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Posted October 22, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines

Amount: $515.10 To: Cari Jones For: Reimbursement for registration fees paid to join her aerobics class at Four Mile Community Center Amount: $103.84 To: Plumb Supply Company For: Various parts [...]

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Posted October 15, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… the Johnston Community School District

Amount: $2,877.86 To: Capital Sanitary Supply For: Repair and maintenance supplies Amount: $1,559.35 To: Seminole Retail Energy Service For: Natural gas Amount: $10,048.50 To: Childserve For: Medical professional Amount: $2,569.14 [...]

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Posted October 08, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… in the West Des Moines Community School District

Amount: $28,528 To: Becker Fine Stringed For: Instruments Amount: $3,212 To: Chow’s Gymnastics Institute For: Admission Amount: $24,793 To: Secoa Theatre Equipment For: Equipment Amount: $594 To: Century Link For: [...]

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Posted October 01, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in…the Des Moines Public School District

Amount: $455.26 To: A Tec Recycling Inc. For: Recycling of bulbs and ballast Amount: $13,990 To: A+ Lawn & Landscape Inc. For: District mowing Amount: $2,852.20 To: United Refrigeration Inc. [...]

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Posted September 24, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines

Amount: $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 [...]

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Posted September 17, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines

Amount: $800 To: Iowa State Reserve Law Officers Association For: The 2014 annual dues for 40 reserve police officers and full-time police officers Amount: $1,221.60 To: Midwest Professional Staffing LLC [...]

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Posted September 10, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines by the Des Moines Public Library

Amount: $13,778.98 To: Baker and Taylor For: Books print materials Amount: $6,387.52 To: Midwest Tape For: Audio recordings Amount: $1,095.61 To: 3M For: Electronic material Amount: $7,931.10 To: Midwest Tape [...]

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Posted September 03, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… The City of Des Moines

Amount: $10,119 To: Edwards For: Printing services for the spring 2014 city newsletter by the Parks and Recreation Department Amount: $59.09 To: Language Line Services Inc. For: Over-the-phone interpretation and [...]

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Posted August 27, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… the Des Moines Public School District

Amount: $1,632.50 To: A Team Apparel For: Baseball shirts Amount: $31,579.50 To: A+ Lawn & Landscape Inc. For: Mowing needs for 2013-2014 Amount: $6,844.14 To: Academy Roofing & Sheet Metal [...]

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Posted August 27, 2014in Your Money

Someone please buy The Des Moines Register!

I can’t take it anymore: The endless updates in Civic Skinny on the sagging circulation and slow death of The Des Moines Register. Enough already. Mr. Gartner, pool your money with the likely [...]

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