Paid for by taxpayers in…

Paid in November

Amount: $141
To: Health Works of Palmetto Health (South Carolina)
For: Various services

Amount: $264.60
To: Hy-Vee
For: Various produce

Amount: $957.20
To: Accountemps
For: Labor Invoice

Amount: $2,449.28
To: QPS Employment Group (Wisconsin)
For: Labor Invoice

Amount: $500
To: YMCA of Greater Des Moines
For: Donation

Amount: $561
To: Wristband Resources (Wisconsin)
For: 2,000 bracelets

Amount: $100
To: FedEx
For: Document creation

Amount: $610
To: Mr. Laser
For: Replacement toner cartridges

Amount: $212.74
To: Demco (Wisconsin)
For: 15 pairs of various headphones for the Des Moines Public Library

Amount: $1,000
To: Berens-Tate Consulting Group
For: Arbitrage rebate consulting

Amount: $213
To: New Readers Press (New York)
For: Various products

Amount: $600
To: Police Executive Research Forum
For: Two 2016 PERF memberships

Amount: $100,000
To: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
For: Partial donation

Amount: $198
To: Eagle Sign Co.
For: Riverview Tickets sign

Amount: $325
To: UnityPoint Health
For: Various services

Amount: $15,394.80
To: Home Inc.
For: Various services

Amount: $69,500
To: J Pettiecord
For: ACM Demolition of 1107 18th St.

Salaries and such

Name: Catherine Kling
Title: Distinguished Professor of Economics
Department: Iowa State University
Annual Salary: $282,000

Travel
The Des Moines City Council approved travel funding for Finance Director Dan Ritter to visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Oct. 25-30. Ritter attended a Fundamentals of Public Finance Seminar presented by Public Financial Management. The seminar provided an overview of current concepts in municipal debt markets, bond proceed investments, arbitrage and debt structuring. It also allowed attendees to meet with peers from around the country to discuss the capital and municipal debt markets. This came at a cost of $2,297 to local taxpayers. CV