McConchie's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 85.9% of this total ($20,000) going to Lynn O'Brien in Lake Zurich. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McConchie's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$23,282
46.5%
Advertising
$14,183
28.3%
Printing
$3,024
6%
Postage
$2,021
4%
Mileage expenses
$1,214
2.4%
Event catering
$1,088
2.2%
Mailing
$1,027
2.1%
Website expenses
$840
1.7%
Data
$528
1.1%
Event beverages
$456
0.9%
Marketing
$427
0.9%
Supplies
$345
0.7%
Photography
$300
0.6%
Rio paralympian proclamation presentation
$260
0.5%
Fr beverages
$208
0.4%
Staff gifts
$188
0.4%
Email services
$187
0.4%
Staff christmas party
$180
0.4%
Event supplies
$164
0.3%
Event registration reimbursement - lake zurich chamber of commerce
$140
0.3%
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
Alpha Media, LLC
2016-11-01
$10,000
Advertising
Lynn O'Brien
2016-11-08
$10,000
Consulting
Lynn O'Brien
2016-10-21
$5,000
Consulting
Lynn O'Brien
2016-10-05
$5,000
Consulting
Costco
2016-10-19
$2,021
Postage
Jumbo Postcard
2016-10-05
$1,844
Printing
Winning Systems Inc
2016-10-13
$1,500
Consulting
Dan McConchie
2016-11-30
$1,028
Mileage expenses
Jumbo Postcard
2016-10-21
$1,027
Mailing
Winning Systems Inc
2016-10-08
$1,000
Consulting
Victory Enterprises
2016-10-20
$819
Website expenses
Facebook
2016-10-27
$750
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-15
$750
Advertising
Facebook
2016-11-05
$740
Advertising
Lakeland Catering
2016-10-01
$581
Event catering
Jumbo Postcard
2016-10-01
$566
Printing
Lakeland Catering
2016-11-08
$506
Event catering
Facebook
2016-10-01
$500
Advertising
John Barrington
2016-10-06
$500
Consulting
Facebook
2016-11-30
$493
Advertising
Copper Fiddle Distillery, LLC
2016-11-09
$456
Event beverages
Jumbo Postcard
2016-10-01
$435
Printing
Facebook
2016-10-31
$427
Advertising
Facebook
2016-10-01
$387
Advertising
Uline
2016-10-06
$308
Supplies