 · $3,645.74
  • 2024-12-11 AWC · Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Board Meeting 12/11-12/2024 · $742.59
Rule: Meals, travel and seminars accepted
“(l) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which food and beverage in excess of $100 was accepted under RCW 42.52.150 (7); (m) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which items specified in RCW 42.52.150 (1)(c) (iv) and (vi) were accepted;”RCW 29B.55.030(1)(l), (m) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Income 9

SourceForWhoseAmount
Richland School District
West Richland, WA		SecretarySpouse$30,000–$59,999
Office of Personnel Management
Boyers, PA		AnnuityFiler$60,000–$99,999
Social Security Administration
Baltimore, MD		Social SecurityFiler$30,000–$59,999
City of West Richland
West Richland, WA		Council MemberFiler$0–$29,999
Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL		AnnuityFiler$0–$29,999
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.
San Francisco, CA		AnnuityFiler$0–$29,999
Benton County Fire Protection District #4
West Richland, WA		FIRE COMMISSIONERFiler$0–$29,999
Rent from Florida property
Delray Beach, FL		Rental incomeFiler, Spouse$0–$29,999
Self employment
West Richland, WA		Online salesFiler$0–$29,999

Accounts and investments 3

Held at / inWhatWhoseValue
Navy Federal Credit UnionSavingsFiler, Spouse$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999
USAA Federal Savings BankIRAFiler$0–$29,999
USAA Federal Savings BankCheckingFiler, Spouse$60,000–$99,999
income $0–$29,999

Businesses 2

BusinessRoleWhose
Pelican Bay Ventures, LLC
LLC		OfficerFiler, Spouse
Pelican Bay Ventures, LLC
Property Management		ownerFiler, Spouse

Real estate 1

WhereWhoseAssessed valueMortgages and liens
West RichlandFiler, Spouse$500,000–$749,999Navy Federal Credit Union ($200,000–$499,999)

Street addresses are on the PDC's copy; we show the city only.

Other debts 4

Owed toWhoseOwed nowTerms
Navy Federal Credit UnionFiler, Spouse$100,000–$199,99930 Years
Nationstar Mortgage, Inc. dba Mr. CooperFiler, Spouse$100,000–$199,99930 years
Discover Home LoansFiler, Spouse$60,000–$99,99910 Years
Navy Federal Credit UnionFiler, Spouse$60,000–$99,99910 Years

Gifts 8

FromWhatWhenValue
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend City Action Days 2/6-8/20242024-02-08$1,133.37
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend NLC CCC in Washington, DC 3/12-1520242024-03-14$3,842.95
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Retro Board Annual Meeting 5/8/20242024-05-08$295.69
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Annual Conference 6/17-21/20242024-06-17$2,022.66
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend Executive Leadership Briefing, Seatac, 7/9-10/20242024-07-10$1,320.24
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Board Meeting and Retreat 9/18-20/20242024-09-18$860.81
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend NLC City Summit, Tampa, FL 11/11-17/20242024-11-11$3,645.74
AWC
Filer		Travel, lodging and meals to attend AWC Board Meeting 12/11-12/20242024-12-11$742.59

Values are the F-1's brackets (exact for gifts). Includes a spouse's or domestic partner's interests.