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Craighead County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General Fund

$28,810,743.76
✓ 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
Craighead County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 3–4
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
Counted ✓ — this fund is part of the grand total that re-adds to the ordinance's stated figure exactly. Full report.
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48% of all county appropriations ($59,784,096.05)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

Printed total is $28,810,743.76; the departments listed add to $28,810,743.77.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $589,961.39 ○ Cited
County Clerk $814,156.67 ○ Cited
Circuit Clerk $397,473.35 ○ Cited
County Treasurer $246,922.17 ○ Cited
County Collector $532,760.73 ○ Cited
County Assessor $1,735,058.75 ○ Cited
Equalization Board $15,426.11 ○ Cited
Quorum Court $312,515.67 ○ Cited
Building Maintenance $1,132,607.32 ○ Cited
Election Commission $299,262.43 ○ Cited
County Planning Board $15,000 ○ Cited
Computer Services $500,388.7 ○ Cited
Lake City Clerk $14,558.5 ○ Cited
Soil Conservation Dist. $11,000 ○ Cited
Crowley's Ridge Dev Council $5,000 ○ Cited
Economic Development $143,250 ○ Cited
Association of Arkansas Counties $4,122 ○ Cited
Interfund Transfers $4,553,500 ○ Cited
East Ark. Planning & Dev. Dist (2020 Census) $20,021.58 ○ Cited
COBRA & Retiree Health Insurance $12,000 ○ Cited
County Health Unit $47,467.3 ○ Cited
St. Bernards Healthcare $5,000 ○ Cited
County Sheriff $5,389,072.58 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator $10,000 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator I $10 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator II $10,000 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator III $10,000 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator IV $10,000 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator V $10,000 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator VI $10,000 ○ Cited
Trial Court Administrator VII $10,000 ○ Cited
District Court $1,324,342.32 ○ Cited
Juvenile Court $655,028.45 ○ Cited
Prosecuting Attorney $35,473.39 ○ Cited
County Jail $7,336,164.97 ○ Cited
County Coroner $250,684.08 ○ Cited
Constable $4,884.19 ○ Cited
Circuit Court $950,301.31 ○ Cited
Drug Task Force $220,507.95 ○ Cited
Deputy Prosecuting Atty. $389,387.68 ○ Cited
Victim/Witness Assistance $289,346.45 ○ Cited
Office of Emergency Management $172,726.51 ○ Cited
Veterans Service $167,418.02 ○ Cited
County Extension Office $133,977.7 ○ Cited
Paupers & Welfare $6,000 ○ Cited
Consolidated Youth Services $465.5 ○ Cited
Senior Citizens $2,500 ○ Cited
Disabled American Veterans $5,000 ○ Cited

This list is not yet complete — more lines exist in the source document than have been ingested.