Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines.
3/5/2014Amount: $6,250
To: Downtown Community Alliance
For: Payment for the Enhanced Parking System project, as per contractual agreement.
Amount: $100,185
To: East Village Growth Partners LLC
For: Payment for contracted construction work for Apartments and Commons space (Graham Construction Company).
Amount: $19,848
To: Edwards
For: Cost of printing 80,782 Parks and Recreation newsletters, including $8,588.56 in postage fees.
Amount: $150
To: G and L Clothing
For: Purchase of gift cards for award drawings at the annual Public Works meeting.
Amount: $210
To: Iowa State University Conference Planning and Management
For: Registration fee for Keith Warne to receive Education and Pesticide Application Recertification at the 58th Annual ISU Shade Tree Short Course as a tree trimmer and truck driver (Feb. 25-27).
Amount $499.99
To: Mobile Brand Works
For: Payment for a 30-day text message service package for Public Works.
Amount: $410
To: Nite Owl Printing
For: Purchase of 1,500 envelopes.
Amount: $450
To: UnityPoint Health
For: Cost to have two police department employees receive ergonomic evaluations at $150 per hour.
Amount: $80.07
To: Zee Medical Inc. (Indiana)
For: Purchase of Clean N’ Safe towlettes.
Amount: $35.82
To: Menards
For: Purchase of hard-shell knee pads and a stainless steel edger.
Amount: $27,083.33
To: Animal Rescue League
For: Monthly payment for providing animal control services.
Amount: $20,279.92
To: Animal Rescue League
For: Monthly payment for providing shelter and lease services.
Salaries and Such
Name: Mary Sarah Bergh
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Annual salary: $120,930
Travel
The Des Moines City Council recently approved appraisal and acquisition specialist Nanci McMickle and acquisition/relocation specialist Eric Skinner, to travel to St. Paul, Minn., from April 7-11 to attend a course on residential relocation hosted by the International Right of Way Association. The course promises to discuss the processes and procedures involved in providing relocation assistance to residential occupants. This comes at a $1,251 (McMickle) and $1,635 (Skinner) cost to local taxpayers. CV
