Arena's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 59.5% of this total ($2,550) going to Steven Spagnolo in Willow Springs. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Arena's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,283
34.1%
Staff holiday bonus
$2,250
17.9%
Printing
$980
7.8%
Database expenses
$960
7.6%
Staff holiday party
$889
7.1%
Donations
$779
6.2%
Food for meeting
$619
4.9%
Postage
$607
4.8%
Event expenses
$500
4%
Supplies
$256
2%
Contributions
$250
2%
Gift certificates
$200
1.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions LLC
2017-10-12
$1,733
Consulting
Steven Spagnolo
2017-10-02
$1,300
Consulting
Steven Spagnolo
2017-10-13
$1,250
Consulting
Oshana & Sons Printing
2017-11-13
$980
Printing
Owen Brugh
2017-12-28
$750
Staff holiday bonus
United States Postal Service
2017-11-10
$607
Postage
Dan Doyle
2017-12-04
$500
Event expenses
Tiffany Liner
2017-12-26
$500
Staff holiday bonus
Leslie Perkins
2017-12-26
$500
Staff holiday bonus
The Gift Theater
2017-11-03
$459
Donations
Fannie's
2017-12-26
$399
Staff holiday party
Carlson Community Services
2017-11-20
$320
Donations
Ngp
2017-10-02
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2017-11-02
$320
Database expenses
Ngp
2017-12-04
$320
Database expenses
Fannie's
2017-11-10
$304
Food for meeting
Doug Jones for Senate
2017-12-11
$250
Contributions
Cathy Marchese
2017-12-26
$250
Staff holiday bonus
Mark Orwat
2017-12-26
$250
Staff holiday bonus
Community Tavern
2017-12-21
$200
Gift certificates
Club Lago
2017-10-13
$177
Food for meeting
Binny's Beverage Depot
2017-12-26
$174
Staff holiday party
Fannie's
2017-12-21
$162
Staff holiday party
Home Depot
2017-12-05
$158
Supplies
Thunderbolt Chicago
2017-12-26
$152
Staff holiday party
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