Commissioner· 2010–2026
Dennis Rohr
Mandan
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 22:13
- Avg per meeting
- 1:51
- Segments
- 323
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Top issues during term (20)
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.
Wastewater Treatment Facility expansion
Costs not yet set; the RFQ is the first contracting step for a major wastewater project.
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.
Alarm system ordinance update
Removes about $8,000-$9,000 a year in $15 monitoring fees from city collections.
Old school site rezoning (Ordinance 1485)
Fire Department Sales Tax Initiative
Would reallocate an existing sales tax rather than raise a new one; cost of Station 3 not yet stated.
Touch A Truck and Summer Events
Event is 100% sponsorship-funded and free to attend.
Raw water intake sandbar study
About $112,500 of the $225,000 study cost falls to the city, paid through the existing SRF loan.
Traffic fine doubling restored (Ordinance 1487)
Restored doubled fines mean higher penalties for most traffic violations in Mandan.
Emergency water main replacement at 14th St NE & Collins Avenue
$200,000 budget amendment in the water and sewer utility fund.
City employee compensation and salary study
About $598,000 for Plan C plus roughly $10,000 for the 3.5% minimum, modeled as sustainable in the ten-year plan.
Old high school site replat and rezoning
2026 street striping project bid rejection
Rebidding could save money versus the $306,360 bid, but savings aren't guaranteed and completion slips past July 4th.
2025 police annual report
Memorial Highway water main replacement funding
No new city money — the amendment just reorganizes existing state cost-share of up to about $3.88 million.
50 Years as a Tree City USA
lead water pipe inventory
Replacing lead pipes could raise your water bill, so expect possible rate hikes as the city figures out the scope of the problem.
fireworks ban
The ban may reduce costly firefighting and property-damage risks, though local fireworks sellers could lose seasonal sales.
mural lawsuit settlement
Taxpayers footed the city’s legal bill, and while the settlement should stop further court costs, the exact hit depends on terms not disclosed here.
Decisions during term (69)
Recorded while Rohr was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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
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)
Consider approval of the June 2, 2026 Board of City Commission Meeting Minutes
Consider approval of 2025 Records Disposal for the Assessing & Finance Departments
Consider approval of monthly bills
Consider a letter of support for the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT)
2026 Mandan Independence Day Celebrations
Lyons Heart Gravel Classic
Consider accepting transportation alternative grant funding for the 1806 Pedestrian Trail Project 2026-14, #1018
Voting record (29)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
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
Believes denial does not close the door and the right-of-way preservation is important for the future.