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Benton County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General

$68,849,468
✓ 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
Benton County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
p. 35
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
Counted ✓ — this fund is part of the grand total that re-adds to the ordinance's stated figure exactly. Full report.
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56% of all county appropriations ($123,800,625)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

Printed total is $68,849,468.00; the departments listed add to $68,849,470.00.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge Office $1,024,317 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk Office $1,758,035 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $360,521 ✓ Sourced
Non-Dept Maintenance $3,467,340 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk Election $705,609 ✓ Sourced
Planning Board $605,477 ✓ Sourced
Accounting $1,235,567 ✓ Sourced
County Information Systems $3,352,926 ○ Cited
Human Resources $822,497 ✓ Sourced
County Legal Dept $165,000 ✓ Sourced
Environmental Services $746,889 ✓ Sourced
Community Risk Reduction $701,664 ✓ Sourced
County Health Dept $68,195 ✓ Sourced
County Sheriff Office $19,817,300 ✓ Sourced
Green Circuit Court, Div I $191,367 ○ Cited
Karren Circuit Court, Div II $220,417 ✓ Sourced
Scott Circuit Court, Div IV $176,230 ✓ Sourced
Duncan Circuit Court, Div V $181,731 ✓ Sourced
Schrantz Circuit Court, Div VI $198,247 ✓ Sourced
Howart Circuit Court, Div VII $205,058 ✓ Sourced
District Court 4 Benton County West $152,500 ✓ Sourced
District Court 2 Bentonville $61,243 ✓ Sourced
District Court 3 Siloam Springs $32,507 ✓ Sourced
District Court 1 Rogers $41,122 ✓ Sourced
Smith Circuit Court, Div III $453,383 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Detention Center $1,988,708 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $3,380,821 ✓ Sourced
Jail $17,882,865 ✓ Sourced
County Coroner $650,280 ✓ Sourced
County Coroner $85,229 ✓ Sourced
Search/Rescue $26,362 ✓ Sourced
Benton County Dive Team $60,907 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Probation $2,178,250 ✓ Sourced
Emergency Services $364,895 ✓ Sourced
CENCOM $3,797,326 ✓ Sourced
Benton County Fire Services $1,084,047 ✓ Sourced
Public Safety Services $96,074 ✓ Sourced
Veteran Services $318,564 ✓ Sourced
County Agent/Conservation $190,000 ✓ Sourced

This list is not yet complete — more lines exist in the source document than have been ingested.