Report: No wrongdoing with Duluth mayor’s girlfriend in city business [Video]

DULUTH, Minn. — The mayor of Duluth’s girlfriend is having her name cleared after being accused of unethical involvement in city business. 

The Duluth city administrator asked an outside consulting group to conduct an independent fact-finding investigation after reports that Mayor Roger Reinert’s girlfriend Amber Gurske was giving unauthorized work direction to some city staff. Those accusations came from emails obtained and reported on by media. 

“The allegations are based on incomplete information and inaccurate speculation and conjecture refuted by the facts,” states the report made public by Mayor Reinert on Thursday.

Gurske is not a city employee but did manage Reinert’s campaign. According to the report, Gurske is now his personal social media agent and manages his personal calendar, all on a volunteer basis. She did not interfere with city business, the report concludes, and was communicating with city staff to …