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It's Your Money

October 14, 2010
Compiled by Matt Miller matt@dmcityview.com

 

Paid for by taxpayers in…

West Des Moines

(paid during the week of Oct. 4)

 

Amount: $1,853.28

To: Capital Sanitary Supply Co.

For: Purchase of supplies for various buildings in the City of West Des Moines.

 

Amount: $10,636.10

To: Control Module Inc.

For: Purchase of timeclocks for the West Des Moines Information Technology

Services Department.

 

Amount: $291.50

To: Des Moines Mobile Wash Inc.

For: Payment for washing mold off West Des Moines Fire Building.

 

Amount: $73

To: Darrel Greifzu

For: Mileage reimbursement from June 7 to Sept. 27.

 

Amount: $3,870

To: Jerico Services Inc.

For: Payment made by West Des Moines Streets Department for dust control.

 

Amount: $240

To: Jon Kirkhart

For: Payment for officiating 12 volleyball games.

 

Amount: $16,250

To: Polk County Auditor

For: First quarter distribution for 2010-11 fiscal year on the Iowa Events Center.

 

Amount: $500

To: Des Moines Rifle and Revolver Club

For: Dues for five members of the Des Moines Rifle and Revolver Club.

 

Amount: $600

To: John Shelton

For: Guaranteed payment in case of weather cancellation for West Des Moines Illumifest. (Event this year was cancelled due to weather.)

 

Amount: $14,488

To: Stew Hansen’s Dodge City

For: Trade in of 2004 Grand Prix Pontiac and payment for 2010 Black Dodge Charger for City of West Des Moines.

 

Amount: $131.75

To: Kevin Trevillyan

For: Mileage reimbursement from Sept. 22 to 24.

 

Amount: $135

To: Vivid Impressions Inc.

For: Purchase of one box of address labels for City of West Des Moines.

 

Amount: $10,000

To: West Des Moines Business Incubator

For: Payment for support of West Des Moines Incubator, 2829 Westown Parkway.

 

Amount: $25

To: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce

For: Payment for one 2010 membership luncheon for Charles Schneider.

 

Salaries and Such

Name Paul McKinley

Title Senate Minority Leader

Years experience 2

Annual salary $33,720.01

 

Travel

Last week Gov. Chet Culver announced that Iowa will receive approximately $3.5 million in federal funds this year and could possible receive about $14 million over the next four years. The funds will create and support safe and drug-free learning environments to increase academic success for students in targeted high schools. Iowa was one of 11 states to be awarded Safe and Support School grants by the U.S. Department of Education. In all, Iowa was approved to receive $3,477,752 and $13,911,008 over the next four years. School districts included in the grant proposals are: Cardinal, Cedar Rapids, Columbus, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, East Greene, Louisa-Muscatine, Olin, Sioux City and Waterloo. CV

 

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


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