Commissioner· 2024-07-01–2028-07-01; month-level start: July 2024 per Mandan City Commission minutes of June 25, 2024 (June 11 primary abstract of votes certified) and July 2, 2024 (commissioner seated at the first meeting after certification); month-level end: July 2028 derived from the four-year commissioner term (2022-2026 class and 2024-2028 class per cityofmandan.com/formerleaders and the June 18, 2024 minutes 'unexpired term through 2026')
Craig Sjoberg
Mandan
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- Total speaking time
- 24:13
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- 1:44
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Top issues during term (20)
Satellite Library (The Branch) Funding and Operations
Fundraising progress affects how much of these projects is covered by donations versus public funds.
Construction project progress across Mandan
Change orders 39 and 40 add about $40,000, but the utility subproject remains roughly $475,000 under budget.
Keidels South Heart Terrace 5th Addition subdivision connectivity
No direct city cost, but future road construction would be expensive and the developer argued the connection would eliminate high-value cul-de-sac lots.
NDOF loan applications — PetroServe USA and SLR LLC 03
The dollar amounts of the loan requests aren't publicly stated in the available materials.
Capital Reserve Transfer to Destination Development Grant
Shifts $16,000 out of the capital reserve fund.
2027 Library Calendar and By-Laws Review
Pop-up Shop Rental Assistance Pilot Program
The proposed program would commit Growth Fund dollars toward rental assistance, though no cost figure was provided.
Morton Mandan Public Library 2027 budget
A proposed $1,000 bump in adult materials spending.
Street Improvement District 244 (8th/27th Phase II)
Typical assessments are about $5,000 for adjacent lots and $2,500 for non-adjacent lots, with most of the $6.7 million cost covered by grants.
2027 city budget and property tax levy (Ordinance No. 1488)
About $12.83 more per year in city property tax on a $300,000 home, plus $5.47 more per month for garbage and recycling.
2025 City Audit Results
No direct cost, but the findings flag oversight gaps the city needs to keep fixing.
Wastewater Treatment Facility expansion
A multi-year capital investment; contract terms are still to be negotiated.
Marina Bay multi-use shop condos
Mandan Airport Authority 2027 budget
$350,000 from airport savings toward the fuel system, pending a 50/50 state match; hangar rents may rise to fund a new hangar.
Sales tax ordinances 1491 and 1492
These code sections frame how city sales tax is imposed and capped; shoppers and businesses pay or collect per the enacted rates.
Passing of Commissioner Craig Sjoberg
Utility master planning solicitation
No immediate cost; a professional planning contract will follow the qualification process.
2027 health insurance plan design changes
Approved with an associated budget amendment; specific dollar figures were not stated in the minutes.
E-bike, e-scooter and minibike regulations (Ordinance 1489)
Fines of $50 to $300 per offense could generate modest municipal revenue; no other direct cost to residents.
Alarm system ordinance update
Removes about $8,000-$9,000 a year in $15 monitoring fees from city collections.
Decisions during term (116)
Recorded while Sjoberg was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of the meeting agenda
Approval of August 18, 2026 meeting minutes
Consent Agenda items 1-5
Grounds Maintenance Crew Supervisor job description
2027 health insurance plan design change recommendation
Ordinance 1489 — e-bikes, micromobility devices and minibikes (second consideration)
Ordinance 1490 — Land Use Code Sections 101 and 109 (second consideration)
Ordinance 1491 — sales tax, Section 22-2-2(d) (second consideration)
Ordinance 1492 — maximum tax imposed, Section 22-2-8 (first consideration)
Consider approval of the August 18, 2026 Board of City Commission Meeting Minutes
Consider approval of an addition to a gaming site authorization for the Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation at Lonesome Dove beginning September 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
Approval of agenda
Approval of July 21, 2026 meeting minutes
Insufficiency of protest for Street Improvement District 244 (8th/27th PH II)
Consent agenda (liquor license, raffle permit, loan write-off, IT job description, Grill with a Cop donation, JAG grant)
Special use permit for multi-use shops, Lot 35, Block 1, Marina Bay Addition
Results of the 2025 city audit
Morton Mandan Public Library 2027 budget
Mandan Airport Authority 2027 budget
Introduction and first consideration of Ordinance No. 1488 (2027 budget and 2026 tax levy)
Voting record (50)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
approve the Consent Agenda, including all subitems
approve
approve the Mandan Airport Authority 2027 Budget as recommended by the Airport Authority Board
approve the resolutions determining insufficiency of protest
approve
approve the results of the 2025 audit
approve the Morton Mandan Public Library 2027 Budget as recommended by the Library Board of Trustees
approve the special use permit for Lot 35, Block 1, Marina Bay Addition
approve the introduction and first consideration, and call for a public budget hearing of Ordinance No. 1488 making the annual appropriations for expenditures or expenses of the City of Mandan, North
Approval of agenda
Approval of July 7, 2026 meeting minutes
Approval of July 10, 2026 special meeting minutes
Consent agenda (items 1-7)
Adoption of updated Change Order Policy for the Engineering Department
Approval of agenda
South Side Reservoir Coating project bid award
approve
approve bills
Approval of agenda (with added special event permit discussion)
Approval of June 2, 2026 meeting minutes
Denial of preliminary plat for Keidels South Heart Terrace 5th Addition
Moved to deny over the lack of preserved eastern connectivity.
Consent agenda (excluding removed items)
Memorial Highway change orders 39 and 40
Silver Dollar 4th of July street dance permit
Last Call Bar street dance and beer garden permit (June 26, McQuades softball weekend)
Salary study — adoption of Plan C compensation structure
Minimum 3.5% employee increase for 2027
Compensation market alignment policy
Emergency water main replacement at 14th St NE & Collins Avenue
Special event permit committee and moratorium on new alcohol-related event applications
Second consideration of Ordinance 1487 (traffic penalties)
Approval of agenda
Approval of May 19, 2026 meeting minutes
Consent agenda (abatements, gaming site authorizations, BSC/MPD police MOU, liquor license renewals, Moore Engineering Task Order 12, Funatix special B permit)
Special use permit — propane storage and distribution, 2264 Sunny Road S
Special use permit — wedding and event venue, 210 5th Avenue NW
Master Lift Station Interim Improvement project — plans approved, bids authorized (Project 2026-20)
Task Order No. 17 with AE2S — Raw Water Intake Study
Ordinance 1486 — alarm systems (second and final consideration)
Ordinance 1487 — traffic penalties (first consideration)
Street Improvement District No. 244 — 8th/27th Phase II (Project 2026-15)
reject bids for the 2026 Striping Project and authorize the Engineering Department to readvertize for bids with an extended timeline
Reject bids for 2026 Striping Project 2026-21
He leaned toward accepting the bid to save time and have striping done before Mandan hosts the 250th anniversary parade.