Vallas's committee spent the most on communications in the quarter, with all those payments ($200,000) going to Link2Tek in Asheville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Vallas's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Communications
$200,000
54.1%
Services
$58,887
15.9%
Consulting
$37,266
10.1%
Professional services
$12,744
3.5%
Rent
$9,105
2.5%
Software services
$5,635
1.5%
Printing
$5,305
1.4%
Bud billekin parade
$5,250
1.4%
Petitions
$5,000
1.4%
Computer software
$3,522
1%
Credit card processing fees
$3,073
0.8%
Campaign ads
$2,400
0.7%
Videography
$2,200
0.6%
Staff
$1,940
0.5%
It services
$1,625
0.4%
Housing allowance
$1,500
0.4%
Marching band bud billekin parade
$1,500
0.4%
Telephone expenses
$1,190
0.3%
Promotional items
$1,025
0.3%
Refund contribution 5/29/18
$1,000
0.3%
Website expenses
$980
0.3%
Mexican independence day parade
$750
0.2%
Office supplies
$718
0.2%
Parking
$710
0.2%
Donations
$707
0.2%
Meals after bud billekin parade
$707
0.2%
Supplies
$706
0.2%
Meeting expense
$637
0.2%
Telecommunications
$538
0.2%
Return contribution 7/11/18
$500
0.1%
Copier maintenance
$367
0.1%
Publication
$349
< 0.1%
T-shirts
$345
< 0.1%
Dj for mexican independence day parade
$310
< 0.1%
Donation 100th gala
$300
< 0.1%
Bank card fees
$220
< 0.1%
Transportation
$215
< 0.1%
Clipboards
$174
< 0.1%
Meals
$81
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$42
< 0.1%
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
Link2Tek
2018-07-20
$200,000
Communications
CFO Consulting Group
2018-07-01
$18,367
Consulting
John Holden
2018-09-07
$13,012
Services
John Holden
2018-08-02
$9,750
Services
CFO Consulting Group
2018-09-13
$9,476
Consulting
CFO Consulting Group
2018-08-07
$9,423
Consulting
John Holden
2018-08-28
$8,625
Services
First Place Campaign
2018-08-24
$5,000
Petitions
R2 Message & Media
2018-08-17
$5,000
Professional services
Odelson & Sterk, Ltd
2018-09-04
$4,605
Rent
Odelson & Sterk, Ltd
2018-08-14
$4,500
Rent
First Place Campaign
2018-09-18
$3,822
Professional services
Chicago Defender Charities
2018-08-10
$3,500
Bud billekin parade
Christopher Kelly
2018-08-17
$3,500
Services
Christopher Kelly
2018-08-31
$3,500
Services
Christopher Kelly
2018-09-14
$3,500
Services
Sarina Sweis
2018-08-06
$3,000
Services
Sarina Sweis
2018-07-28
$3,000
Services
Sarina Sweis
2018-08-31
$3,000
Services
Sarina Sweis
2018-09-14
$3,000
Services
NGP Van Inc
2018-07-12
$2,935
Software services
R2 Message & Media
2018-09-21
$2,824
Professional services
NGP Van Inc
2018-08-07
$2,700
Software services
Grace Graunke
2018-08-31
$2,500
Services
Grace Graunke
2018-09-14
$2,500
Services
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