Smith's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 75% of this total ($6,000) going to KNI Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smith's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$8,000
50.1%
Payroll
$1,864
11.7%
Refunds
$1,500
9.4%
Real estate taxes
$1,486
9.3%
Tech services
$811
5.1%
Credit card processing fees
$605
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$565
3.5%
Professional services
$412
2.6%
Membership fee
$250
1.6%
Payroll processing fees
$211
1.3%
Transportation
$200
1.3%
Payroll reporting fees
$58
0.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KNI Inc
2016-08-29
$3,000
Consulting
KNI Inc
2016-09-29
$3,000
Consulting
Joana Zaidan
2016-09-01
$2,000
Consulting
FDB Development LLC
2016-09-27
$1,500
Refunds
Adam J. Velarde
2016-08-29
$743
Real estate taxes
Adam J. Velarde
2016-09-23
$743
Real estate taxes
Steven Spagnolo
2016-09-30
$575
Payroll
Steven Spagnolo
2016-08-31
$575
Payroll
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-09-02
$572
Credit card processing fees
Deaf Communication by Innovation
2016-09-13
$412
Professional services
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-09-30
$356
Payroll
Mary Stich-Marcus
2016-08-31
$356
Payroll
Department of the Treasury
2016-08-31
$282
Payroll taxes
Department of the Treasury
2016-09-30
$282
Payroll taxes
Samuel Pillsbury
2016-09-19
$274
Tech services
Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce
2016-08-29
$250
Membership fee
Constant Contact
2016-09-06
$217
Tech services
Spirit Tours, Inc
2016-09-13
$200
Transportation
Seneca Systems Inc
2016-08-29
$160
Tech services
Seneca Systems Inc
2016-09-13
$160
Tech services
PayChex
2016-08-31
$76
Payroll processing fees
PayChex
2016-09-30
$76
Payroll processing fees
PayChex
2016-07-11
$58
Payroll reporting fees
PayChex
2016-08-10
$58
Payroll processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-07-05
$32
Credit card processing fees