Welch's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($6,000) going to RK PR Solutions, LLC in Lincoln. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Welch's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$12,000
22%
Postage
$7,000
12.8%
Newspaper advertising
$4,532
8.3%
Subscriptions
$4,190
7.7%
Ad books
$3,625
6.7%
Donations
$2,500
4.6%
Utilities
$2,487
4.6%
Flood insurance
$2,487
4.6%
Office rent, suite d
$2,000
3.7%
Rent - suite d
$2,000
3.7%
Advertising - taste of bellwood
$2,000
3.7%
Advertising - summer concerts in the park
$2,000
3.7%
Flowers
$1,649
3%
Advertising - taste of melrose park
$1,000
1.8%
Campaign work
$971
1.8%
Equipment - maintenance
$775
1.4%
Magazine advertising
$650
1.2%
Food
$640
1.2%
Donation - summer work program
$512
0.9%
Photography
$360
0.7%
Walkathon
$250
0.5%
Rental fee
$231
0.4%
Entertainment
$200
0.4%
Golf outings
$185
0.3%
Secuirty system
$155
0.3%
Reimbursements
$120
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
US Postmaster
2018-04-09
$7,000
Postage
American Bankers Insurance Company
2018-06-15
$2,487
Flood insurance
Advanced Digital Media, Inc.
2018-05-30
$2,160
Subscriptions
Andrea Garcia LLC
2018-05-09
$2,000
Consulting
Andrea Garcia LLC
2018-06-05
$2,000
Consulting
RK PR Solutions, LLC
2018-04-06
$2,000
Consulting
RK PR Solutions, LLC
2018-05-01
$2,000
Consulting
RK PR Solutions, LLC
2018-06-30
$2,000
Consulting
Village of Bellwood
2018-06-12
$2,000
Advertising - taste of bellwood
Village of Hillside
2018-06-11
$2,000
Advertising - summer concerts in the park
NGP Van, Inc.
2018-06-27
$1,850
Subscriptions
Continuing Academic Training
2018-05-30
$1,600
Ad books
Wednesday Journal, Inc.
2018-06-13
$1,495
Newspaper advertising
Wednesday Journal, Inc.
2018-06-13
$1,017
Newspaper advertising
A Greater Good Foundation
2018-06-22
$1,000
Donations
Al Forst
2018-04-01
$1,000
Office rent, suite d
Al Forst
2018-05-01
$1,000
Office rent, suite d
Al Forst
2018-06-01
$1,000
Rent - suite d
Al Forst
2018-06-30
$1,000
Rent - suite d
Proviso Township Joint Chamber of Commerce
2018-05-30
$1,000
Ad books
Proviso West Track Team
2018-06-08
$1,000
Donations
Taste of Melrose Park
2018-06-11
$1,000
Advertising - taste of melrose park
D & D Office Machines, Inc.
2018-04-06
$775
Equipment - maintenance
34 Publishing, Inc.
2018-04-06
$650
Magazine advertising
ComEd
2018-06-15
$632
Utilities
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