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Prairie County, Arkansas · Prairie County 2026 adopted budget

Prairie County — the money trail

$7,000,187.19
This is Prairie County's 2026 budget, passed by the quorum court on Dec. 23, 2025 and filed with the state. Amounts come from the '2026 Request' column of each office's budget page, which the ordinance adopts. The General Fund jail page ($227,703.63) is money meant to be moved to the jail operations fund, so it may show up in both 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 — $7,000,187.19 appropriated

▶County General Fund1000$2,900,861.0241%✓ Sourced
No fund total is printed on the department pages; this is the sum of its departments.
▶County Judge1000-0100$38,412.45✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$36,762.45✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$75✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,575✓ Sourced
▶County/Circuit Clerk1000-0101$240,256.68✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$218,339.11✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$21,817.57✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$100✓ Sourced
▶Fire and Extended Coverage1000-0102$30,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$30,000✓ Sourced
No category heading is printed; these are 3000-series (other services and charges) lines.
▶County Treasurer1000-0103$144,262.77✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$125,220.17✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,062.6✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$12,980✓ Sourced
▶County Sheriff1000-0400$750,815.0526% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$548,115.05✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$93,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$34,700✓ Sourced
▶Debt service$75,000✓ Sourced
▶County Collector1000-0104$217,308.76✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$149,889.76✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$49,119✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$18,300✓ Sourced
▶County General Dispatch1000-0501$185,838.41✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$185,838.41✓ Sourced
▶County Assessor1000-0105$232,747.62✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$151,694.22✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$75,373.4✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,680✓ Sourced
▶Board of Equalization1000-0106$2,501.25✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,201.25✓ Sourced
No subtotal is printed for this category; this is the sum of its printed lines.
▶Other services and charges$300✓ Sourced
No subtotal is printed for this category; this is the sum of its printed lines.
▶Circuit Court1000-0401$66,716.5✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$4,056.73✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$17,159.77✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$45,500✓ Sourced
▶Chancery Probate Court1000-0406$21,108.44✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$4,028.67✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$17,079.77✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court (Juvenile) Division Two1000-0414$200✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$200✓ Sourced
Printed under the heading 'Personal Services', but its lines are supply codes (0414-2001, 0414-2002).
▶Reimburse Cities1000-0409$142,920✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$142,920✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court1000-0107$35,603.91✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$30,253.91✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,350✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Court1000-0415$77,316.29✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$71,810.29✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$250✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,256✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$53,194.59✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$51,619.59✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,575✓ Sourced
▶Des Arc Courthouse1000-0108$49,338.58✓ Sourced
The page lists the building's full supplies and other charges ($94,000.00) and splits them among the offices in the building; each office's share is in its own budget. This amount is the courthouse's own share (46.09%) plus its maintenance worker's pay, which the page prints as the 'Actual Budget'.
▶Personal services$6,013.98✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse share (46.09%) of building supplies and other charges$43,324.6✓ Sourced
▶County Jail1000-0418$227,703.63✓ Sourced
Every line on this page is blank; only the total is printed. The page says this money will need to be moved to the Jail Operations & Maintenance Fund (3017) during the year.
▶County Health Unit1000-0300$14,300✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,550✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,150✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$9,600✓ Sourced
▶County Coroner1000-0419$8,838✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$7,038✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,800✓ Sourced
▶Log Cabin1000-0112$800✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$800✓ Sourced
▶DeValls Bluff Courthouse1000-0117$13,247.78✓ Sourced
The page lists the building's full supplies and other charges ($38,620.00) and splits them among the offices in the building; each office's share is in its own budget. This amount is the courthouse's own share (25.64%) plus its maintenance worker's pay, which the page prints as the 'Actual Budget'.
▶Personal services$3,345.61✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse share (25.64%) of building supplies and other charges$9,902.17✓ Sourced
▶Election1000-0109$59,210✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$26,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$29,710✓ Sourced
▶Extension Service1000-0801$96,156.14✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,195.01✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,461.13✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$87,500✓ Sourced
▶County Grants and Aids1000-0116$8,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,400✓ Sourced
No category heading is printed; these are 3000-series (other services and charges) lines.
▶County Property Reappraisal1000-0119$68,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$68,000✓ Sourced
▶Veterans Service Officer1000-0800$17,678.6✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$17,678.6✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Patrol1000-0422$500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$500✓ Sourced
▶County Justice Building1000-0111$10,690✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$7,690✓ Sourced
▶State District Judge Contribution1000-0450$11,612.7✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$11,612.7✓ Sourced
▶Office of Emergency Management1000-0500$75,182.87✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$31,068.14✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$43,714.73✓ Sourced
▶County Library Fund3008$521,737.27%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$199,937.238% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$159,80031% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$155,00030% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Debt service$7,000✓ Sourced
▶County Road Fund2000$2,076,732.8630%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$933,092.8645% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$781,00038% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$63,640✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$24,000✓ Sourced
▶Debt service$275,000✓ Sourced
▶Communications Equipment Fund3014$4,802.14✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$4,802.14100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Recorder's Fund (75% Account)3006$48,4851%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$5,385✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$12,00025% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$21,10044% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Recorder's Fund (25% Account)3404$31,635✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$31,635100% of fund✓ Sourced
No subtotal is printed for this category; this is the sum of its printed lines.
▶Soil Conservation Tax6417$10,939.81✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,939.81100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Drug Money3015$2,671.37✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$2,671.37100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Law Library6009$6,840✓ Sourced
The page prints most lines (including 3000-series postage, phone and travel lines) under one 'Supplies' heading; we kept the printed headings.
▶Supplies$5,44080% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,400✓ Sourced
▶Prisoner Welfare Maintenance3400$3,618.99✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$3,618.99100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Child Support Fees3012$2,218.05✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,218.05100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender3024$6,000✓ Sourced
The page prints the county's 20% share of public defender expenses (line 0417-3091) under the 'Personal Services' heading; we kept the printed heading.
▶Personal services$6,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety3019$1,185.65✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,185.65100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Emergency 911 (Dispatch) Fund3020$242,407.53%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$179,357.574% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$25,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$37,550✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation Fund3000$11,700✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,700✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$7,00060% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Automation Fund3007$8,500✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$8,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Automation3002$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Jail Operations Maintenance Fund3017$1,070,148.6315%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$779,348.6373% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$172,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$118,800✓ Sourced
▶Court Security Grant3500$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Amendment #79 Fund3004$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Probation Fee3031$13,703.97✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$13,703.97100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation Fund3001$6,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$6,000100% of fund✓ Sourced