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Washington County, Arkansas · Washington County 2026 adopted budget

Washington County — the money trail

$129,707,474
This is the county's 2026 budget, adopted by Ordinance 2025-074 and filed with the state. Amounts are the "2026 Requested" column of the budget the ordinance adopts. Some money is counted twice: the Child Support and Adult Drug Court funds move $34,500 to other funds, and the $10,197,472 Employee Insurance Fund is paid from department budgets that already include health insurance. Click any number to see exactly where it comes from. Where the trail goes dark, it becomes a numbered issue in the docket. New here? Read our story or take the plain-words tour.
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Where it goes — $129,707,474 appropriated

▶General Fund1000$57,369,44944%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the sum of its departments.
▶County Judge1000-0100$487,470✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$452,970✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,750✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$23,750✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-0101$810,575✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$810,575✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk1000-0102$931,926✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$840,926✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$36,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$55,000✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer1000-0103$321,563✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$321,563✓ Sourced
▶Collector1000-0104$1,623,600✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,623,600✓ Sourced
▶Assessor1000-0105$3,699,250✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$3,195,885✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$95,700✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$407,665✓ Sourced
▶Board of Equalization1000-0106$1,924,873✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$16,173✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,907,700✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court1000-0107$457,467✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$320,927✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$136,040✓ Sourced
▶Buildings & Grounds1000-0108$6,575,244✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,465,908✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$343,200✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,365,635✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,870,500✓ Sourced
▶Debt service$530,001✓ Sourced
▶Election Commission1000-0109$1,478,321✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,177,560✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$103,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$169,530✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$27,731✓ Sourced
▶Planning1000-0110$475,830✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$352,730✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$28,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$94,600✓ Sourced
▶Comptroller1000-0113$738,207✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$601,357✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$130,550✓ Sourced
▶Information Technology1000-0115$3,236,430✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,159,060✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$618,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$978,970✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$480,000✓ Sourced
▶Purchasing1000-0118$291,243✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$170,943✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,950✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$116,350✓ Sourced
▶Archives Records Management1000-0119$3,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Grants1000-0120$273,163✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$220,213✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$9,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$43,450✓ Sourced
▶Human Resources1000-0121$764,757✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$457,657✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$12,900✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$294,200✓ Sourced
▶County Attorney1000-0122$596,298✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$396,483✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$8,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$191,815✓ Sourced
▶County Communications1000-0133$180,300✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$149,068✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,900✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$23,332✓ Sourced
▶County Health1000-0300$17,169✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$11,769✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,400✓ Sourced
▶Ambulance Service1000-0301$1,120,355✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,120,355✓ Sourced
▶Animal Shelter1000-0308$1,096,124✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$876,624✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$121,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$98,500✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff1000-0400$15,894,54328% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$13,560,501✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,244,727✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$540,915✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$548,400✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court I - Martin1000-0401$144,885✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$92,540✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$14,200✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$38,145✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court II - Threet1000-0402$72,656✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$13,350✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$59,306✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court III - Egan1000-0403$1,804,925✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,609,925✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$53,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$142,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court IV - Beaumont1000-0404$257,892✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$167,240✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$30,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$60,652✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court V - Bryan1000-0405$172,198✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$108,978✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$16,565✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$46,655✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court VI - Durett1000-0406$75,410✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$19,575✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$55,835✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court VII - Taylor1000-0407$253,462✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$185,452✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$17,250✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$50,760✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court VIII - Warren1000-0408$1,254,900✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,081,182✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$31,100✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$142,618✓ Sourced
▶District Court of Fayetteville1000-0409$58,134✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$58,134✓ Sourced
▶District Court of Springdale1000-0410$46,505✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$46,505✓ Sourced
▶District Court of Prairie Grove1000-0411$32,822✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$32,822✓ Sourced
▶District Court of West Fork1000-0412$31,955✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$31,955✓ Sourced
▶District Court of Elkins1000-0413$60,085✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$60,085✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$2,599,491✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,344,941✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$49,800✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$204,750✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender1000-0417$1,265,860✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,062,285✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$37,950✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$165,625✓ Sourced
▶Coroner1000-0419$770,613✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$648,613✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$70,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$51,500✓ Sourced
▶Constables1000-0420$45✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$15✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$30✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff Work Release1000-0428$19,595✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$12,775✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$6,820✓ Sourced
▶Court Reporting Services1000-0440$27,300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$27,300✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Detention Center1000-0444$2,306,442✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,114,307✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$100,700✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$91,435✓ Sourced
▶Department of Emergency Management1000-0500$878,768✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$478,088✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$54,700✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$280,980✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$65,000✓ Sourced
▶Fire Departments1000-0502$1,412,500✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,410,000✓ Sourced
▶County Judge Emergency Budget1000-0505$300,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$300,000✓ Sourced
▶Veteran Services1000-0800$259,698✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$220,298✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$15,600✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$23,800✓ Sourced
▶Extension Office1000-0801$265,100✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$265,100✓ Sourced
▶Employee Insurance Fund1002$10,197,4728%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,197,472100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶ARPA Revenue Replacement1006$5,500,0004%✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,500,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Animal Shelter Projects1825$13,429✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$13,429100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Road Fund2000$16,738,51513%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$9,088,51154% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,922,80029% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$2,613,044✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$114,160✓ Sourced
▶Road Additional Fuel Tax2003$769,1401%✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$769,140100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation Fund3000$181,026✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$158,62188% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$11,905✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation Fund3001$910,7631%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$371,41241% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$136,200✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$303,15133% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$100,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Automation Fund3002$55,600✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$40,00072% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$15,60028% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund3004$96,100✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$16,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$80,10083% of fund✓ Sourced
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▶County Clerk's Cost Fund3005$114,250✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$36,00032% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$78,25068% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Recorder's Cost Fund3006$1,812,8821%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,105,88261% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$17,250✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$689,75038% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Library Fund3008$4,404,4733%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the sum of its departments.
▶County Library3008-0600$4,368,47399% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$452,876✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$16,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$3,899,597✓ Sourced
▶County Library - Greenland Branch3008-0610$18,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$18,000✓ Sourced
▶County Library - Winslow Branch3008-0611$18,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$18,000✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk Operating Fund3010$15,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$15,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Child Support Cost Fund3012$7,500✓ Sourced
▶Transfers out$7,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Communication Facility/Equip3014$359,300✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$159,80044% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$199,50056% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Jail Operations & Maintenance3017$29,744,32523%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the sum of its departments.
▶Jail Operations3017-0418$27,070,06891% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$20,196,514✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,377,953✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$3,360,319✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$135,282✓ Sourced
▶Jail Maintenance3017-1418$2,674,257✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$464,134✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,333,511✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$876,612✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety Fund3019$29,425✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$21,72574% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$7,70026% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Emergency 911 Fund3020$618,618✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$89,918✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$32,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$496,30080% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court Fund3028$27,000✓ Sourced
▶Transfers out$27,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk Commissioner Fee3039$9,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$9,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund3042$38,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$38,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Drug Enforcement-State-Sheriff3404$19,800✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$14,60074% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,20026% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Drug Enforcement-Federal-Sheriff3405$27,100✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$22,00081% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,100✓ Sourced
▶Animal Shelter Howick Trust3407$148,807✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$148,807100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Radio System Sales Tax4800$500,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$500,000100% of fund✓ Sourced