Paid for by taxpayers…

Paid during the week of April 7

Amount: $315
To: Urbandale Community School District
For: Various sports entry fees

Amount: $1,823.25
To: The Toner Place
For: Various printer equipment

Amount: $80,888.40
To: Sylvan Learning Center
For: Tutoring for 413 students

Amount: $27,679.13
To: St. Theresa School
For: Third quarter preschool partner payment

Amount: $120
To: Special Olympics
For: Room and meals for athletes and coaches

Amount: $760.76
To: Scholastic Inc.
For: Various paperback books

Amount: $2,328.02
To: Scholastic Book Fairs
For: Book fair equipment and supplies

Amount: $819.50
To: Moving With Math
For: Classroom kits and various other supplies

Amount: $50
To: Martin Luther King Scholarship
For: The 29^th Annual Banquet

Amount: $972
To: Iowa High School Music Association
For: Various music registrations and presentations

Amount: $1,560
To: Iowa Academic Decathalon
For: Registration fees and decorations

Amount: $18,065
To: Herff Jones Inc.
For: 2015 yearbooks

Amount: $5,879
To: Decker Sporting Goods
For: Football equipment

Amount: $1,360
To: Della Dolce Bakery
For: Lincoln cupcakes

Salaries and Such

Name: Mark Hankins
Title: Head Men’s Golf Coach
Department: University of Iowa
Annual Salary: $183,930.39

Travel

The Des Moines City Council approved funding the travel expenses for Senior Planners Kyle Larson ($2,723.52), Amber Lynch ($2,723.52), Bert Drost ($1,754.11) and Ryan Moffatt ($2,375) to visit Seattle, Washington, from April 17-21 to attend the American Planning Association’s national conference. The conference will offer sessions about current planning practices and trends, including those related to land use, zoning, GIS and urban design. This comes at a combined cost of $9,576.15 to taxpayers. CV