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The Chieftain (Bonner Springs, KS)
August 25, 2011
Council Revote Extends City Manager’s Contract
Bonner Springs’ city manager isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The Bonner Springs City
Council revoted Monday night to amend its contract with City Manager John “Jack” Helin and
establish his salary to allow for a 1.8 percent raise, which will bring his annual salary to
$104,968. Both ordinances passed for the second time.
Mayor Clausie Smith said a revote was taken out of precaution, because there had been an error
in the recorded minutes from the council’s Aug. 8 meeting.
At the Aug. 8 meeting, council members George Cooper, Racheal Haas, Eric Freeman and Jack
Knight voted in opposition to a motion to approve the amendment to Helin’s contract. With
council member Bob Reeves absent from the meeting, the motion failed 4-3.
After two half-hour executive sessions Aug. 8, the council ultimately approved the contract
amendment.
At that Aug. 8 meeting, Mayor Clausie Smith spoke in support of Helin, who Smith said had
received a glowing evaluation earlier in the year. “Let’s face the facts, folks; if we lose the city
manager, we’re going to be spending $100,000 to replace him,” Smith said.
Helin’s pay raise is retroactive to July 16. The 1.8 percent increase is the same rate that will be
given to all city staff in January.
In other business Monday, the council:
• Approved the consent agenda.
• Voted unanimously to waive a $250 fee required for organizers to stage a bike show, which is
raising money for 19-year-old Bonner Springs resident, Tanner Cushman, who has Acute
Myeloid Leukemia. The bike show is scheduled for 6 a.m. to midnight Sept. 17 in the city
parking lot behind Kobi’s Bar & Grill.
• Approved a special use permit for the Church of the Nazarene, so it could comply with zoning
requirements after purchasing a single-family residence for Sunday school.
• Awarded the bid for the 2011 Street Program to O’Donnell & Sons Construction in the amount
of $296,209. Streets on the program include Linda Lane, Lakewood and South Bluegrass, along
with Silverhill, Tiblow Lane, South Park and Coronado (between Neconi and South Park).
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