Barickman's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,950) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Barickman's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,950
26.8%
Fr event - food
$2,360
12.8%
Fr event - food & drink
$1,689
9.2%
Payroll
$736
4%
Mileage - october
$733
4%
Mileage - august
$668
3.6%
Fr event - venue deposit
$500
2.7%
Fr event - deposit
$500
2.7%
Gifts
$491
2.7%
Printing & postage 11/6/17 event - in house
$373
2%
Printing & postage - 12/6/17 event (in house)
$371
2%
Staff christmas party
$350
1.9%
Mileage - november
$343
1.9%
Bank charges
$324
1.8%
Campaign christmas cards
$314
1.7%
Printing & postage 11/13/17 event - in house
$276
1.5%
Mileage - september
$254
1.4%
Cell phone - october
$241
1.3%
Fund raising entertainment
$240
1.3%
Fr event supplies
$229
1.2%
Telephones
$223
1.2%
Fund raising (food)
$200
1.1%
Event ticket/donation
$200
1.1%
Fund raising advertisement
$198
1.1%
Fr event supplies (farm fest)
$186
1%
Cell phone - november
$183
1%
Cell phone - december
$183
1%
Printing
$178
1%
Cell phone - sept.
$173
0.9%
Cell phone equipment
$169
0.9%
Fr event - drinks
$165
0.9%
Fr event - portable restroom rental
$160
0.9%
Fr event decorations (no one vendor >$150)
$151
0.8%
Fr event food/drink (farm fest)
$139
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Drummer Creek BBQ
2017-10-16
$2,360
Fr event - food
The Newberg Group
2017-10-01
$1,650
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-11-01
$1,650
Consulting
The Newberg Group
2017-12-04
$1,650
Consulting
Biaggi's Champaign
2017-11-13
$1,205
Fr event - food & drink
Jason Barickman
2017-12-01
$733
Mileage - october
Jason Barickman
2017-11-24
$668
Mileage - august
Centennial Crafted Brewery
2017-11-22
$500
Fr event - venue deposit
Chicago Cubs
2017-11-24
$500
Fr event - deposit
Centennial Crafted Brewery
2017-12-06
$483
Fr event - food & drink
The Newberg Group
2017-11-10
$373
Printing & postage 11/6/17 event - in house
The Newberg Group
2017-11-20
$371
Printing & postage - 12/6/17 event (in house)
Karan Mehta
2017-11-03
$368
Payroll
The Gin Mill
2017-11-24
$350
Staff christmas party
Jason Barickman
2017-12-15
$343
Mileage - november
Shutterfly
2017-12-08
$314
Campaign christmas cards
Walgreens
2017-12-08
$286
Gifts
The Newberg Group
2017-11-10
$276
Printing & postage 11/13/17 event - in house
Jason Barickman
2017-11-03
$254
Mileage - september
Verizon Wireless
2017-11-03
$241
Cell phone - october
Amazon
2017-11-10
$217
Fr event supplies
Karan Mehta
2017-10-10
$208
Payroll
Kent Blunier
2017-10-14
$200
Fund raising (food)
WGLT Radio
2017-11-07
$200
Event ticket/donation
Designs & Signs by Anderson
2017-10-13
$198
Fund raising advertisement
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