October 27, 2026 | Rogers City Council Meeting

The City of Rogers, Minnesota, City Council meeting on October 27, 2026, included approval of the hire of Benjamin Turwi as an Inspector 2, with a focus on plumbing inspections. Staff said Turwi has 25 years of plumbing and mechanical trades experience and a master plumber’s license, and is expected to start around November 16. The council approved the hire; no compensation amount was stated. No contract awards, vendor selections, or other purchasing decisions were identified.

The council also adopted Ordinance 2026-15, revising landscaping, screening, and tree-preservation requirements for qualifying new development and certain expansions. The ordinance establishes clearer planting and buffering standards, requires tree inventories and preservation plans in applicable cases, and provides for replacement trees or payments into a city tree fund when on-site replacement is not feasible. The discussion also addressed enforcement through development agreements and letters of credit; the ordinance passed by council vote.