Ouachita County, Arkansas · Ouachita County 2026 proposed budget
Ouachita County — the money trail
This is the county's 2026 budget report as filed with the state. It is titled "2026 Proposed" and its only 2026 column is "Request 2026", so these are the amounts asked for; the document does not show the quorum court's final vote. Some funds move money to other funds ("Transfers out"), so those dollars can appear in two funds. 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 — $16,099,195.57 appropriated
▶County General1000$4,015,710.6925%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the sum of its departments.
▶County Judge1000-0100$194,832.8✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-0101$407,143.83✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk1000-0102$477,959.86✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer1000-0103$150,639.75✓ Sourced
▶Collector1000-0104$348,576.27✓ Sourced
▶Assessor1000-0105$581,946.99✓ Sourced
▶Equalization Board1000-0106$221,098.5✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court1000-0107$80,487.88✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse Maintenance1000-0108$254,009.23✓ Sourced
▶Election1000-0109$158,572.01✓ Sourced
▶County Special Projects1000-0112$95,500✓ Sourced
▶Southwest Planning District1000-0117$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Women's Crisis Center1000-0119$5,000✓ Sourced
▶CASA1000-0120$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Soil Conservation1000-0121$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Boys' & Girls' Club1000-0122$3,500✓ Sourced
▶Chamber of Commerce1000-0124$1,500✓ Sourced
▶County Fair1000-0126$5,000✓ Sourced
▶O C Red Cross1000-0129$8,000✓ Sourced
▶Area Agency on Aging1000-0130$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Chidester Library1000-0131$9,200✓ Sourced
▶Mosquito Abatement1000-0150$66,450.77✓ Sourced
▶Economic Development1000-0160$100,000✓ Sourced
▶County Health Department1000-0300$63,847.92✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court 1st Division1000-0401$27,545✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court 3rd Division1000-0402$12,700✓ Sourced
▶District Court1000-0409$147,998.25✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Court1000-0414$213,136.46✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$93,291.04✓ Sourced
▶Coroner1000-0419$79,968.64✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Reserves1000-0421$1,000✓ Sourced
▶Office of Emergency Services1000-0500$112,805.49✓ Sourced
▶Extension Office1000-0801$74,000✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste1800$1,499,472.149%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (1800-0700 Solid Waste).
▶Special Reserve Account1810$106,839.291%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (1810-0112 Retirement Bonus).
▶Department of Human Services1815$141,5001%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (1815-0305 DHS).
▶New Animal Rescue1817$80,428.36✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (1817-0422 Animal Rescue).
▶County Road2000$3,380,935.321%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (2000-0200 Highway).
Printed as "Section 6" (lease purchase principal and interest).
▶Motor Fuel Tax2003$144,0001%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (2003-0200 HIGHWAY).
▶Treasurer's Automation3000$15,100✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3000-0103 Treasurer).
▶Collector's Automation3001$72,000✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3001-0104 Collector).
▶Circuit Court Automation3002$19,200✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3002-0403 Circuit Court Automation).
▶Assessor's Amendment 793004$18,100✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3004-0105 Assessor).
▶County Clerk's Automation3005$5,810✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3005-0101 County Clerk).
▶Circuit Clerk's Automation3006$45,500✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3006-0102 Circuit Clerk).
▶County Library3008$242,383.272%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3008-0600 County Library).
▶Circuit Clerk Child Support 80%3012$1,264.51✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3012-0102 Circuit Clerk).
▶Drug Control (Forfeitures)3015$3,670.07✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3015-0400 Sheriff Drug Buy Funds).
▶Jail Operating3017$5,753,113.6636%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the sum of its departments.
▶Sheriff3017-0400$2,616,915.545% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Jail3017-0418$3,136,198.1655% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety3019$9,300✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3019-0504 Emergency Rescue).
▶Emergency 9-1-13020$311,583.262%✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3020-0501 Nine One One).
▶Public Defender3024$38,045.3✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3024-0417 Public Defender).
▶Victim Witness3025$17,439.24✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3025-0416 PA Victim Witness).
▶Indigent Defense3026$9,898.03✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3026-0417 Public Defender).
▶Drug Court3028$13,800✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3028-0403 Circuit Court Drug Court).
▶Juvenile Fund3031$5,538.07✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3031-0414 Juvenile Court).
▶Drug Enforcement3041$5,000✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3041-0400 Sheriff).
▶Law Library3410$70,000✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3410-0405 Law Library).
▶Recorder's Cost (25%)3430$24,000✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3430-0102 Circuit).
▶CC Automated Record System Grant3501$49,564.38✓ Sourced
No fund total printed; this is the only department with 2026 money (3501-0102 Circuit Clerk).