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Baxter County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General

$14,878,638.79
✓ 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
Baxter County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
p. 53
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
Cross-foots ✓ — the 39 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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37% of all county appropriations ($40,229,425.29)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $350,408.01 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $688,375.11 ✓ Sourced
County Treasurer $336,751.72 ✓ Sourced
County Tax Collector $579,421.11 ✓ Sourced
County Assessor $999,958.74 ✓ Sourced
Board of Equalization $407,683 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $81,021.27 ✓ Sourced
Election Commission $286,586.5 ✓ Sourced
County Planning Board $7,009.25 ✓ Sourced
County Buildings & Grounds $1,293,462.28 ✓ Sourced
County Special Projects $51,170 ✓ Sourced
IT Department $202,073.39 ✓ Sourced
Recycling Project $52,000 ✓ Sourced
Human Resources $108,299.22 ✓ Sourced
County Surveyor $18,220 ✓ Sourced
County Maintenance Shop $827,861.41 ✓ Sourced
Misc. Reimbursements $3,000 ✓ Sourced
Household Hazardous Waste $66,240 ✓ Sourced
Public Health $21,000 ✓ Sourced
County Sheriff $4,651,749.15 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court - Division 3 $41,321.81 ✓ Sourced
Circuit-Court Div. 4 $13,920 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court - Division I $10,120 ✓ Sourced
10th Judicial District Court $340,769.38 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court Div. 2 $41,450 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Services $1,001,683.56 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $344,583.69 ✓ Sourced
County Coroner $276,781.41 ✓ Sourced
Sheriff's Traffic Enf. Proj. Grant $63,010 ✓ Sourced
Law Enforcement/Corps Contract $104,059 ✓ Sourced
Law Enforcement Collectors Contract $26,233.7 ✓ Sourced
DARE Officer $11,500 ✓ Sourced
Office of Emergency Management $220,351.38 ✓ Sourced
Fire Departments $127,565 ✓ Sourced
Veterans Services $101,090.1 ✓ Sourced
Extension Office $68,800 ✓ Sourced
Paupers and Welfare $5,000 ✓ Sourced
Airport $148,109.6 ✓ Sourced
Transfers Out $900,000 ✓ Sourced