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Commissioners consider $243,871 in legal-fee reimbursements; request itemized invoices and defer final vote
Summary
Warrick County commissioners reviewed requests from four current and former officials seeking reimbursement for criminal-defense fees under Indiana Code 36-1-17-3. Commissioners introduced a motion to pay $243,871, then asked staff to obtain itemized invoices and agreed to delay a final decision to next month.
Warrick County commissioners on Tuesday reviewed four applications seeking reimbursement of legal-defense costs after criminal charges were dismissed or resolved in favor of the defendants.
The requests presented to the board sought a combined $243,871 for attorney fees and expenses paid by: Terry Phillippi ($73,096.85), Dan Saylor ($40,499.10), Marlon Wysight ($82,959.85) and Robert Johnson Jr. (about $40,000). County attorney Greg Meyer told commissioners the requests are made under Indiana Code 36-1-17-3, which allows a county fiscal body to reimburse “reasonable and customarily charged expenses” for an officer or employee who was charged for actions within the scope of…
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