Clark County approves indemnification for six deputies and accepts data‑security settlement

Clark County’s council returned from a short executive session on March 4 and approved two formal actions: defense and indemnification for six current and former law‑enforcement employees named in federal litigation, and acceptance of a settlement in county data‑security litigation.

Councilor Young moved to approve defense and indemnification for current and former employees named as defendants in Leonid P. Krivolankov et al v. Clark County et al, United States District Court, Western District of Tacoma, case number 26‑CVD‑5046‑DGE, pursuant to Clark County Code sections cited by council. The motion listed the affected employees by name: Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Fisk; Deputy Patrick Morgan; Deputy Edward Shinn; former Deputy Christopher Freudenberg; former Sergeant Gregory Agar; and former Deputy Alec Langlois. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Separately, Councilor Belcott moved to approve and accept a settlement agreement in Clark County data‑security litigation (Clark County Superior Court case number 25‑2‑02214‑06) and to authorize the county manager to execute the settlement. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The council recorded the motions and case numbers during the meeting but did not provide a detailed public summary of settlement terms on the record at that time. Both actions were taken after the council met in executive session to discuss pending litigation under the state RCW cited by the chair. The motions carried on council voice votes with no roll‑call tallies read into the public minutes.