Jacobs's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with 88.2% of this total ($3,000) going to Dawn Shelton in Silvis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jacobs's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$3,400
51.5%
Meals
$1,615
24.4%
Telephone expenses
$1,413
21.4%
Computer software
$179
2.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-03-01
$569
Meals
Dawn Shelton
2017-03-21
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-02-24
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-02-02
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-01-05
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-01-02
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-01-20
$500
Staff salaries
Keith Collier
2017-01-09
$400
Staff salaries
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-03-01
$399
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-30
$340
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-01
$248
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-26
$239
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-09
$216
Telephone expenses
Starbucks
2017-03-31
$197
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-31
$191
Telephone expenses
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-03-31
$180
Meals
Mcafee Techmaster Svcs
2017-03-31
$179
Computer software
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-26
$176
Telephone expenses
Starbucks
2017-01-26
$100
Meals
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-01-26
$88
Meals
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-01-26
$80
Meals