Paid for by taxpayers in…

Paid in October

Amount: $700
To: Ankeny Community Schools
For: Medicaid

Amount: $294
To: Des Moines Symphony
For: Entry fees

Amount: $14,819.58
To: Orchard Place
For: Professional services

Amount: $250
To: West Des Moines Rotary Club
For: Membership

Amount: $8,567.65
To: CIT Charters
For: Transportation

Amount: $60
To: Mermaid Aquarium Maintenance
For: Maintenance

Amount: $5,980.58
To: Des Moines YMCA Camp
For: Field trip fees

Amount: $150
To: School Bookings
For: Subscriptions
Amount: $471.36
To: National Paper & Sanitary
For: Supplies

Amount: $372
To: Iowa Dance Theatre
For: Admission

Amount: $10.24
To: United Parcel Services
For: Postage

Amount: $1,047
To: Iowa Association of School Boards
For: Dues

Amount: $5,110
To: Arrow Stage Lines
For: Travel

Amount: $4,168
To: Zygo Sound LLC
For: Supplies

Amount: $378
To: Marco Inc.
For: Services

Amount: $170
To: Skeeter Kell
For: Supplies

Amount: $19,748.67
To: Heartland AEA 11
For: Services and printing

Salaries and such

Name: Charles M. Palmer
Title: Human Services Director
Department: Department of Human Services
Annual Salary: $154,299.86

Travel

The Des Moines City Council approved funding for travel expenses for David Jahn, municipal arborist, to visit Tucson, Arizona, from Dec. 1-5. Jahn will attend the American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference, which will discuss topics including climate change, genetics, tree growth and aging, green infrastructure benefits, biological control of wood decay, drought, insects and other environmental stress factors, predicting the future using tree ring research, tree growth and development, and harvesting urban timber. This comes at a cost of $3,055 to local taxpayers. CV