Saturday, November 22, 2008

If We had a Jet they would Fly it to the Post Office

CITY FUNDS SPENDING ON “ENTERTAINMENT”
Missing from these numbers are the Direct Cost of City Employee Hours of Labor Spent on Party Planning and Attendance

30th Anniversary Gala

(Private Party Not a PUBLIC EVENT)



SB County Sheriff 's Dept ................................................$ 2,175.00
Balloon Team ....................................................................$ 2,299.11
11/11/2008 Boy Scout Troop 40 .....................................$ 250.00
11/11/2008 J.Z's Party ..................................................$ 2,785.21
111/11/08 Junipero Sierra House ..................................$ 250.00
10/16/2008 Cashbox-Montes ........................................$ 150.00
10/16/2008 Dr. Robert Knop .....................................$ 1,500.00
10/16/2008 10/16/2008 ............................................$ 3,500.00
10/30/2008 Souvenir photo frames ..............................$ 575.28



Cost of Private Party $ 13,484.60

Halloween Haunt

10/30/2008 Game Booth Rentals ................................$ 1,373.81
1030/08 Studio 33 Productions ..................................$ 9,152.30
Studio 33 Productions ..................................................$ 4,487.92
11/11/2008 Halloween Haunt ........................................$ 10.89
Halloween Haunt...............................................................$ 16.16
Halloween Haunt ............................................................$ 193.69
Halloween Haunt...............................................................$ 70.51
11/11/2008 Mailer .....................................................$ 1,449.87
October Costume Rent Owens/Montes .....................$ 150.00
October Halloween Candy ............................................$ 369.96
October Halloween Candy ............................................$ 245.67
October S Berry/lunch ....................................................$ 16.73
October Halloween Candy.............................................$ 582.52
October Halloween Candy ............................................$ 915.76

Cost of Halloween Haunt Public Party $ 19,035.79

Other Questionable Expenditures



11/11/2008 Embroidery-shirts ...............................$ 90.46
embroidered blankets/bags ......................................$ 796.19
10/28/2008 Embroidery-shirts ...............................$ 119.54
11/11/2008 Golden Tiger Martial Arts....................$ 206.50
10/17/2008 Pumpkins-Daycare ...............................$ 277.75
10/17/2008 Book Fair Fundraiser.............................$ 632.64
10/13/2008 Berry/Garcia Lunch .............................$ 7.00
10/15/2008 Lunch L. Ronnow ..................................$ 12.00
10/19/2008 flowers-Alldredge..................................$ 67.35

October Programs .........................................................$ 65.78
10/4/2008 League Conference-Garcia/Ferre ........$ 828.14
10/5/2008 Preschool Classroom Supplies ...............$ 173.65
10/6/2008 Child Care Ann Celebration ...................$ 29.14
10/28/2008 Install Hall Fire Alarm....................$ 19,500.00
10/28/2008 Joint Newsletter Contribution...........$ 870.00
10/28/2008 Bottle Water........................................$ 320.08

STRANGE Expenditures $ 23,996.22


City Staff BBQ


13-Oct ..............................$ 57.40
10/16/2008 ....................$ 35.40
10/18/2008 ....................$ 32.33
10/19/2008 ....................$ 33.37
Employee BBQ.................... $ 178.50

Also missing is the accounting of Funds "Contributed" to the Events. Grand Terrace Days Financials and Labor Report has also not been made PUBLIC in Full Detail. WHY?