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White County, Arkansas · White County 2026 adopted budget

White County — the money trail

$51,279,176.75
This is White County's 2026 annual operating budget as filed with the state: an appropriation ordinance for calendar year 2026 and the detailed budget behind it, scanned. We use the ordinance amount for each fund and office, and the detail pages for the categories. Three funds move money to other county funds ($5,946,000.00 from the General Reserve Fund, $680,730.00 from Other County Expenses and $39,886.00 from the Sheriff's law enforcement tax), so those $6,666,616.00 appear in both the fund that sends them and the fund that spends them. 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 — $51,279,176.75 appropriated

▶County General Fund1000$11,440,442.5122%✓ Sourced
▶County Judge1000-0100$411,428✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$363,478✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$13,100✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$34,850✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-0101$843,973.37✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$713,023.37✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$39,100✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$84,850✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk1000-0102$460,819.56✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$363,719.56✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$35,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$62,100✓ Sourced
▶County Treasurer1000-0103$294,280.04✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$259,640.04✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$9,750✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$14,890✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Tax Collector1000-0104$813,502.67✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$530,502.67✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$77,800✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$194,200✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$11,000✓ Sourced
▶Tax Assessor1000-0105$1,749,469.57✓ Sourced
The ordinance (p. 1) and the General Fund summary (p. 78) print $1,749,469.57. The Assessor's detail pages print a total of $1,741,384.41 (p. 26), and the categories add to that.
▶Personal services$806,484.41○ Cited
▶Supplies$139,000○ Cited
▶Other services and charges$719,900○ Cited
▶Capital outlay$76,000○ Cited
▶Board of Equalization1000-0106$11,705✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$6,805✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$2,400✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court1000-0107$219,932.69✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$204,732.69✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$15,200✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse Maintenance1000-0108$433,913.04✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$403,513.04✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$15,450✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$14,950✓ Sourced
▶Election Commission1000-0109$525,886.99✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$414,086.99✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,200✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$91,100✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,500✓ Sourced
▶Other County Expenses1000-0112$1,502,839.91✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$119,959.91✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$528,300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$173,850✓ Sourced
▶Transfers out$680,730✓ Sourced
▶County General Road Fund1000-0200$1,150,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$850,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$300,000✓ Sourced
▶County Health Department1000-0300$128,531.08✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$33,431.08✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$27,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$62,700✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶County General Law Enforcement1000-0400$400,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$100,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$300,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court First Division1000-0401$59,150✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$25,600✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$33,550✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Third Division1000-0402$116,300✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$51,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$65,300✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Second Division1000-0403$67,910✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$9,050✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$53,860✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Facility Building Fund1000-0404$781,200✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$38,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$243,200✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$500,000✓ Sourced
▶Searcy District Court1000-0409$55,000✓ Sourced
This court has one budget line and no category total, so the tree stops here.
▶Beebe District Court1000-0410$35,000✓ Sourced
This court has one budget line and no category total, so the tree stops here.
▶Juvenile Probation1000-0414$570,567.41✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$427,917.41✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$18,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$124,150✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$326,346.34✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$187,946.34✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$57,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$80,900✓ Sourced
▶Coroner1000-0419$177,838.58✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$130,063.58✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$25,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$17,275✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Office of Emergency Management1000-0500$287,898.26✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$169,368.26✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$40,800✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$67,730✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Local Emergency Planning Commission1000-0503$16,950✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$11,950✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,000✓ Sourced
▶County General Reserve Fund1001$5,946,00012%✓ Sourced
▶Transfers out$5,946,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Cops in School Fund1801$159,543✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$159,543100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Road Fund2000$10,108,637.9820%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$4,101,987.9841% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,171,00041% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$297,650✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$675,000✓ Sourced
▶Debt service$863,000✓ Sourced
▶Additional Motor Fuel Tax Fund2003$358,9711%✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$358,971100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation Fund3000$40,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$20,50051% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$14,00035% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$6,000✓ Sourced
▶Tax Collector's Automated Fund3001$209,260✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$10,100✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$36,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$138,16066% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$25,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Automation Fund3002$10,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,50071% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$3,00029% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor Automation Fund (Amendment 79)3004$71,454.88✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$26,269.8837% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$16,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$21,18530% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$8,000✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk's Automated Fund3005$79,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$28,50036% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$31,00039% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$20,00025% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Recorder's Cost Fund3006$537,982.291%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$323,882.2960% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$40,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$174,10032% of fund✓ Sourced
▶White County Library Fund3008$1,475,4423%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,475,442100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Communication, Facility & Equipment Fund3014$410,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$360,00088% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Dept. State Drug Control Fund3015$16,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,00030% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$11,50070% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Boat Fund3019$13,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,00038% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,00062% of fund✓ Sourced
▶9-1-1 Emergency Services Fund3020$2,141,385.294%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,600,694.2975% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$251,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$273,387✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$15,804✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender Fund3024$37,200✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$31,20084% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Prosecutor Victim/Witness Fund3025$156,052.29✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$147,652.2995% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,400✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court Fund3028$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,00080% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Probation Fee Account Fund3031$15,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$15,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk Commissioners Fee Fund3039$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund3042$9,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,00078% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court Opioid Grant Fund3048$27,273.89✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$23,273.8985% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Volunteer Fire Departments Fund3403$392,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$392,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Dept. Federal Drug Control Fund3404$14,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,00036% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$9,00064% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Fire Protection Services Sales Tax Fund3405$4,223,0008%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$4,223,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Federal Drug Control DOTT Fund3406$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Prosecuting Attorney Fund3507$62,975.18✓ Sourced
Only personal services lines and a fund total are printed (no category total), so the tree stops here.
▶Arkansas Court Improvement Grant Fund3508$2,461.02✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,606.0265% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$85535% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Strategy Against Violence on the Rise Grant Fund3513$185,187.66✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$50,00027% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$135,187.6673% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Non-Mandated Services Fund3401$718,532.321%✓ Sourced
▶Grants in Aid3401-0112$119,843✓ Sourced
This office has one budget line and no category total, so the tree stops here.
▶White County Library (non-mandated)3401-0600$14,810✓ Sourced
This office has one budget line and no category total, so the tree stops here.
▶Veterans Service Office3401-0800$100,619.32✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$82,463.32✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,900✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$13,256✓ Sourced
▶Cooperative Extension Service3401-0801$269,76038% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$18,150✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$251,610✓ Sourced
▶Social Services Fund (Aging Program)3401-0803$213,50030% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$44,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$169,500✓ Sourced
▶Law Enforcement Tax Fund3402$11,166,175.4422%✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Department3402-0400$6,235,060.0256% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$5,253,224.02✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$745,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$196,950✓ Sourced
▶Transfers out$39,886✓ Sourced
▶Detention Center3402-0418$4,720,365.4242% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,731,865.42✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$912,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,076,000✓ Sourced
▶Firearms Training Facility3402-0422$210,750✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,750✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$200,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital Improvement Fund4800$1,233,7002%✓ Sourced
▶County Judge4800-0100$665,00054% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$95,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$570,000✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk4800-0101$14,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk4800-0102$17,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse Maintenance4800-0108$25,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$17,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$7,500✓ Sourced
▶Election Commission4800-0109$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Road Department4800-0200$300,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$260,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$40,000✓ Sourced
▶Health Department4800-0300$12,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Department4800-0400$103,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$23,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$80,000✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Probation4800-0414$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney4800-0416$9,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Coroner's Office4800-0419$27,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$20,000✓ Sourced
▶Office of Emergency Management4800-0500$10,200✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,200✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶9-1-1 Emergency Services4800-0501$9,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Veterans Service Office4800-0800$9,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Cooperative Extension Service4800-0801$12,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced