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Nevada County, Arkansas · Nevada County 2026 adopted budget

Nevada County — the money trail

$7,597,587.84
This is the county's 2026 budget ordinance (No. O-25-15), passed December 9, 2025, as filed with the state. We used the "2026" column. The ordinance lists one total per department or fund, so there are no smaller parts to show. 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 — $7,597,587.84 appropriated

▶County General Fund$2,460,315.5632%✓ Sourced
Printed total is $2,460,315.56; the departments listed add to $2,458,289.56. The page image shows these numbers; the $2,026.00 gap is not explained on the page.
▶Judge100$76,225○ Cited
▶County Clerk101$204,562○ Cited
▶Circuit Clerk102$194,215○ Cited
▶Treasurer103$140,608.34○ Cited
▶Collector104$159,378○ Cited
▶Assessor105$318,200○ Cited
▶EQ Board106$2,750○ Cited
▶Quorum Court107$39,300○ Cited
▶Courthouse Maint.108$124,250○ Cited
▶Election109$80,950○ Cited
▶Grants & Aids116$7,500○ Cited
▶Health Department300$57,650○ Cited
▶Ambulance301$20,000○ Cited
▶Sheriff400$507,050○ Cited
▶Judge Culpepper401$29,069○ Cited
▶Judge Short402$20,805○ Cited
▶Jurors/Witness405$5,100○ Cited
▶Probate408$1,000○ Cited
▶District Court409$69,334.73○ Cited
▶Juvenile Intake415$40,748○ Cited
▶DPA416$65,388.93○ Cited
▶Jail418$90,000○ Cited
▶Coroner419$23,463.94○ Cited
▶Civil Defense500$61,706○ Cited
▶Flood Plain507$850○ Cited
▶Weather Center510$2,000○ Cited
▶Parks & Recreation601$6,600○ Cited
▶VA Service800$18,052.62○ Cited
▶Extension Office801$58,533○ Cited
▶Other County Expenses803$33,000○ Cited
▶Coronavirus Relief1005$26,338.23✓ Sourced
▶Arpen Loss Fund1006$23,168.58✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste1800$1,014,35013%✓ Sourced
▶Comm. Facility & Eqpt.1801$7,500✓ Sourced
▶Road & Bridge2000$2,191,17529%✓ Sourced
▶Wholesale Fuel2003$90,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Auto3000$16,800✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Auto3001$8,000✓ Sourced
▶District Court Auto3003$2,700✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Auto3004$6,500✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk's Auto3005$2,000✓ Sourced
▶Recorders Cost3006$18,000✓ Sourced
▶Library3008$130,692.182%✓ Sourced
▶SW Management3009$80,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Jail Rev.3017$81,781.071%✓ Sourced
▶County Detention3018$15,000✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety3019$500✓ Sourced
▶9113020$447,916.226%✓ Sourced
▶Emerg Vehicle/Act 9883022$2,500✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender3024$9,131✓ Sourced
▶Victim Witness3025$3,500✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court3028$350✓ Sourced
▶Law Library3402$1,670✓ Sourced
▶New Jail3408$907,70012%✓ Sourced
▶Commissary Fund6017$50,0001%✓ Sourced