(paid during the week of April 2)

Amount: $125

To: Officer Ben Woods

For: Advanced payment for meals while attending “Field Training Officer Certification Course” in Cedar Falls April 23-27.

Amount: $6,616

To: West Des Moines Chamber

For: Cost for “Positioned. Perfectly… Promotion” website/newsletter ($3,510); sponsorship payment of Des Moines Area Community College Innovation Week promotion ($3,000); and cost of the City/Chamber officials Vision Session breakfast in March ($106).

Amount: $266.90

To: West Des Moines Community Schools – Nutrition Services

For: Purchase of 34 lasagnas and 34 drinks to be catered for the SASS Lunch & Learn on Jan. 31

Amount: $1,260

To: West Des Moines Community Education

For: Rental fees for the Start Smart Basketball program to use the Western Hills Elementary gym for a total of six hours throughout Jan. 12-Feb. 16, including the use of a staff member (at $20 per hour), for $150 total; plus $1,110 in rental fees to use the Westridge Elementary School gym for Open Gyms Basketball and Volleyball a total of 117 hours from Nov. 19-March 3.

Amount: $16,353.65

To: Schildberg Construction Co.

For: Purchase of road rock for the Department of Public Works (12 separate purchases in March).

Amount: $57.49

To: Sherwin-Williams

For: Purchase of one gallon of poly satin sealant for coat hooks – WDM Public Works.

Amount: $148.19

To: Jody E. Smith – WDM City Manager’s Office

For: Reimbursement for mileage after a trip to Iowa City for the 2012 Iowa Municipal Management Institute(IMMI) Conference in March.

Amount: $300

To: Swift Auto Parts

For: Purchase of a used trailer to haul flood pumps, hoses and other equipment for the WDM Public Works.

Amount: $242.93

To: Matheson-Linweld (Dallas, Texas)

For: Purchase of oxygen for the ambulance, including a $19.75 freight fee.

Amount: $1,522

To: Marsden Building Maintenance LLC (Minneapolis, Minn.)

For: Payment for janitorial services for the month of March.

Salaries and Such

Name Anthony Bigger

Title Environmental Specialist – Stack Test Observer

Department Air Quality for Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Years served 7.5

Annual salary $53,590.40

Travel

The City of Des Moines recently approved Maj. Dana Wingert to attend the annual conference of the International Association of Law Enforcement Executives in Seattle, Wash., from April 1-4, at a total expense of $2,095. The conference is said to provide updates and insight to law enforcement executives as it pertains to organizational efficiency, legal liabilities and political relationships on an international scale. CV