Provides code officials with guidelines for administering the legal aspects of codes with regard to enforcement, prosecution and maintenance. In this course participants will discuss historical consequences of ignoring the regulation of building construction and materials, and learn how to interpret and applying local government, state and federal legislative laws, pertaining to the administration and enforcement of a building code. Participants will also be able to define and apply concepts which are legally important to the administration and enforcement of a building code and establish or document rules of procedure used before a board of building code appeals. By using the guidelines presented in the course, participants will learn how to effectively testify in a court of law.
Michael Mannan
Michael Mannan is currently the Director of Home Environmental Health with the City of Milwaukee’s Health Department. In his current role, he oversees compliance with construction codes, fire codes, local, state, and federal requirements involving the built environment and pragmatic solutions for funding and remediation of environmental hazards in buildings undergoing significant renovation. Mr. Mannan has multiple construction code certifications, fire code certifications, state environmental licensure and certifications. Of note, he is a Registered Sanitarian, International Code Council Nationally Certified Fire Marshal (FM), Certified Building Official (CBO), and Certified Housing Code Official (CHCO).
Prior to joining the Health Department in 2022, Michael spent 20+ years in code enforcement, permitting, inspection, zoning, and licensure strategy, enforcement, and implementation in Milwaukee’s Building Inspection department. Mr. Mannan has been a committee member of various City Committees including the Abandoned and Foreclosed Home Committee, Building Variance Committee, and the Zoning Code Technical Committee with the City of Milwaukee. Aside from municipal management, Michael Mannan is also an Adjunct Instructor for the International Code Council nationally and Building and Fire Code Academy regionally for architectural plan review, permitting, code enforcement, and inspection. Mr. Mannan also serves as an Expert Witness for premise liability and faulty design litigation involving health and life safety hazards for national law firms.
Mr. Mannan has recently been appointed by the Mayor of Milwaukee as a consultant to Milwaukee Public Schools to address the district’s lead poisoning crisis and maintenance concerns, accelerate the pace of renovations, and provide guidance for improving the relationships between state and federal shareholders with the school district.