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Yell County, Arkansas · Yell County 2026 adopted budget

Yell County — the money trail

$14,801,292.61
This is Yell County's 2026 budget, adopted by Appropriation Ordinance 2025-20 on Dec. 8, 2025 and filed with the state. Amounts come from the '2026 Budget' column of each office's budget page, and they match the ordinance. The 0.87% sales tax fund ($850,000) mostly moves money into the General Fund, so those dollars are counted 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 — $14,801,292.61 appropriated

▶County General Fund1000$5,500,779.3137%✓ Sourced
▶County Judge1000-0100$115,240.25✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$79,490.25✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,750✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$29,000✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk1000-0101$478,909.46✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$415,469.46✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$20,300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$43,140✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer1000-0103$168,391.01✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$156,356.01✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,900✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,135✓ Sourced
▶County Collector1000-0104$311,038.99✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$246,163.99✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$9,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$55,875✓ Sourced
▶Assessor1000-0105$387,338.95✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$325,610.85✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$10,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$49,728.1✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Board of Equalization1000-0106$1,500✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,500✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court1000-0107$78,226.91✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$62,726.91✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$15,200✓ Sourced
▶Courthouse Maintenance1000-0108$68,023.2✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$24,023.2✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,200✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$37,700✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$100✓ Sourced
▶Election1000-0109$153,349.73✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$81,821.73✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$5,495✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$66,033✓ Sourced
▶County Buildings1000-0111$123,755.25✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$69,595.25✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$37,160✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$14,000✓ Sourced
▶County ASCS Building1000-0117$26,389.2✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$11,720.2✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$13,169✓ Sourced
▶Other County Expense1000-0119$58,100✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$49,200✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,900✓ Sourced
▶County Health1000-0300$93,199.97✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$48,349.97✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,900✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$40,950✓ Sourced
▶County Sheriff1000-0400$1,793,472.4433% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,382,972.44✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$118,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$267,100✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$25,000✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division I1000-0401$9,290✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$250✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,040✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division II1000-0402$17,250✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$275✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$13,775✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$200✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division III1000-0403$94,304.5✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$70,942.5✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$3,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$19,962✓ Sourced
▶Jurors & Witnesses1000-0404$14,350✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$14,350✓ Sourced
▶District Court1000-0409$229,079✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$195,581.29✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$26,497.71✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Intake Office1000-0415$121,033.42✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$109,433.42✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$8,600✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$1,000✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney1000-0416$173,108.24✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$127,903.52✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$41,204.72✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Coroner1000-0419$51,340.33✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$34,043.33✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,300✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,997✓ Sourced
▶Constables1000-0420$9✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$9✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Detention Center (JDC)1000-0430$757,773.08✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$623,273.08✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$33,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$96,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Office of Emergency Management1000-0500$31,257.83✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$22,507.83✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$8,050✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$700✓ Sourced
▶Sanitation1000-0700$28,950✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$28,950✓ Sourced
The page prints a dash for this group total; its two lines (Fire & Extended Coverage $3,950.00 and Waste Disposal $25,000.00) add to the office total.
▶Veterans Service Officer1000-0800$19,804.55✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$16,369.55✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$2,935✓ Sourced
▶County Extension1000-0801$47,794✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$43,794✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$4,000✓ Sourced
▶County Grants-in-Aid Social Services1000-0803$23,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$23,500✓ Sourced
▶Transfers1000-8888$25,000✓ Sourced
The page says the county treasurer will transfer this $25,000.00 to the County Emergency Fund.
▶Transfers out$25,000✓ Sourced
▶Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF)1007-0200$584,429.254%✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$584,429.25100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County 0.87% Sales Tax1800-8888$850,0006%✓ Sourced
Its two lines are '9996 County General' $830,000.00 and '9998 Fire Control' $20,000.00. The page says the treasurer will transfer $680,000.00 to the County General Fund during the year and $20,000.00 to County Grants-in-Aid for fire control, so this money is counted again where it is spent.
▶Other services and charges$850,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Yell County Road Department2000-0200$3,917,416.7926%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$1,807,302.7946% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,644,21842% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$226,566✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$239,330✓ Sourced
▶County Road Motor Fuel Tax Act2003-0200$100,0001%✓ Sourced
The page lists its only amount, '1004 Contract Labor' $100,000.00, under Supplies (whose group total is a dash) but prints the $100,000.00 group total under Capital Outlay, so we stop at the fund total.
▶Treasurer's Automation Fund3000-0103$24,200✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$17,70073% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation Fund3001-0104$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$25,00050% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$25,00050% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Automation Fund3002-0423$3,650✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$1,70047% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$1,95053% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund3004-0105$14,040✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$14,040100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk's Cost Fund3005-0102$101,727.11%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$42,727.142% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$59,00058% of fund✓ Sourced
Includes a $15,000.00 '2002 Small equipment' line printed just above the Other Services heading; the page's group total covers both lines.
▶Recorder's Automation Fund3006-0102$80,288.791%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$30,288.7938% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$50,00062% of fund✓ Sourced
No group total is printed for this line; the amount is the printed line.
▶Library 2 Mill Tax3008-0600$726,0005%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$355,60049% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$77,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$193,40027% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$100,000✓ Sourced
No group total is printed for this line; the amount is the printed line.
▶County Clerk Operating Fund3010-0101$6,300✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$6,300100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Property Reappraisal3011-0105$143,6161%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$143,616100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Child Support Fund3012-0114$200✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$200100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Jail Restoration3017-0424$68,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$68,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety3019-0503$2,500✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$2,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶9-1-1 Fund3020-0501$666,363.25%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$578,513.287% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$80,850✓ Sourced
▶15% Public Defender3024-0417$24,175✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$2,875✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$4,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$16,80069% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Drug Court3028-0428$6,709.27✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$800✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,909.2788% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Juvenile Division - Juvenile Probation Fee Fund3031-0425$14,000✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$14,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit & County Clerk Commission Fee Fund3039-0102$9,286✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$9,286100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund3042-0105$2,251.8✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$2,251.8100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶15% Emergency 9113400-0501$386,3913%✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$386,391100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Buildings Maintenance3403-0111$88,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$5,000✓ Sourced
Its one line is '1004 Contract Labor'.
▶Building maintenance (line 3060)$83,00094% of fund✓ Sourced
No group total is printed for this line; the amount is the printed line.
▶Emergency Management3404-0500$129,263.281%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$85,013.2866% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$12,700✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$28,550✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$3,000✓ Sourced
No group total is printed for this line; the amount is the printed line.
▶Firefighters Training3405-0502$13,600✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$3,60026% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$10,00074% of fund✓ Sourced
▶West Nile Grant3406-0504$1,636.63✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,636.63100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Jail 0.25% O & M3410-0418$1,196,253.858%✓ Sourced
▶Personal services$894,053.8575% of fund✓ Sourced
Printed under the heading 'Professional Services', but its lines are salaries and benefits (1001-1011).
▶Supplies$133,400✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$163,800✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$5,000✓ Sourced
▶EMS Fund3412-0301$12,500✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$12,500100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Automated Recorders System Fund Grant3502-0431$12,975.34✓ Sourced
▶Capital outlay$12,975.34100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Jail Maintenance4800-0418$50,000✓ Sourced
▶Other services and charges$50,000100% of fund✓ Sourced
▶County Law Library6009-0120$14,740✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$14,740100% of fund✓ Sourced