On the Record: a selection of government data

Road trips

Government travel spending

Agency: City of Snohomish

Who: Paul Kaftanski, councilman

Destination: Lynnwood

Purpose: Northwest Elected Officials Essentials Workshop.

Dates: Jan. 13-14, 2012

Cost: $48.84 for fuel reimbursement.

Budget lines

Spending gleaned from government consent agendas all over Snohomish County.

Snohomish County Fire District 4 in Snohomish: $6,615 to a contractor to prep, pour and finish concrete floors in two double-car storage bays.

Marysville School District: $7,903.73 to Cougar Mountain Wood Floors.

Marysville School District: $4,800 to Educational Solutions NW.

Snohomish County Executive’s Office: $985 to Charlette Haugen of Seattle for artwork and related services.

Snohomish County Executive’s Office: $5,000 to the Everett Community College Foundation for a public service announcement for the Students of Color Career Conference.

Snohomish County Executive’s Office: $2,500 to Cheri O’Brien of Everett for artwork and related services.

Snohomish County Executive’s Office: $1,070 to Christina Harvey of Granite Falls for artwork and related services.

City of Lynnwood: Up to $14,889 for website services related to lynnwoodtourism.com through July 2013.

Damage Claims

Who is alleging harm and the reasons.

Agency: Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

Claimant: Elizabeth Jane Springer of Everett

Asking: $499.99

Why: Says a deputy took her cell phone during arrest on Oct. 9, 2011, placed it on the roof of his squad car and drove off with the phone still on the roof.

Agency: Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

Claimant: Sharyn Decker of Edmonds

Asking: $762.34

Why: SWAT team shattered a sliding-glass door at her rental house to look for a suspect.

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