Jusy Baxley fails to mention that Black Diamond Municipal Code prohibits paying the defense of employees or elected officials if they have engaged in illegal or fraudulant behavior.  Morgan/Weber/Pepper were warned by two attorneys as well as the insurance carrier that they were walking into dangerous territory by continuing to follow their Rules.  In fact, the insurance carrier warned them twice that if they were sued due to following the questionable Rules they would most likely not be covered by insurance.  But they continued and they got sued.  Per the Rules and the BDMC, it was determined that they would not get their defense paid for by the City.

If councilmembers are listening to the legal advice given by the City attorney and making decisions based on that advice then they have nothing to fear.  Morgan/Weber/Pepper have chosen to not listen to valuable legal advice.  They listen to two people from Bellevue, who are not attorneys.  Their ruin is on their own heads.