Harmon's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($13,500) going to Professional Circulation Inc. in Oak Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Harmon's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$13,500
24.6%
Media production
$10,000
18.2%
Rent
$5,621
10.2%
Staff salary
$5,183
9.4%
Sponsorships
$3,750
6.8%
Network administration
$3,749
6.8%
Printing
$3,386
6.2%
Payroll taxes
$1,687
3.1%
Subscriptions
$1,250
2.3%
Insurance
$1,242
2.3%
Utilities
$953
1.7%
Supplies
$581
1.1%
Office equipment
$506
0.9%
Payroll fees
$467
0.9%
Dues
$450
0.8%
Internet & phones
$434
0.8%
Custodial services
$434
0.8%
Parking
$377
0.7%
Recycling services
$356
0.7%
Monthly fee
$292
0.5%
Phones
$285
0.5%
Framing
$250
0.5%
Taxes
$180
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Professional Circulation Inc.
2018-03-19
$12,000
Consulting
Nuvo, Llc
2018-02-16
$10,000
Media production
Consolidated Printing
2018-01-22
$3,386
Printing
V-Consulting
2018-03-05
$2,681
Network administration
PADS/Housing Forward
2018-02-06
$2,000
Sponsorships
Greenhouse Management
2018-03-05
$1,763
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2018-01-03
$1,680
Rent
Greenhouse Management
2018-02-02
$1,680
Rent
Professional Circulation Inc.
2018-03-02
$1,500
Consulting
Karen T. Fischer
2018-03-15
$1,255
Staff salary
Heil & Kay Insurance Agency, Inc.
2018-01-22
$1,242
Insurance
V-Consulting
2018-03-05
$1,067
Network administration
Karen T. Fischer
2018-02-15
$880
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2018-03-01
$868
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2018-01-15
$860
Staff salary
Karen T. Fischer
2018-02-01
$791
Staff salary
Quill.com
2018-02-05
$581
Supplies
Karen T. Fischer
2018-01-01
$527
Staff salary
Villa Park Office Equipment
2018-03-20
$506
Office equipment
Capitol Fax/Ahead of Our Time Publishing
2018-02-26
$500
Subscriptions
Hephzibah Children's Home Association
2018-03-13
$500
Sponsorships
Oak Park River Forest High School
2018-02-05
$500
Sponsorships
Greenhouse Management
2018-02-02
$498
Rent
Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce
2018-03-09
$450
Dues
Fastframe by Wallace Gilmour's
2018-03-02
$250
Framing
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