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The Council voted 5–0 to pay for her lawyers, and hated every minute of it

ProcessMPR News / Pioneer PressSep 30, 2026

After an hour behind closed doors, the five council members present voted unanimously to hire the law firm Fisher Phillips, at up to $500 an hour and with no publicly disclosed cap, to defend the mayor and the city. State law generally requires the city to defend its employees, and the clock was running: the city’s response to the lawsuit is due October 14, the mayor’s on October 16. The money comes out of the same general fund that is $26 million short. More than 100 public comments came in, all opposed, according to the Pioneer Press. A Hamline University legal studies professor told KSTP the tab could run “comfortably over a million dollars” if the case goes to trial.

We are in a horrible position, and we have very few options.
Source: Council Member Molly Coleman at the September 30, 2026 council meeting, via MPR News. St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sahan Journal and KSTP 5 Eyewitness News, September 30, 2026.

Where things stand: the city’s outside investigation did not substantiate sexual harassment or retaliation. The police chief’s lawsuit is pending and its claims are allegations. Mayor Her has apologized for crossing lines and says she will vigorously defend against the suit.

The whole record

  1. 01“Happy Weiner Wednesday!” — sent to the police departmentReport: substantiated
  2. 02The “good weinering” meme, with an officer’s face on itReport: substantiated
  3. 03Allegedly made “orgasmic noises” while stretching at the police gymReport: not substantiated
  4. 04The locker room conversation about breastsReport: substantiated
  5. 05Taped her own portrait over photos of police brassReport: substantiated
  6. 06Ten shirtless UFC fighters, with the chief front and centerReport: substantiated
  7. 07The police chief sued the mayor and the city: 73 pages, six countsLawsuit: unproven
  8. 08A hand on the chief’s thigh, twice, under the table at a budget meetingReport: split decision
  9. 09“Oh, I thought it said MILF so maybe I could get one”Report: not substantiated
  10. 10The Saturday night at Sweeney’s: be “friends,” or “this was not going to work”Report: split decision
  11. 11She turned up unannounced at the chief’s golf-simulator outingReport: not substantiated
  12. 12The chief says the retaliation started once he reported herReport: not substantiated
  13. 13The mayor’s account: she was “matching the culture,” and she thinks she is being set up
  14. 14A veteran deputy chief retired rather than keep working there
  15. 15A former City Hall staffer says she grabbed him by the glutes — in public
  16. 16The mayor and the police chief now communicate through an intermediary
  17. 17The mayor traded her police security detail for sheriff’s deputies
  18. 18The City Council found out from the news, four months late
  19. 19The chief’s attorney wanted a full “filesystem extraction” of the mayor’s phones
  20. 20Taxpayers paid $290 an hour to find out
  21. 21HR’s prescription: training, an executive coach at her own expense, and six months of check-ins
  22. 22The Council voted 5–0 to pay for her lawyers, and hated every minute of it
  23. 23The chief’s lawyer wants a resignation. The Council president says not yet.