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Washington County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

General Fund

$57,369,449
✓ Sourced

This number is cited to a source document, and its arithmetic re-adds to the dollar (it cross-foots, or it is counted inside a total that does).

Source
Washington County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 5–6
Layer
appropriation — Layer one: what Quorum Court authorized to be spent. What was actually spent is layer two (audit and treasurer reports); which vendor got which check is layer three (check register).
Checked
Cross-foots ✓ — the 48 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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44% of all county appropriations ($129,707,474)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

No fund total printed; this is the sum of its departments.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $487,470 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $810,575 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Clerk $931,926 ✓ Sourced
Treasurer $321,563 ✓ Sourced
Collector $1,623,600 ✓ Sourced
Assessor $3,699,250 ✓ Sourced
Board of Equalization $1,924,873 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $457,467 ✓ Sourced
Buildings & Grounds $6,575,244 ✓ Sourced
Election Commission $1,478,321 ✓ Sourced
Planning $475,830 ✓ Sourced
Comptroller $738,207 ✓ Sourced
Information Technology $3,236,430 ✓ Sourced
Purchasing $291,243 ✓ Sourced
Archives Records Management $3,500 ✓ Sourced
Grants $273,163 ✓ Sourced
Human Resources $764,757 ✓ Sourced
County Attorney $596,298 ✓ Sourced
County Communications $180,300 ✓ Sourced
County Health $17,169 ✓ Sourced
Ambulance Service $1,120,355 ✓ Sourced
Animal Shelter $1,096,124 ✓ Sourced
Sheriff $15,894,543 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court I - Martin $144,885 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court II - Threet $72,656 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court III - Egan $1,804,925 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court IV - Beaumont $257,892 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court V - Bryan $172,198 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court VI - Durett $75,410 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court VII - Taylor $253,462 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court VIII - Warren $1,254,900 ✓ Sourced
District Court of Fayetteville $58,134 ✓ Sourced
District Court of Springdale $46,505 ✓ Sourced
District Court of Prairie Grove $32,822 ✓ Sourced
District Court of West Fork $31,955 ✓ Sourced
District Court of Elkins $60,085 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $2,599,491 ✓ Sourced
Public Defender $1,265,860 ✓ Sourced
Coroner $770,613 ✓ Sourced
Constables $45 ✓ Sourced
Sheriff Work Release $19,595 ✓ Sourced
Court Reporting Services $27,300 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Detention Center $2,306,442 ✓ Sourced
Department of Emergency Management $878,768 ✓ Sourced
Fire Departments $1,412,500 ✓ Sourced
County Judge Emergency Budget $300,000 ✓ Sourced
Veteran Services $259,698 ✓ Sourced
Extension Office $265,100 ✓ Sourced