Compiled by Matt Miller matt@dmcityview.com
Paid for by taxpayers in…
Polk County
(paid during the week of Sept. 14)
Amount: $125
To: American Association of Police Polygraphists Inc.
For: Membership dues for 2010 for Timothy Hopper.
Amount: $1,200
To: Ami Anderson
For: Tuition reimbursement.
Amount: $523
To: Arrow Stage Lines
For: Event expenses.
Amount: $1,600
To: Berna Products Corp.
For: Purchase of medical and lab supplies for Polk County Health Department.
Amount: $276
To: Blank Park Zoo
For: Sixty-two students and staff to attend the Blank Park Zoo by Norwood Summer Day Camp.
Amount: $1,107.07
To: Brewer Wholesale Meats Inc.
For: Purchase of food for Polk County Jail.
Amount: $9.90
To: Nicholas Brockman
For: Mileage reimbursement on Aug. 28.
Amount: $63.25
To: James Casteel
For: Mileage reimbursement from Aug. 5 to 31.
Amount: $1,360
To: Des Moines Water Works
For: Water, sanitary sewer and storm water services for City of Des Moines.
Amount: $18,772.38
To: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
For: Fourth quarter hotel/motel tax for the 2008-09 fiscal year.
Amount: $55
To: Inner City Urban Development
For: School-based services for registration for the Inner City Urban Development Sports League’s fall football program.
Amount: $500
To: Iowa Juvenile Detention Association
For: Membership dues for current calendar year.
Amount: $623
To: Lake County Catering LLC
For: Event expenses.
Amount: $5,041.37
To: McKesson General Medical Corp.
For: Purchase of medical and lab supplies for Polk County Health Department.
Amount: $704
To: MVC Tours
For: Event expenses.
Amount: $1,231
To: Quail Hollow Farms
For: Purchase of animal supplies for Jester Park Stables.
Amount: $60
To: Secretary of State
For: Application of renewal appointment for Angela Shafer and Christina Dixon.
Amount: $947.39
To: Lucas Shields
For: Tuition reimbursement.
Amount: $358.72
To: Sink Paper Co.
For: Supplies for Polk County Jail.
Your taxes (not) at work
Location: Corner of 55th Street and University Avenue.
Problem: Uneven grading and water buildup after little amount of rain this week.
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Salaries and Such
Name: Bruce Reeve
Laboratory Administrator for the
DCI Criminalistics Laboratory
Years experience 4
Annual salary $100,445.20
Travel
The Des Moines City Council recently approved $2,189 for Michael Towey, human rights specialist, to attend the National Fair Housing Training Academy, from Oct. 25 to 31 in Washington D.C. The training is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The council also approved $1,628 for Sgt. Robin Sprafka to attend the Mounted Patrol Instruction Certification course in Omaha, Neb., from Oct. 25 to Nov. 6. The council also approved $1,926 for Lt. Paul Stout to attend a Crime Scene Technology Course in Evanston, Ill., from Oct. 25 to 30. The course provides training in crime scene assessment, a variety of chemical processes used in evidence processing and gathering, along with legal issues of evidence.
