Paid for by taxpayers in… Polk County
1/23/2013Amount: $630
To: American Jail Association (Hagerstown, Md.)
For: Non-member registration fees ($315 each) for Sergeant Tara Cook and Chief Deputy Vic Munoz to attend the AJA 32nd Annual Training Conference and Jail Expo on April 1.
Amount: $2,244.75
To: Anderson-Erickson Dairy Co.
For: Purchase of cheese, milk and yogurt for Polk County Youth Services and the county jail.
Amount: $7,195
To: Bios International/Mesa Labs Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.)
For: Purchase of high flow and medium flow defenders ($6,600) and equipment recertifications ($510) for the Air Quality Department, including $85 in freight fees.
Amount: $540
To: Café Di Scala
For: Purchase of food for the 2013 Legislative Luncheon for Rep. Bruce Hunter, Sen. Matt McCoy, Rep. Mari Anderson, Rep. Joe Riding, Sen. Janet Petersen, Sen. Jack Hatch, Amy Campbell, Lynn Ferrell, Brian Johnson, Jamie Cashman, Jamie Fitzgerald, Carl Wiederanders, Tom Whitney, David Jones, Deb Anderson, Sue Elliott, Angela Connolly, Steve Van Oort, Tom Hockesmith, Bob Brownell, Mike O’Meara and Gary Sherzan.
Amount: $50,000
To: ChildServe Foundation
For: Payment through the Community Betterment Fund for the construction costs of an expansion project at the 5406 Merle Hay Road location — a project which is said to enhance its ability of serving more children with physical, cognitive and medical challenges.
Amount: $26,895
To: CliftonLarsonAllen LP
For: Final billing payment for the financial statements released regarding the end-of-the-fiscal-year audit.
Amount: $2,840.88
To: Brad’s Collision Center Inc.
For: Settlement claim payment for the liability deductible through Polk County Risk Management on a 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue that was damaged by county workers.
Amount: $630
To: Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
For: Purchase of two boxes of bus tokens (at $315 each), equaling 400 tokens in all, in support of jail inmate transportation needs.
Amount: $254,84
To: Dollar General Corporation
For: Purchase of party supplies, including meal and snack items and Bingo prizes such as body lotions and Werther’s candies, for a Senior Services Administration Christmas party.
Salaries and Such
Name: Gail B. Agrawal
Title: Dean
Department: University of Iowa College of Law
Years served: 2.5
Annual salary: $308,253.96
Construction project
The Des Moines City Council recently approved the final partial payment of $28,160.69 to Herberger Consturction Company for the completion of the approximate $1.5 million Easton Boulevard Bridge construction project over Four Mile Creek, in accordance with the contract. The remaining balance of $30,000 is to be paid at the end of the month. CV