Code Enforcement Coordinator

Code Enforcement Coordinator

Salary

$37.66 - $52.78 Hourly

Location

Public Safety Center - 710 South Front Street, Mankato, MN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

202600070

Department

Public Safety

Division

1420010 Public Safety Operations

Opening Date

09/28/2026

Closing Date

10/13/2026 11:59 PM Central

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Description

The 2026 starting rate of pay is $37.66 - $41.32 per hour with advancement to $52.78 per hour.

Grade: PM1 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Safety Sensitive Position: Yes

Supervisor Title: Public Safety Commander

Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:

• Must possess an Associate's degree in a field related to the job duties. Degrees may be in Criminal Justice, Community Development, Planning, Building Inspections, or related field.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience involving code enforcement, municipal government, community development, public safety, inspections, housing, or a closely related field.

OR

• Any satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the job proficiently may be substituted for the above requirements.

Nature of Work:

Under the direction of the Public Safety Commander, the Code Enforcement Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and administering the Citys municipal code enforcement activities. The position works collaboratively across City departments to address property, nuisance, zoning, housing, and other community concerns affecting the health, safety, appearance, and general welfare of the community. The Coordinator serves as a resource for residents, property owners, businesses, City staff, and community partners regarding municipal code requirements and compliance. The position emphasizes education, communication, problem solving, voluntary compliance, and coordination of available City and community resources while pursuing formal enforcement action when necessary. The Code Enforcement Coordinator manages cases from initial complaint or identification through investigation, compliance, enforcement, abatement, legal proceedings, and final resolution. The position exercises independent judgment in prioritizing cases, determining appropriate compliance strategies, coordinating departmental responses, and ensuring enforcement actions are consistent, timely, properly documented, and legally sufficient.

About Us:

Our employees are committed to working in an environment that fosters the core values of the City of Mankato - positive attitude, accountability, respect, teamwork, and integrity. We care about making a positive difference in the lives of others. Our work is challenging and has purpose. We listen and engage with each other and our community. We are empowered and trusted to make good decisions that align with the public service principles and core values. Our organization is committed to investing and developing each other. We will recognize and celebrate our collective achievements and individual accomplishments.

We take pride in investing in our employees. Our team enjoys a supportive work environment that encourages not only success for the community we serve, but for you as well. Come grow your career with us!

Duties / Responsibilities

Primary Essential Work Functions:

Code Enforcement and Case Management

• Receives, reviews and Investigates complaints and proactively identifies potential violations of City codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations.
• Manages code enforcement cases from initial complaint or inspection through resolution, including documentation, notices, follow-up inspections, compliance verification, abatement, legal action, and case closure.
• Prioritizes and manages assigned cases to ensure timely, consistent, and appropriate resolution.
• Addresses violations involving nuisance conditions, property maintenance, zoning, abandoned or inoperable vehicles, rental housing, occupancy, licensing, and other municipal code matters.
• Applies professional judgment and established policies and procedures when recommending or implementing appropriate compliance strategies, enforcement actions, and timelines.

Investigation, Documentation, and Legal Coordination

• Conducts inspections and investigations; gathers, photographs, documents, and preserves evidence to support enforcement actions.
• Prepares and maintains accurate notices, reports, correspondence, case records, and other enforcement documentation.
• Coordinates with the City Attorney on complex enforcement matters, abatements, administrative actions, warrants, and legal proceedings.
• Prepares cases for administrative hearings or court proceedings and provides testimony as required.
• Ensures enforcement records are maintained in accordance with City policy, legal requirements, and data practices standards.

Community Engagement and Compliance Assistance

• Serves as a resource to residents, property owners, businesses, and other stakeholders regarding City Code requirements and enforcement processes.
• Promotes voluntary compliance through education, communication, problem solving, and connection to available City or community resources.
• Uses effective communication, conflict resolution, and de-escalation techniques when working with individuals who may be distressed, uncooperative, or resistant to compliance.
• Develop educational materials and provide outreach regarding City Code requirements and community standards.

Interdepartmental and Community Coordination

• Coordinates enforcement activities and problem-solving efforts with Public Safety, Community Development, Public Works, Customer Service Department, Administration, the City Attorney, and other City departments.
• Works with external agencies, service providers, property managers, community organizations, City department staff and other partners to resolve complex or recurring concerns.
• Identifies patterns of repeated complaints or violations and develops coordinated strategies to improve long-term compliance and neighborhood conditions.

Program Administration and Improvement

• Reviews code enforcement practices, procedures, and City Code provisions and recommends improvements to increase consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Tracks enforcement activity, case outcomes, and recurring trends and prepare reports or recommendations as needed.
• Develops and implements strategies designed to reduce repeat violations, improve compliance, and enhance community livability.

Supervision and Work Coordination

• Supervises and coordinates the work of Community Service Officers and other assigned staff.
• Assigns and monitors code, animal impound, and other related work of the Community Services Officers to ensure timely follow-up, consistent enforcement, and accurate documentation.
• Assists with recruitment, training, scheduling, performance management, and workload coordination for assigned employees.
• Provides technical guidance and direction regarding code enforcement procedures, investigations, documentation, and customer interactions.

Other Work Functions:

• Performs physical and mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.
• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and community customers.
• Performs other related work as assigned or apparent.

The above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodation may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.

Communicates With:

• Internally - City Administration, Public Safety, Police, Fire, Community Development, Planning and Zoning, Building Inspections, Public Works, Engineering, Finance, Information Technology, Communications, Human Resources, City Attorney, and other City employees.
• Externally - Residents, complainants, property owners, tenants, landlords, property managers, businesses, contractors, attorneys, neighborhood organizations, nonprofit organizations, social service agencies, other governmental agencies, courts, and members of the general public.

Supervision:

• 10-15 Direct Reports, 1 - Full-Time, Multiple Part-Time

Qualifications / Conditions of Employment

• Must possess a valid drivers license and be able to drive in the State of Minnesota.
• Must successfully complete pre-employment personnel assessment, background investigation, drug test, and fingerprinting.
• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.
• Must comply with data practices policies and standards relative to not public data. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that is necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbents should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished the not public data must be properly stored according to city policy and the Minnesota Statutes.
• Safety Sensitive Notice. This is a safety sensitive position which requires cannabis pre-employment drug testing. Safety sensitive position means a job in which an impairment caused by drug, alcohol, or cannabis usage would threaten the health and safety of any person.

Hours of Work

General working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and evening, weekend, holidays, and outside of regular hours as necessary.

City of Mankato

2026 BENEFITS OVERVIEW

For Regular Full-Time Employees

The City of Mankato provides a comprehensive, balanced, and competitive benefits package as part of your total compensation. The Citys benefits programs address both the immediate needs that you and your family may have, such as medical coverage or flexible spending accounts, and your long-term needs, such as retirement savings. The following outline of City-offered benefits serves as an overview and does not provide all provisions, limitations, and exclusions. If there is a contradiction between this and the official plan documents, the plan documents will prevail.

EMPLOYER PROVIDED BENEFITS:

Paid Vacation:

Vacation accruals, utilization, and payouts vary within each collective bargaining agreement and/or employee handbook. The following is the general overview of the vacation benefit:

• Vacation hours may be accrued to a maximum of 50 days or 400 hours.
• Hours are accrued incrementally each pay period.
• Vacation hours may be taken in 30-minute increments.
• Unused balance carries over year to year.

Years of Service - Vacation Days Per Year

0 - 5 years - 10 days

6 - 10 years - 15 days

11 - 14 years - 17 days

15 -20 years - 20 days

21 years - 21 days

22 years - 22 days

23 years - 23 days

24 years - 24 days

25 years - 25 days

26 years - 26 days

27 years - 27 days

28 years - 28 days

29 years - 29 days

30+ years - 30 days

Paid Sick Leave:

Employees earn 8 hours of sick leave per month.

11 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday:

All regular full-time employees of the City, except those who are governed by a union contract or different holiday policy, receive the following paid holidays:

1. New Years Day

2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

3. Presidents Day

4. Memorial Day

5. Juneteenth

6. Independence Day

7. Labor Day

8. Veterans Day

9. Thanksgiving Day

10. Friday After Thanksgiving Day

11. Christmas Day

12. Floating Holiday

Health Insurance Coverage Through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MN:

• Health insurance plans to choose from: $5,000 HDHP with an HSA, $3,400 HDHP with an HSA, $500 CMM, $100 CMM/Traditional Plan

• Single Coverage

• The City will contribute 95% of the premium for the IRS Minimum Embedded Deductible Plan.

• The City will contribute 100% of the premium for the alternative High-Deductible plan.

• For all other single coverage plan options, the City will contribute at the same premium rate as the IRS minimum embedded deductible plan.

• Dependent Coverage (Employee + Spouse, Employee + Children, or Family)

The City will contribute 90% of the premium of each High-Deductible Plan option. All other plan options the City will contribute at the same premium rate as the IRS minimum embedded deductible plan.

• Employee Responsibility

• Employees are responsible for paying the remaining percentage of premiums, which will be deducted through payroll, on a bi-weekly basis.

• City contributions for union members will follow negotiated contract language.

Employer and employee contributions for non-union employees are shown below. Please note that union employee health insurance benefits may vary by contract.

NICE Healthcare (Free to all full-time employees):

NICE Healthcare is an integrated primary care clinic - meaning NICE offers almost all of the services of a traditional primary care clinic and then some. And better yet, NICE brings that care to your home, office, or wherever you happen to be.

Offers employees and their household members an amazing healthcare benefit with no out-of-pocket fees. Below are the comprehensive primary care services that NICE offers:

• Same-Day Chat and Video Visits
• In-Home Visits with 35 Free Labs and Physical Tests
• 550+ Free Medications Can Be Prescribed by Our Clinicians
• Free Virtual Physical Therapy
• Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy
• Free In-Home X-rays and EKG Services

Minnesota Paid Family Medical Leave

Minnesota Paid Family Medical Leave is a benefit for employees to be able to have paid time off (with partial wage replacement) and job protection for employees who need to take leave for certain medical or family-care reasons. This is a State required benefit for all employers in the State of Minnesota. Premium contributions for this benefit will be at a shared cost to the City and the employee. Premium rates for 2026 are .78% of gross earnings. This will be split 50/50. Employees will see a .39% of gross wages after tax deduction.

Term Life Insurance:

The City provides a term life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. (Face value is 125% of employees base salary up to a maximum of face value of $50,000).

Retirement - PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association)

1. Must participate as directed by Minnesota Statutes.

2. Employer and employee contribution rates vary depending on position.

3. May obtain refund of employee contribution on termination of service.

2026 Employer/Employee PERA Contribution Rates - Effective January 1, 2026

Contributions are calculated on gross bi-weekly salary each pay period.

Coordinated Plan

Employer: 7.5%

Employee 6.5%

Police and Fire Plan

Employer: 17.7%

Employee 11.8%

OPTIONAL VOLUNTARY BENEFITS AVAILABLE:

The following benefits are available on an elective basis at the employees choice:

Deferred Compensation Plans (457)

Plans available through Mission Square Retirement, Nationwide Retirement Solutions, and MN State Deferred Compensation Plan.

Health Care and Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Computer Purchase Program

0% interest for up to 3 years (max. $3,500) to purchase a home computer

Voluntary Payroll Deductions Available for:

• Dental Insurance - Coverage through MetLife - 100% employee cost
• Vision Insurance - Coverage through MetLife - 100% employee cost
• YMCA membership at corporate rates
• Savings Bonds
• Various voluntary group life and disability plans.
• AFLAC

Credit Union Membership - Eligible for membership

• MN Valley Federal Credit Union
• Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union

Vacation Purchase Program

Employees may purchase additional vacation time (limits apply).

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

In Addition:

The City of Mankato is a qualifying employer of the Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

Questions regarding benefit information can be directed to Human Resources at 507-387-8664.

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The following supplemental information may be used as a scored evaluation of your knowledge, skills and experience. Be certain that the choices you make correspond to the information you have provided in your application. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is true and accurate. Any information provided may be reviewed by the hiring manager. Any misstatements or falsification of information will eliminate you from consideration or may result in dismissal. Do you understand and agree with this statement?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you currently posses a valid drivers license and are eligible to drive within the State of Minnesota?

• Yes, I have a valid Minnesota drivers license and am eligible to drive.
• Yes, I have a valid drivers license from another state and am eligible to drive.
• No, I do not have a valid drivers license.

03

Which of the following best describes your level of education?

• High School Diploma / GED Equivalent
• Some college
• Certification in relevant field
• Associates / 2 Year Degree
• Bachelors Degree in progress
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• None of the above

04

Which of the following best describes the degree that you completed?

• Criminal Justice
• Community Development
• Planning
• Building Inspections
• My degree is in an area NOT listed above
• N/A - I have not completed a degree

05

If applicable, please list the specific field of study in which you possess a degree. If no degree, type N/A.

06

Which of the following best describes your years of experience involving code enforcement, municipal government, community development, public safety, inspections or housing?

• No experience
• Less than 6 months
• More than 6 months, but less than 1 year
• More than 1 year, but less than 2
• More than 2 years, but less than 3
• More than 3 years, but less than 4
• More than 4 years, but less than 5
• More than 5 years, but less than 6
• More than 6 years, but less than 7
• More than 7 years, but less than 8
• More than 8 years, but less than 9
• More than 9 years, but less than 10
• 10 or more years

07

Please describe your experience working in code enforcement, municipal government, community development, public safety, inspections or housing. If no experience, type N/A.

08

Which of the following best describes your years of supervisory experience?

• No experience
• Less than 6 months
• More than 6 months, but less than 1 year
• More than 1 year, but less than 2
• More than 2 years, but less than 3
• More than 3 years, but less than 4
• More than 4 years, but less than 5
• More than 5 years, but less than 6
• More than 6 years, but less than 7
• More than 7 years, but less than 8
• More than 8 years, but less than 9
• More than 9 years, but less than 10
• 10 or more years

09

Please describe your experience with supervising employees.

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: If selected as a finalist, are you willing to undergo a background investigation which may include, but not be limited to: pre-employment personnel assessment, verification of employment and education records, identification verification, drivers license record, fingerprinting, criminal history, and pre-employment drug testing?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Mankato

Address PO Box 3368

Mankato, Minnesota, 56002

Phone 507-387-8531

Website http://www.mankatomn.gov/jobs