Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 69% of this total ($4,000) going to Cullen & Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,800
63.6%
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
$1,942
21.3%
Accounting fees
$800
8.8%
Staff salaries
$306
3.4%
Mileage expenses
$232
2.5%
Meals
$45
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Cullen & Associates
2017-01-13
$2,000
Consulting
Cullen & Associates
2017-03-09
$2,000
Consulting
Fletcher, O'Brien, Kasper and Nottage, PC
2017-03-09
$1,800
Consulting
McDonald Jacobs, PC
2017-02-09
$800
Accounting fees
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$543
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$348
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$300
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-02-08
$294
Staff salaries
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$263
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-02-08
$232
Mileage expenses
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$216
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$90
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$71
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$62
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-03-14
$45
Meals
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$40
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-03-14
$11
Staff salaries
Stand for Children, Inc.
2017-01-17
$6
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.