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Commissioner· 2024-07-16–2030-07-01; start: appointed July 16, 2024 to the unexpired term through 2026 per City Commission minutes of July 16, 2024; re-elected June 9, 2026 (KFYR, June 10, 2026) and continuous in office per June 30 and July 6, 2026 minutes; month-level end: July 2030 derived from the four-year commissioner term

Ryan Heinsohn

Mandan

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At a glance

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Term ending Jul 1, 2030.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
3
Total speaking time
2:40
Avg per meeting
0:53
Segments
52

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Top issues during term (20)

medium↑Sep 2026[25]

Pop-up Shop Rental Assistance Pilot Program

Up to $30,000 in city matching funds, forgiven if the project qualifies.

high→Jul 2026[22]

2027 city budget and property tax levy (Ordinance No. 1488)

Sets city spending and the 2026 property tax levy for the coming fiscal year.

high↑Jul 2026[17]

Satellite Library (The Branch) Funding and Operations

Fundraising progress affects how much of these projects is covered by donations versus public funds.

high↓May 2026[12]

Construction project progress across Mandan

Change orders 39 and 40 add about $40,000, but the utility subproject remains roughly $475,000 under budget.

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Landfill capacity expansion

A $6,500 budget increase from the Solid Waste Utility Fund.

high↓Jun 2026[10]

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.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

NDOF loan applications — PetroServe USA and SLR LLC 03

The dollar amounts of the loan requests aren't publicly stated in the available materials.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Capital Reserve Transfer to Destination Development Grant

Shifts $16,000 out of the capital reserve fund.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

2027 Library Calendar and By-Laws Review

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Morton Mandan Public Library 2027 budget

A proposed $1,000 bump in adult materials spending.

critical↓May 2026[10]

Wastewater Treatment Facility expansion

Costs not yet set; the RFQ is the first contracting step for a major wastewater project.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Improvement bonds Series 2026ABCD

Bond proceeds finance infrastructure projects; repayment depends on the bond structure.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Water, sewer, and Public Works rate increases for 2027

Utility bills and Public Works service fees will change starting January 1, 2027.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Fringe Area Road Master Plan update

The plan itself has no direct cost but shapes which road projects get funded over the next four years.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Special election on proposed ordinance

high↓Jun 2026[7]

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.

medium↓Jul 2026[7]

2025 City Audit Results

No direct cost, but the findings flag oversight gaps the city needs to keep fixing.

high↓Sep 2026[6]

Open City Commission seat

The winners will help decide how Mandan spends public money, so your tax dollars and city services are directly on the ballot.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Marina Bay multi-use shop condos

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

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.

Decisions during term (140)

Recorded while Heinsohn was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (37)

36 yes1 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

Approval of agenda

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

Approval of July 7, 2026 meeting minutes

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

Approval of July 10, 2026 special meeting minutes

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

Consent agenda (items 1-7)

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

Adoption of updated Change Order Policy for the Engineering Department

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

Approval of agenda

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

South Side Reservoir Coating project bid award

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Approval of agenda (with added special event permit discussion)

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Approval of June 2, 2026 meeting minutes

Voted noJun 16, 2026

Denial of preliminary plat for Keidels South Heart Terrace 5th Addition

Seconded denial, saying more work is needed on the plan.

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Consent agenda (excluding removed items)

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Memorial Highway change orders 39 and 40

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Silver Dollar 4th of July street dance permit

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Last Call Bar street dance and beer garden permit (June 26, McQuades softball weekend)

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Salary study — adoption of Plan C compensation structure

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Minimum 3.5% employee increase for 2027

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Compensation market alignment policy

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Emergency water main replacement at 14th St NE & Collins Avenue

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Special event permit committee and moratorium on new alcohol-related event applications

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Second consideration of Ordinance 1487 (traffic penalties)

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Approval of agenda

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Approval of May 19, 2026 meeting minutes

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Consent agenda (abatements, gaming site authorizations, BSC/MPD police MOU, liquor license renewals, Moore Engineering Task Order 12, Funatix special B permit)

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Special use permit — propane storage and distribution, 2264 Sunny Road S

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Special use permit — wedding and event venue, 210 5th Avenue NW

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Master Lift Station Interim Improvement project — plans approved, bids authorized (Project 2026-20)

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Task Order No. 17 with AE2S — Raw Water Intake Study

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Ordinance 1486 — alarm systems (second and final consideration)

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Ordinance 1487 — traffic penalties (first consideration)

Voted yesJun 2, 2026

Street Improvement District No. 244 — 8th/27th Phase II (Project 2026-15)

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Approval of the May 5, 2026 agenda

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Approval of April 21, 2026 commission minutes

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Approval of April 29, 2026 quorum minutes

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Setback variance for Lot 6, Block 1, Nicola 2nd Addition

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Final plat for Eighteen Eighty Four Addition

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Consent agenda (abatements, capital assets policy, gaming site authorizations, liquor licenses, Buggies and Blues permit, library makerspace design negotiations, 2025-2026 assessments)

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Selection of AE2S as wastewater treatment plant design consultant