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It's Your Money

August 19, 2010
Compiled by Matt Miller matt@dmcityview.com

 

Paid for by taxpayers in…
West Des Moines
(paid during the week of Aug. 9)

 

Amount: $144
To: All Play
For: Trip fees to All Play, 615 3rd St., for the City of Clive.

 

Amount: $225
To: American Library Association
For: Membership dues for City of Clive Public Library.

 

Amount: $124.50
To: Beeline & Blue
For: Scanner maintenance for the City of Clive.

 

Amount: $84
To: Blank Park Zoo
For: Payment to attend the Blank Park Zoo, 7401 S.W. 9th St., in July.

 

Amount: $17.59
To: Bound Tree Medical LLC
For: Purchase of medical supplies for Clive EMS Department.

 

Amount: $240
To: Buffalo Wild Wings
For: Payment for purchasing program trophies.

 

Amount: $21,084
To: Capital City Equipment Co.
For: Purchase of equipment for City of Clive.

 

Amount: $256.95
To: Carpenter Uniform Co.
For: Purchase of apparel for City of Clive employees.

 

Amount: $180
To: Fastsigns
For: Purchase of a public art banner for City of Clive.

 

Amount: $10,545
To: Greater Des Moines Partnership
For: Dues for the City of Clive for 2010.

 

Amount: $36.04
To: Heartland Co-Op
For: Payment for road work for the City of Clive.

 

Amount: $23.97
To: Hopkins Sporting Goods Inc.
For: Purchase of tennis net for the Clive Parks and Recreation Department.

 

Amount: $424.56
To: Iowa Department of Transportation
For: Purchase of gloves for the City of Clive employees.

 

Amount: $1,336
To: OMB Guns
For: Purchase of practice ammo for the Clive Police Department.

 

Amount: $946
To: Zoll Medical Corp.
For: Purchase of medical equipment for Clive EMS Department.

 

Salaries and Such

Name Sally Mason

Title President of the University of Iowa

Years experience 4

Annual salary $508,400

 

Financial debt

A recent report by Moody’s Investors Services showed that Iowa’s state government has the second-lowest per-capita debt in the nation, averaging $73 per person. Only Nebraska had a lower per-capita debt at $15 per person. The general fund is the state’s chief operating account. The report also stated Iowa’s total general fund debt was approximately $219.3 million for the 2009 fiscal year. The total debt for the Iowa state government is $3.188 billion — this includes all areas of state government including the Iowa Board of Regents. CV


Source: Office of Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge


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