Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: RISK - Risk

Directors' Update: May 13, 2026

Business Meeting: May 19, 2026

Summary:

Authorizing legal defense and indemnity for Robert Snaza, Sean Swope, Jonathan Meyer and Warren McLeod, and their marital community, if any, regarding a lawsuit brought by Paul Bromm - Action No. 3:26-cv-05384

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Becky Butler, David Bailey

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) previously established a process for providing litigation defense and indemnification for County officers and employees in certain circumstances; and

WHEREAS, Robert Snaza, Sean Swope, Jonathan Meyer and Warren McLeod, have been named as defendants in the matter of a lawsuit brought by Paul Bromm - Action No. 3:26-cv-05384, which relates to actions allegedly taken in the course and performance of their duties for Lewis County; and

WHEREAS, Robert Snaza, Sean Swope, Jonathan Meyer and Warren McLeod, and their marital communities, if any, have requested defense and indemnity pursuant to Resolution 19-167; and

WHEREAS, it appears that the provision of legal defense and indemnity for Robert Snaza, Sean Swope, Jonathan Meyer and Warren McLeod, and their marital communities, if any, is appropriate in the circumstances of this case.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC approves the requests from Robert Snaza, Sean Swope, Jonathan Meyer and Warren McLeod, and their marital communities, if any, for legal defense and indemnity in the above-referenced lawsuit, with the exception of, and subject to review in the event of, any award of punitive damages, based upon actions taken during the course and performance of their duties undertaken on behalf of Lewis County; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is hereby requested and authorized to provide or assign legal defense for Robert Snaza, Sean Swope, Jonathan Meyer and Warren McLeod, and their marital communities, if any, and reserves the right to not indemnify for acts or omissions occurring because of actual malice, corruption, or fraud, if any.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this ___ day of ___, ___.