Mell's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,000) going to Elect Inc in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$2,000
26.4%
Computer
$1,823
24%
Donations
$750
9.9%
Backpacks for back to school event
$731
9.6%
Office expense
$640
8.4%
Office supplies
$503
6.6%
Email services
$317
4.2%
Bank fees
$229
3%
Phones
$227
3%
Printing
$212
2.8%
Food and bev
$152
2%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Elect Inc
2016-09-21
$2,000
Consulting
Apple Online Store
2016-08-17
$1,236
Computer
Victory Authority Corp
2016-07-14
$731
Backpacks for back to school event
Newegg.com
2016-08-22
$587
Computer
Concordia Place
2016-09-21
$500
Donations
Home Depot
2016-08-18
$392
Office expense
Superbiiz.com
2016-08-24
$343
Office supplies
Edison P.T.O
2016-09-28
$250
Donations
ActBlue
2016-09-20
$229
Bank fees
Customink LLC
2016-08-16
$212
Printing
Home Depot
2016-07-08
$205
Office expense
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robins
2016-08-22
$152
Food and bev
Newegg.com
2016-08-23
$129
Office supplies
Constant Contact
2016-07-14
$105
Email services
Constant Contact
2016-08-15
$105
Email services
Constant Contact
2016-09-14
$105
Email services
At&t
2016-07-11
$75
Phones
At&t
2016-08-09
$75
Phones
At&t
2016-09-09
$75
Phones
Home Depot
2016-08-17
$41
Office expense
Newegg.com
2016-08-24
$29
Office supplies