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Desha County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General Fund

$4,547,925
✓ 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
Desha County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 7–42
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 27 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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48% of all county appropriations ($9,521,364)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $111,270 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $316,694 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Clerk $283,246 ✓ Sourced
County Treasurer $125,810 ✓ Sourced
County Collector $250,945 ✓ Sourced
County Assessor $319,914 ✓ Sourced
Equalization Board $2,600 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $69,338 ✓ Sourced
County Building Maintenance $175,720 ✓ Sourced
Election Department $100,000 ✓ Sourced
County Building - All Other Buildings $60,680 ✓ Sourced
Other County Expenses $116,000 ✓ Sourced
County-in-Aid Grants $54,750 ✓ Sourced
Courthouse Annex $111,000 ✓ Sourced
County Health $61,728 ✓ Sourced
Ambulance Services $120,000 ✓ Sourced
County Sheriff $1,551,885 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court $58,060 ✓ Sourced
Municipal Court $87,407 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Court Probation Officers $350,000 ✓ Sourced
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $71,626 ✓ Sourced
Public Defender $5,112 ✓ Sourced
County Coroner $18,189 ✓ Sourced
Office of Emergency Management $56,404 ✓ Sourced
County Veteran Services $22,797 ✓ Sourced
Office of Extension Services $45,500 ✓ Sourced
Paupers and Welfare $1,250 ✓ Sourced