[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING CITY MANAGER STEVE HELVEY

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                         HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2012

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Steve Helvey for his public service to the people of 
Whittier, California. Steve began with the City of Whittier in 2000 as 
the city's sixth City Manager. After 12 productive years of service to 
Whittier and its residents, Steve is retiring.
  Steve and his wife Paula are long-time Whittierites. He attended 
Sierra High School from 1964-1968, Rio Hondo College from 1968-1970, 
and graduated from California State University in Fullerton in 1972. 
Steve came to the City of Whittier after serving the City of Burbank 
for 17 years as its Financial Services Director and Assistant City 
Manager. Prior to that, Steve was the Finance Director in the City of 
Alhambra and the Chief of the Tax Division for the Los Angeles County 
Auditor-Controller's Office.
  During his tenure with the City of Whittier, Steve always provided 
strong and knowledgeable leadership and direction for major projects. 
Those numerous projects included the Whittier Utility Authority Finance 
Plan, Pio Pico State Historic Park renovation, Parnell Park Community 
and Senior Center construction, Whittier Greenway Trail acquisition and 
development, new Whittier Police Headquarters Building, Uptown Whittier 
Specific Plan, Whittier Boulevard Specific Plan, Whittwood Town Center 
redevelopment, release of Fred C. Nelles property for development, and 
the Mineral Extraction Project.
  Over the past decade, Steve has worked tirelessly to ensure Whittier 
operates on firm financial footing and never outside its fiscal means. 
While the struggling economy has impacted many cities throughout 
Southern California, Whittier has managed to maintain funding for all 
city services and capital improvement projects and Steve is a big 
reason why.
  As an active civic member he has served as a member of the California 
City Management Association, California Society of Municipal Finance 
Officers, and the San Gabriel Valley City Managers Association.
  From one public servant to another, I praise Steve Helvey and commend 
him on his many years of outstanding public service and dedication to 
the City of Whittier and the community. Whittier would not be the 
community it is today without him.

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