(paid
during the week of Jan. 16)
Amount: $771.96
To: Adecco Employment Services
For: Payment for 30.5 hours of temporary extra
help by Meg Wohlwend, who worked as a clerk
for $25.31 per hour.
Amount: $800
To: All Seasons Tree Service
For: Payment for services removing a large
Maple tree at 13525 N.E. 22nd St.
Amount: $27,075.61
To: Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.
For: Purchase of milk, lemonade, cheese and
other dairy products for the jail for the month
of December.
Amount: $2,461.60
To: Barker Implement
For: Purchase of machine parts for the Aviation
Department, including $51.75 in freight fees
(from Indianola).
Amount: $139.31
To: Lindsay N. Bellerjeau
For: Mileage reimbursement for the month of
December, at 55 cents per mile, for 11 different
trips made (251 miles total) for the Community
Youth and Family Services Department.
Amount: $2,485.44
To: Bob Barker Company Inc. (Fuquay-Varina,
N.C.)
For: Purchase and shipment of T-shirts, soap
and bath sandals for the jail.
Amount: $558
To: Cash-Wa Distributing Co.
For: Purchase of 200 pounds of breaded chicken
breast ($500) and 20 pounds of sliced pepperoni
($58) for the jail.
Amount: $761
To: Center for Disease Detection (San Antonio,
Texas)
For: Payment for medical and health services
provided to the Polk County Health Department.
Amount: $1,196
To: Color Inc.
For: Payment for service painting the foodports
at the jail (23 hours of work at $52 per hour).
Amount: $2,210
To: Crucell Vaccines Inc. (Coral Gables, Fla.)
For: Purchase of 65 packs of the typhoid vaccine,
at $34 per hour, for the health department.
Amount: $921.60
To: First Choice Distribution
For: Purchase of 250 maxi pads and 500 tampons
for the jail.
Salaries and Such
 Name
Andy Teas
Title Legal Counsel 1
Department Iowa Citizens’ Aide/Ombudsman
Years served 1 year and 8 months
Annual salary $53,354
Travel
The City of Des Moines recently approved municipal
arborist, David Jahn, to travel to Nebraska
City, Neb., from Feb. 19 – 24, to attend the
2012 Municipal Forestry Institute which is an
innovative, high-level training opportunity
focusing professionals on the leadership and
managerial aspects of urban forestry. This week-long,
intensive educational program is said to deliver
a challenging opportunity to grow a more successful
community tree program. The cost to taxpayers
is $1,874. CV | 
