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JOHN N. HELIN
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EDUCATION
Master of Public Administration, Kansas State University
Master of Science Administration, Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota
EXPERIENCE
City Manager, City of Bonner Springs, KS
2002 – Present
City Administrator, City of Central City, NE 1996 – 2002
Commissioned Officer, United States Army 1972 – 1993
BACKGROUND
I currently serve the citizens of Bonner Springs, Kansas, an outer ring suburb of the greater
Kansas City Metropolitan area, with a current population of approximately 7,400. The
community provides all levels of employment opportunities to its citizens – some office, retail
and industrial. We have an old downtown area that we have redeveloped with the assistance of a
CDBG grant which provides a mix of businesses and retail establishments. The City provides
water and wastewater utility services and contracts for solid waste. Gas, electric, telephone and
cable are all provided by private companies. All other municipal services are provided by the
City. These include Police, EMS, Fire, Library, Parks and Recreation, Public Works
(Streets/Stormwater), Public Housing, Planning, Code Enforcement, etc. The City is crisscrossed
by Interstate 70 and State Highway 7, which provides excellent transportation access to and from
City. The City Team of elected officials and City staff has worked to make continuous
improvements for our citizens during my time here. Significant City accomplishments include:
passage of three sales tax issues to fund the construction of a new library, aquatic park and for
emergency services capital improvements, including a new Fire/EMS station. We have created
several Neighborhood Revitalization Programs which has helped in the development of three
new housing subdivisions. We created a TIF district which has, in spite of the slow economy
these past few years, brought in numerous new retail establishments, including a Burger King,
Auto Zone, Walgreens and a new strip retail center. We also created a Community Improvement
District (CID) which brought in a new Hardware store and refurbished an existing strip center
and old grocery store.
Bonner Springs assessed value is $68,069,221 and the 2013 budget for all funds totals
$15,653,980, an increase of over $1 million from 2012. We have a cash carryover of 5% which
is the maximum allowed by the State. The City’s millage levy rate represents only 19.7% of the
total property taxes paid by Bonner Springs' residents. The breakdown of total expenditures is:
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