West Des Moines

(paid during the week of Dec. 12)

Amount: $400

To: Business Publications

For: Purchase of a banner ad to run 12 times.

Amount: $426.79

To: Barker Implement and Motor Company

For: Payment for repair services to fix a broken window for the Parks and Rec Department.

Amount: $456.31

To: Brockway Mechanical & Roofing

For: Payment for seven hours of labor at $48 per hour and materials ($120.31) to fix a leaky roof on a city building.

Amount: $270.35

To: Brownells Inc.

For: Purchase of 25 AR-15 Moe Rail slots and five AR-15/M16 swivel sling adapters for the Police Department.

Amount: $60.79

To: Gall’s, an Aramark Company (Chicago, Ill.)

For: Purchase of six 3/8- by 2 ¼-inch name plates for new recruits at the Fire Department.

Amount: $8,872.20

To: Golden Valley Hardscapes, LLC (Cordova, Ill.)

For: Purchase of playground mulch delivered to the park shop at 1421 Maple.

Amount: $525

To: Greater Des Moines Committee

For: Purchase of three tickets to the Hall of Fame Black Tie Dinner on Dec. 8.

Amount: $87.09

To: Lab Safety Supply (Janesville, Wisc.)

For: Purchase of two new Q-beam rechargeable spotlights, including $15.29 for shipping costs.

Amount: $32,066.64

To: Metro Waste Authority

For: Animal disposal fees (approximately 27,500 pounds) for West Des Moines Animal Control.

Amount: $190.70

To: Language Line Services (Dallas, Texas)

For: Payment for phone interpretation services (15 minutes in Spanish and nine minutes in Vietnamese).

Amount: $180

To: Lee’s Standard

For: Payment for car washes for the Police Department in November.

Amount: $405

To: Ray Lewis

For: Payment for five sessions of Family Class Circles facilitation services from Oct. 12 through Nov. 15 for the Youth Justice Initiative at $27 per hour.

Salaries and Such

Name Sherry McKay

Title Clinical assistant professor

Department University of Iowa College of Nursing

Years served Seven

Annual salary $74,765.16

Police Department equipment purchase

The Des Moines City Council recently approved the Police Deparment Patrol Bureau to purchase 17 new COBAN in-car video system cameras and accessories, in addition to the 30 that were purchased on Nov. 22, 2010. The cost of the 17 additional cameras is $113,645. Eight of the cameras will be purchased with the Justice Assistant Grant, and nine will be purchased with Asset Forfeiture Funding. These additional cameras will allow utilization of the system in the new vehicle replacements, as it is a goal of the Patrol Bureau to install this system into as many patrol cars in the fleet as possible. They are used as evidence in court, as training tools for the department and for administrative supervision. CV