Batinick's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,664) going to Red Leader Strategies in Aurora. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Batinick's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$1,664
25.7%
Rent
$1,100
17%
Sponsorships
$1,085
16.8%
Supplies
$448
6.9%
Internet access
$412
6.4%
Staff salaries
$340
5.3%
Gift cards
$330
5.1%
Flowers
$307
4.8%
Wages
$300
4.6%
Office supplies
$175
2.7%
Petitions
$170
2.6%
Hall rent
$50
0.8%
Gift card
$50
0.8%
Donations
$35
0.5%
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
Red Leader Strategies
2017-10-24
$1,664
Consulting
Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce
2017-11-24
$375
Sponsorships
Walgreens
2017-12-20
$355
Supplies
Debbie Kraulidis
2017-12-12
$340
Staff salaries
Debbie Kraulidis
2017-10-26
$300
Wages
Park Place Center, LLC
2017-10-10
$300
Rent
Park Place Center, LLC
2017-11-14
$300
Rent
Park Place Center, LLC
2017-12-14
$300
Rent
Rotary Club of Plainfield
2017-11-09
$300
Sponsorships
Dunkin Donuts
2017-12-12
$280
Gift cards
American Legion
2017-11-30
$200
Rent
Witches Night Out
2017-10-10
$200
Sponsorships
Office Max
2017-10-30
$175
Office supplies
Haley Kraulidis
2017-11-20
$170
Petitions
Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce
2017-10-26
$150
Sponsorships
Comcast Cable
2017-10-23
$137
Internet access
Comcast Cable
2017-12-26
$137
Internet access
Comcast Cable
2017-12-24
$137
Internet access
Palmer Florist
2017-12-15
$119
Flowers
Palmer Florist
2017-11-07
$111
Flowers
Palmer Florist
2017-10-17
$76
Flowers
American Legion
2017-10-20
$50
Hall rent
Dunkin Donuts
2017-11-28
$50
Gift card
Dunkin Donuts
2017-12-12
$50
Gift cards
Walgreens
2017-10-05
$38
Supplies
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