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St. Francis County, Arkansas · St. Francis County 2026 adopted budget

St. Francis County — the money trail

$15,878,686.23
This is St. Francis County's 2026 budget summary (Exhibit A to Ordinance 25-33), as faxed to the Association of Arkansas Counties and filed with the state. We use the '2026 Budgeted Expenses' column. It shows one amount per office or fund, so there are no spending categories, and it does not show money moved between funds. 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 — $15,878,686.23 appropriated

▶County General Fund1000$4,279,270.6127%✓ Sourced
▶County Judge1000-100$78,225.71✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-101$354,110.17✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk1000-102$218,431.18✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer1000-103$161,474.57✓ Sourced
▶Collector1000-104$218,646.8✓ Sourced
▶Assessor1000-105$345,642.86✓ Sourced
▶Board of Equalization1000-106$1,900✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court1000-107$83,250✓ Sourced
▶General Services1000-108$272,066.89✓ Sourced
▶Elections1000-109$223,473.5✓ Sourced
▶Assoc. of Arkansas Counties1000-118$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Soil Conservation1000-119$15,000✓ Sourced
▶Election Coordinator1000-130$16,905.31✓ Sourced
▶Health Unit1000-300$35,000✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff1000-400$1,389,355.6332% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court- Case Coordinator1000-401$100,524.34✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Court1000-414$27,075✓ Sourced
▶Prosecutor Attorney1000-416$133,782.15✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender1000-417$35,000✓ Sourced
▶Jail1000-418$180,000✓ Sourced
▶Coroner1000-419$62,603.13✓ Sourced
▶Fine Collector1000-423$48,806.2✓ Sourced
▶County Attorney1000-424$16,447.5✓ Sourced
▶OES1000-500$47,892.55✓ Sourced
▶Law Library1000-600$850✓ Sourced
▶County Museum1000-602$58,014.38✓ Sourced
▶VSO1000-800$31,692.74✓ Sourced
▶Extension Service1000-801$70,100✓ Sourced
▶Food Pantry/Care Center1000-803$50,000✓ Sourced
▶County Road Fund2000$2,577,036.4616%✓ Sourced
▶Road Dept.2000$2,436,036.4695% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Additional Motor Fuel Tax2003$141,000✓ Sourced
▶Coronavirus Relief Fund 20201005$75,285.14✓ Sourced
▶Treas. Local Asst. Tribal Consistency1007$2,231.35✓ Sourced
▶Building & Maintenance1804$32,000✓ Sourced
▶Industrial Development1805$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Municipal Court Expense (District)1806$200,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Blood Alcohol Content1807$550✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation3000$31,710✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation3001$67,100✓ Sourced
▶ACT 1262 Circuit Crt Automation3002$15,204.43✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Adm. 793004$7,000✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk Aut.3005$16,000✓ Sourced
▶ACT 7683006$181,067.41%✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste3009$1,250,519.458%✓ Sourced
▶Co Clerk's Opr. Fund3010$1,000✓ Sourced
▶County Reappraisal3011$135,8281%✓ Sourced
▶ACT 9893012$7,100✓ Sourced
▶Boating & Safety3019$500✓ Sourced
▶Emergency 9113020$1,091,773.337%✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Probation Fee3031$53,366.84✓ Sourced
▶Nearco3036$95,190.141%✓ Sourced
▶Act 291 Circuit Clerk Comm Fee3039$500✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Cont. Ed3042$3,600✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Equipment Fund3400$5,000✓ Sourced
▶I-40 Interdictory Force3402$677,936.454%✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Court Monitors3405$4,149.3✓ Sourced
▶SFC Solid Waste City & Com3406$1,010,140.066%✓ Sourced
▶Economic Dev. Tax (Sales Tax Exp)3408$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Veterans Transportation3409$6,500✓ Sourced
▶O & M of Jail3410$2,495,119.916%✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Services Prog/Juvenile3411$646,180.54%✓ Sourced
▶Peer Recovery Specialist Grant3412$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Hughes Food Pantry3424$15,000✓ Sourced
▶K-93430$1,778✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk Automated Grant3501$35,171.97✓ Sourced
▶Court Improvement Team Grants3507$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Court Accountability Grant3509$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Depository Fund3549$75,000✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Officer Grant Fund3550$88,752.21%✓ Sourced
▶Supplemental Juvenile Funding Grant3551$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Court Grant3552$164,215.071%✓ Sourced
▶Victim Witness Program3560$229,909.631%✓ Sourced