Sims's committee spent the most on golf outing expenses in the quarter, with 76.5% of this total ($11,261) going to Balmoral Woods in Crete. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sims's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Golf outing expenses
$14,713
42.4%
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
$6,000
17.3%
Office equipment & supplies
$3,764
10.8%
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
$2,450
7.1%
Flowers - charitable donations
$1,530
4.4%
Auto services
$1,010
2.9%
Computer software services
$974
2.8%
Phone & internet services
$712
2.1%
Photography services
$700
2%
Storage services
$699
2%
Gasoline
$479
1.4%
Food & beverage
$460
1.3%
Back to school event
$450
1.3%
News services
$350
1%
Charitable donation
$250
0.7%
Travel expenses
$166
0.5%
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
Balmoral Woods
2018-08-15
$6,361
Golf outing expenses
Balmoral Woods
2018-08-13
$4,900
Golf outing expenses
American Express
2018-08-31
$3,000
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Special T Unlimited
2018-08-15
$2,614
Golf outing expenses
American Express
2018-09-18
$2,500
Reimbursement for expenses incurred
Majestic Florist
2018-07-05
$1,530
Flowers - charitable donations
4imprint.com
2018-07-30
$1,439
Office equipment & supplies
Best Buy
2018-08-13
$927
Office equipment & supplies
Golf Galaxy
2018-07-06
$837
Golf outing expenses
Ven Sherrod Photography
2018-07-06
$700
Photography services
Costco Wholesale
2018-07-02
$694
Office equipment & supplies
Costco Wholesale
2018-07-20
$518
Office equipment & supplies
JPM Auto
2018-08-01
$505
Auto services
JPM Auto
2018-08-31
$505
Auto services
Alfred AJ Burse
2018-09-10
$500
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Eddie Jones
2018-08-31
$500
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Cook Political Report
2018-07-18
$350
News services
Verizon Wireless
2018-09-14
$310
Phone & internet services
Doreens Pizza
2018-09-19
$309
Food & beverage
Kevin Stinson
2018-07-23
$300
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Kevin Stinson
2018-09-24
$300
Personal services for friends of elgie sims
Carter Temple CME
2018-09-24
$250
Charitable donation
Jesse Williams
2018-07-02
$250
Back to school event
Public Storage
2018-07-03
$233
Storage services
Public Storage
2018-08-03
$233
Storage services
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