Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines
9/24/2014Amount: $598
To: Acme tools
For: Two mobile bases for ICS saws
Amount: $297
To: Johnson Reporting Services
For: Des Moines Civil Service Commission Hearing — half original transcript and copy
Amount: $500
To: Mark Burnham
For: Reimbursement for damages to Burnham’s car by a city garbage truck
Amount: $1,250
To: Nanci McMickle
For: Compensation for five hours of work in preparation and attending a condemnation hearing for real estate at 1422 Scott Ave.
Amount: $2,575
To: Krueger Consulting LLC
For: Docketing fee, arbitration hearing, four days of reviewing records, briefs and other materials, and other expenses
Amount: $550
To: Rolling Thunder
For: Portable stage rental for Evelyn Davis Park on Sept. 13
Amount: $58.06
To: Zee Medical Inc.
For: Cleansing towelettes, gauze, tape and other items for the Gray’s Lake Concessions
Amount: $207.81
To: Scheels (Jordan Creek)
For: Two bag equipment, four kickballs and 13 footballs
Amount: $90
To: Crown Tophy
For: Two cups with lids ordered by Des Moines Parks and Recreation
Amount: $412
To: Universal Printing Services
For: Four banners for softball
Amount: $140
To: Nite Owl Printing
For: Two thousand white envelopes with addresses
Amount: $1,270
To: LexisNexis
For: Current period charges for the service used by the Des Moines City Attorney
Amount: $25,000
To: Operation Downtown
For: Contribution toward Brenton Skating Plaza Losses, year ending June 30, 2014
Amount: $2,275
To: Carolina Attachments LLC (North Carolina)
For: One 72-inch heavy-duty root grapple
Salaries and such
Name: Paul Rhoads
Title: Football Head Coach
Department: Iowa State University
Annual Salary: $2,049,999.94
Travel
The Des Moines City Council approved travel expenses for Senior Police Officer Joseph Frentress to attend the Colonel Henry F. Williams New York State Homicide Seminar from Sept. 13-18 in Albany, New York. The seminar included discussions on domestic violence homicides, crime scene reconstruction, the BTK Killer, the Craigslist Killer and DNA technology. This came at a cost of $1,474 to taxpayers. CV
