Polk
County
(paid during the week of Nov. 27)
Amount: $452.81
To: A. Rifkin Co. (Wilkes-Barre, Penn.)
For: Purchase of 1,000 tamper-evident election
labels, including the cost of shipping ($8.31)
for the Polk County Elections Office.
Amount: $2,350
To: Beemer Fisheries
For: Purchase of 1,600 walleye (at $1.25 each)
and 300 catfish (at 75 cents each) for the conservation
department, including the cost of delivery ($125).
Amount: $250
To: Lee Cole
For: Payment for providing entertainment at
the Altoona Senior Meal Site on Nov. 17.
Amount: $175.31
To: Dahl’s Food Mart
For: Purchase of refreshments and food for the
Senior Services Administration and Youth Services
departments, including Halloween and Bingo party
supplies at the Martin Luther King congregate
meal site.
Amount: $355.20
To: First Choice Distributing
For: Purchase of Superbowl non-acid toilet
bowl and restroom cleaner for the General Services
Depatment.
Amount: $175
To: Fresh Brewed Coffee Service
For: Purchase of coffee for meetings at the
Family Enrichment Center.
Amount: $143.75
To: Griffieon Farms
For: Purchase of 25 bales of wheat straw (at
$5.75 each) for a Department of General Services
project.
Amount: $5,380
To: Iowa Department of Public Safety
For: Payments for 623 weapon permits issued
in the county during October.
Amount: $6,750
To: Des Moines Area Religious Council
For: Payment from the Community Betterment
Grant.
Amount: $1,276.59
To: Bruce Bernard and Associates
For: Reimbursement for grant expenses as a
consultant for the Community and Family Services
Department, including planning with the court
officials; “Undoing Racism — Cultural Understanding,
miscellaneous management, communication and
reporting duties; state meetings; and detention
alternatives (21.75 total hours for the month
of October).
Amount: $624.59
To: Gall’s Inc. (Lexington, Ky.)
For: Purchase of flares, flashlight cones and
traffic vests for the jail.
Amount: $1,305
To: Government Finance Officers
For: Payment for annual membership dues for
Central Accounting Manager, Keith W. Olson,
Accounting Supervisor Jo Ellen Bigelow, Director
Ben Lacey, Budget Director Deb Anderson and
County Administrator David Jones.
Salaries and Such
 Name
John F. Quinn
Title Public Safety Chief
Department Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Years served 3
Annual salary $126,303.47
Travel
The Des Moines City Council recently approved
Mayor T.M. Franklin Cownie to travel to Washington
D.C. from Jan. 17-21 to attend the United States
Council of Mayors 80th Annual Winter Meeting
and the Mayors Innovation Project Winter meeting
at a cost of $2,905. CV |
