Budget watch

Here’s how some of your taxes were spent during recent city council actions.

Everett: $1,486.34 to Airgas Norpac Inc. in payment of open purchase orders for supplies including oxygen for the Everett Fire Department.

$27.30 to the National Safety Council for renewal of Today’s Supervisor magazine for the Everett Parks and Recreation Department.

$98.70 to Community Service Center for the Deaf for sign language interpretation. Interpreters are most commonly used by police or the court system.

Edmonds: $5,000 to hire a security officer for Municipal Court for the remainder of 2005.

Lake Stevens: $280 to the Greater Lakes Stevens Chamber of Commerce for the chamber’s annual Gala Auction.

$6,300 to Marysville for municipal court citations for May and $3,185 for citations for August.

$14,430 to Marysville for prisoner housing from February through April.

$417 to Helmets R Us of Tacoma for bicycle helmets for police to give to children. The Kiwanis Club reimburses the city.

$4,664 to Weed, Graafstra and Benson of Snohomish for legal services.

Marysville: $225 to Washington Employers Inc. of Seattle for a police administration training workshop.

$58,189 to Waste Management Northwest of Phoenix for collection of residential yard waste and recycling containers.

$180,320 to Premium Construction of Everett for ongoing construction of Ebey Waterfront Park.

$60 to Quil Ceda Recycling of Stanwood for barrels used for garbage cans in city parks.

$250 to A&M Elevator Inc. of Seattle for monthly elevator maintenance.

Monroe: $1,437 to Video Only of Lynnwood for audio-video equipment for training.

$2,067 to Abel Curbing Inc. of Everett for asphalt curbing at Sky River Park.

$282 to Chemsearch of Dallas for restroom cleaner.

Snohomish: $742 to Precision Collision of Snohomish for body damage repair of a police car.

$7,641 to Snohomish County Public Works Department of Everett for 13th Street reconstruction.

$784 to Titus Industrial Group of Bend, Ore., for sewer manhole covers.

$4,281 to Wyser Construction Co. of Bothell for Pine Avenue sidewalk project.