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Lafayette County, Arkansas · Lafayette County 2026 adopted budget

Lafayette County — the money trail

$8,165,155.73
This is the county's 2026 budget ordinance (No. 2025-017) as filed with the state. We used the 2026 budget amount for each fund and each office's expense total. Five funds move $534,900 into the General Fund (transfer lines), so those dollars appear in both places. 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 — $8,165,155.73 appropriated

▶County General1000$2,115,183.2726%✓ Sourced
Printed total is $2,115,183.27; the departments listed add to $1,546,976.07. The Sheriff's office line items are not in the filed copy (the page after the Sheriff's staff list is missing), so $568,207.20 is not shown by department.
▶County Judge1000.0100$50,145.22○ Cited
▶County Clerk1000.0101$203,473.87○ Cited
▶Circuit Clerk1000.0102$109,975.09○ Cited
▶Treasurer1000.0103$102,287.68○ Cited
▶Tax Collector1000.0104$192,753.55○ Cited
▶Assessor1000.0105$284,654.6○ Cited
▶Equalization Board1000.0106$750○ Cited
▶Quorum Court1000.0107$40,619.11○ Cited
▶Election1000.0109$60,820.01○ Cited
▶County Buildings Annex1000.0111$32,260.88○ Cited
▶County Special1000.0112$4,200○ Cited
▶SW AR Planning & Development1000.0116$5,553.2○ Cited
▶County Utilities1000.0120$78,150.34○ Cited
▶County Health Unit1000.0300$15,000○ Cited
▶Circuit Court Judge Jones1000.0401$9,412.56○ Cited
▶Circuit Court Judge Haltom1000.0402$8,605.45○ Cited
▶Circuit Court Wren Autrey1000.0403$7,861.95○ Cited
▶District Court1000.0409$155,095.11○ Cited
▶Juvenile Intake1000.0415$6,000○ Cited
▶DPA/Deputy Prosecuting Attorney1000.0416$51,442.09○ Cited
▶Coroner1000.0419$33,108.68○ Cited
▶Office of Emergency Management1000.0500$66,575.84○ Cited
▶Veterans Service1000.0800$13,230.84○ Cited
▶Extension Office1000.0801$15,000○ Cited
▶County General Investment Fund1003$60,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse Restoration1800$1,000✓ Sourced
▶75% Recorder Cost Fund1801$137,579.242%✓ Sourced
▶County Road Fund2000$2,112,789.6626%✓ Sourced
▶County Road Investment - 5212001$420,0005%✓ Sourced
▶Motor Fuel Tax2203$162,0002%✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation Fund3000$17,850✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation Fund3001$44,2531%✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Automation3002$2,500✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Amendment No. 793004$3,000✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk's Cost Fund3005$11,000✓ Sourced
▶Recorder's Cost Fund3006$70,0001%✓ Sourced
▶County Library Fund3008$165,925.682%✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste Fund3009$937,46711%✓ Sourced
▶Sanitation/Solid Waste3009.0700$634,350.6868% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Transfer Station3009.0710$303,116.3232% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Reappraisal Cost Fund3011$87,5701%✓ Sourced
▶Child Support Cost Fund3012$500✓ Sourced
▶Communication Facility and Equipment3014$8,750✓ Sourced
▶Jail Operation and Maintenance3017$1,300,173.0616%✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety Fund3019$11,077.2✓ Sourced
▶Emergency 911 Fund3020$22,000✓ Sourced
▶Emergency Vehicle Fund3022$23,878✓ Sourced
▶Indigent Criminal Defense Fund3026$10,879.35✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk Commissioner's3039$150✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Late Assessment Penalty Fund3042$6,500✓ Sourced
▶Passport Acceptance Facility3049$1,000✓ Sourced
▶Lafayette County Maintenance3400$20,000✓ Sourced
▶County Library Investment3401$50,0001%✓ Sourced
▶County General Vol Tax Fund3402$2,500✓ Sourced
▶County Sheriff Vol Tax Fund3403$2,400✓ Sourced
▶Law Enforcement Equipment Fund3404$31,000✓ Sourced
▶Officer Salary Reimbursement3502$112,966.691%✓ Sourced
▶Drug Task Force Officer3502.0001$56,860.0650% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Deputy Grant Reimbursement Officer3502.0003$56,106.6350% of fund✓ Sourced
▶State Grant Funds3503$209,563.583%✓ Sourced
▶STEPS3503.0400$159,563.5876% of fund✓ Sourced
▶PSEG3503.0700$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Law Library Fund6009$3,700✓ Sourced