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Staff
Mark Knoff
Director of Public Works
Email:
mknoff@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8649
Fax:
507-387-8484
Mark Knoff serves the City of Mankato as director of public works to ensure clean drinking water, manage effective wastewater treatment, oversee garbage and recycling collection, offer reliable transportation services, provide well-designed and maintained streets, walkways, storm drains, parks, public landscaping and reliable transportation alternatives, including the Mankato Regional Airport.
Prior to joining the City of Mankato, Knoff worked as Public Works Director in Fairbault. He is retired from the United States Air Force, where he served as a helicopter pilot and an engineering instructor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He is a registered professional engineer. Knoff earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his masters and doctorate degrees from Purdue University.
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Public Works Administration
Marsha Conner
Administrative Secretary
Email:
mconner@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8649
Fax:
507-387-7190
Provides customer service and administrative support for the Public Works Department.
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Environmental Services
Mary Fralish
Deputy Director of Public Works-Environmental Services
Email:
mfralish@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8665
Fax:
507-387-7589
Responsible for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Water Treatment Plant, Storm Water, Flood Control, Infrastructure and Solid Waste. Fralish has a bachelor's degree in biology. She is certified by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as a Class A Minnesota wastewater treatment facility operator and also has a type IV waste disposal facility certificate.
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Richard Baird
Water Quality Specialist
Email:
rbaird@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8543
Fax:
507-387-7589
Performs administrative and technical duties in association with the City of Mankato's Surface Water Management Plan, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration Plan, Well Head Protection Plan and other water quality related studies and plans. Technical duties include inspection and enforcement. Baird is a University of Minnesota certified erosion sediment control specialist, site manager and inspector/installer.
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Carie Christiansen
Senior Account Clerk-Enviornmental Services
Email:
cchristiansen@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8660
Fax:
507-387-7589
Provides administrative support for water, wastewater and infrastructure.
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Jim Bruender
Wastewater Superintendent
Email:
jbruender@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8666
Fax:
507-387-4745
Directs the operations, maintenance, and laboratory personnel for the waste water treatment plant and sanitary lift stations. Bruender holds a Class A operators license and a type 4 biosolids license from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. He also has a Class D water operators license from the Department of Health.
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Terry Fogal
Utilities Foreperson - Wastewater
Email:
tfogal@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8602
Fax:
507-387-4745
Supervises and coordinates the operations of the wastewater treatment plant including preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance. Fogal holds a wastewater license from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Type 4 bio-solids license.
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Paul Zimmer
Utilities Foreperson-Water
Email:
pzimmer@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8697
Fax:
507-387-8642
Supervises preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance or repairs of water treatment facilities. Zimmer has an associate's degree in water and wastewater technology. He holds a Class B water certificate from the Minnesota Department of Health and a Class D certificate from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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Tony Talamantez
Infrastructure Superintendent
Email:
ttalamantez@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8663
Fax:
507-387-7589
Directs, plans, organizes and supervises personnel in water distribution, water meters, wastewater collection, storm water, and flood control. Talamantez has an associate's degree in business management. He is licensed as a Class SB wastewater treatment facility operator by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. He is also certified by the Minnesota Department of Health as a Class C water supply system operator.
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Mark Koch
Utilities Foreperson - Infrastructure
Email:
mkoch@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8527
Fax:
507-387-7589
Performs, plans, organizes and supervises preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance or repairs of wastewater collection and water distribution facilities. Koch holds a Class SC wastewater treatment facility operator license from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and a Class C water supply system operator certificate from the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Ron Sik
Utilities Foreperson-Infrastructure
Email:
rsik@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8526
Fax:
507-387-7589
Performs, plans, organizes and supervises preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance or repairs of water distribution and wastewater collection facilities. Sik holds a Class C certificate as a water supply system operator and a class SC certificate as a wastewater treatment facility operator.
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Transportation Services
Kevin Baker
Airport Manager
Email:
kbaker@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-345-3171
Fax:
507-387-7190
Baker manages and maintains the Mankato Regional Airport.
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Mark Anderson
Transit Superintendent
Email:
manderson@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8655
Fax:
507-387-2076
Makes planning recommendations to the director of public works. Coordinates, implements and directs transit operatons and related services. He oversees the efficient operation of the city's ten fixed routes, two paratransit vehicles and 30 employees. Anderson has a bachelor's degree in economics.
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Curt Douma
Transit Assistant
Operational Services
Karen Willmott
Operations Senior Account Clerk
Email:
kwillmott@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8674
Fax:
507-387-7190
Provides customer service and administrative support for the Department of Public Works.
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Jim Braunshausen
Streets Superintendent
Email:
jbraunshausen@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8651
Fax:
507-387-7190
Plans, directs and supervises personnel in street maintenance activities. Braunshausen has a certificate of completion in construction equipment. He has been with the City of Mankato for more than 21 years.
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Joe Grabianowski
Streets Foreperson
Email:
jgrab@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8582
Fax:
507-387-7190
Coordinates and implements street maintenance activities.
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Ben Sparks
Central Garage Superintendent
Email:
bsparks@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8659
Fax:
507-387-4602
Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises the central garage staff and fleet equipment. Sparks has a degree in diesel mechanics.
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Facilities Services
Tom Fournier
Assistant to the Public Works Director
Email:
tfournier@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8689
Fax:
507-387-7190
Performs professional and managerial work in planning, directing, implementing, and evaluating the administrative, forestry, and facilities based activities of the Department of Public Works.
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Brian Hagberg
City Forester
Email:
bhagberg@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8580
Fax:
507-387-8642
Develops long range forest and tree resource management plans. Hagberg has a bachelor's degree in urban forestry. He is certified as a tree inspector and an arborist.
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Doug Elling
Facilities Foreperson
Email:
delling@city.mankato.mn.us
Phone:
507-387-8647
Fax:
507-387-7190
Supervises and performs maintenance on city buildings. Elling has a bachelor's degree in parks and recreation.
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