Howard County, Arkansas · Howard County 2026 adopted budget
Howard County — the money trail
This is Howard County's 2026 budget, adopted by Ordinance 2025-16, as filed with the state. Amounts are the 2026 budget column, checked against the county's 2026 totals sheets. The general fund includes $218,790 in two transfer lines to outside budgets. Click any number to see exactly where it comes from. Where the trail goes dark, it becomes a numbered issue in the
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Where it goes — $11,985,488 appropriated
▶County General1000$3,579,40130%✓ Sourced
▶County Judge1000-0100$125,337✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 1.
▶County Clerk1000-0101$256,563✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 1.
▶Circuit Clerk1000-0102$261,790✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 1.
▶County Treasurer1000-0103$144,438✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 1.
▶County Collector1000-0104$324,577✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: pp. 1–2.
▶County Assessor1000-0105$465,788✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 2.
▶Equalization Board1000-0106$1,857✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 2.
▶Quorum Court1000-0107$41,649✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 2.
▶Courthouse Maintenance1000-0108$228,381✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 2.
▶Elections1000-0109$108,498✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 2.
▶Grants in Aid (General)1000-0116$9,500✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 2.
▶County Health1000-0300$61,389✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: pp. 2–3.
▶County Sheriff1000-0400$1,019,57128% of fund✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Circuit Court1000-0401$20,000✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Circuit Court Judge1000-0402$23,188✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Juvenile Court1000-0414$6,083✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Juvenile Intake Officer1000-0415$21,693✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$45,540✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Coroner1000-0419$15,125✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶Deputy Prosecuting Atty1000-0426$30,000✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 3.
▶OES1000-0500$42,134✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: pp. 3–4.
▶Howard Co. Fire Chief Assn.1000-0502$250✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4.
▶Veterans Office1000-0800$16,680✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4.
▶Extension Office1000-0801$87,742✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4.
▶Airport (Co. General)1000-0900$2,838✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4.
Printed on the Section 5 sheet only; there are no line items for it in the statement of operation.
Printed on the Section 5 sheet only; there are no line items for it in the statement of operation.
▶District Court1800$205,0602%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4 (department code 0409).
▶Doctor's Office Buildings1801$90,8401%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4 (department code 0111).
▶County Health Building1802$58,137✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4 (department code 0111).
▶Senior Citizen Building1803$16,333✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 4 (department code 0111).
▶Road2000$3,476,11229%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: pp. 4–5 (department code 0200).
▶Additional Motor Fuel Tax2003$226,1482%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0201).
▶Treasurer's Auto Fund3000$21,533✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0103).
▶Collector's Auto Fund3001$570,7395%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0104).
▶Circuit Court Auto Fund3002$10,281✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0102).
▶Assessor's PTR Cost Fund3004$32,731✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0105).
▶Co. Clerk's Cost Fund3005$15,080✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0101).
▶Co. Recorders Cost Fund3006$63,6141%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0102).
▶Library3008$241,6572%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 5 (department code 0600).
▶Sanitation3009$679,2146%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: pp. 5–6 (department code 0701).
▶Child Support Fee Acct.3012$4,995✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 6 (department code 0102).
▶Jail3017$1,462,73412%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 6 (department code 0418).
▶Sheriff's Reserve3019$8,558✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 6 (department code 0400).
▶9113020$272,1762%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: pp. 6–7 (department code 0501).
▶Victim Witness3025$78,0481%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0416).
▶Defense of Indigents3026$12,781✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0417).
▶Criminal Justice3035$72,2361%✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0102).
▶Cir Clerk Comm Fee Fund3039$793✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0102).
▶Law Library3400$53,032✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0102).
▶Assessor's Late Assessment Fee3402$2,479✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0105).
▶Search & Rescue3403$5,449✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0400).
▶Airport Grant3563$1,950✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0116).
▶Special Drug Court Fund6401$38,210✓ Sourced
No category totals are printed; each category is the sum of the line items printed in the statement of operation. Line items: p. 7 (department code 0116).
Only a 2026 total is printed (Section 5 sheet); this fund has no line items in the statement of operation.
Only a 2026 total is printed (Section 5 sheet); this fund has no line items in the statement of operation.
Only a 2026 total is printed (Section 5 sheet); this fund has no line items in the statement of operation.
Only a 2026 total is printed (Section 5 sheet); this fund has no line items in the statement of operation.