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Garland County, Arkansas · Appropriation Ordinance O-25-25

Garland County — the money trail

$113,176,330.55
Garland County 2026 budget, all funds, from Appropriation Ordinance O-25-25 adopted Dec 8, 2025. Projected all-funds revenue was $155,262,187.90; 72.89% was budgeted. 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 — $113,176,330.55 appropriated

▶General Fund$25,873,537.7723%✓ Sourced
The county's main operating fund, broken out by department below, from the 2026 appropriation ordinance.
▶County Judge$294,433.41✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk$586,711.59✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk$514,469.28✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer$232,170.71✓ Sourced
▶Tax Collector$654,610.17✓ Sourced
▶Assessor$1,588,892.1✓ Sourced
▶Equalization Board$33,347.86✓ Sourced
▶Quorum Court$208,022.78✓ Sourced
▶County General Services$1,064,017.25✓ Sourced
▶Election Commission$547,512.85✓ Sourced
▶Financial Management$553,076.88✓ Sourced
▶Computer/IS$548,100✓ Sourced
▶Grant In Aid$1,450,525.5✓ Sourced
▶County Attorney$387,014.94✓ Sourced
▶Health Department$71,393.3✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff$9,120,047.435% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division I$122,389.87✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division II$1,148,119.6✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division III$101,866.25✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Division IV$125,872.24✓ Sourced
▶Prosecuting Attorney$1,018,977.14✓ Sourced
▶Coroner$348,350.9✓ Sourced
▶District Court/Juvenile Court Building$167,405.78✓ Sourced
▶Juvenile Housing & Transport$742,373✓ Sourced
▶Dept. of Emergency Management$305,888.26✓ Sourced
▶Veteran Services$88,390.99✓ Sourced
▶Cooperative Extension Services$98,260✓ Sourced
▶County General Transfers$3,751,297.72✓ Sourced
▶County Road Fund$13,552,088.4212%✓ Sourced
Broken out below by category, from the 2026 appropriation ordinance. Road materials fall under Supplies, which is why that line is the largest.
▶Personal Services$3,626,605.4927% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$7,622,20356% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Other Services and Charges$1,763,279.93✓ Sourced
▶Capital Assets$490,000✓ Sourced
▶Transfers Out$50,000✓ Sourced
▶County Road & Bridge Improvement$16,000,00014%✓ Sourced
A single $16,000,000 appropriation line for road and bridge improvement in the 2026 ordinance.
▶Detention Facility Fund (Jail)$13,213,991.6612%✓ Sourced
Broken out below by category, from the 2026 appropriation ordinance. (A separate $282,000 Detention Facility Reserve sub-fund is not part of this total.)
▶Personal Services$9,155,391.369% of fund✓ Sourced
▶Supplies$1,120,306✓ Sourced
▶Other Services and Charges$2,759,231.67✓ Sourced
▶Capital Assets$109,400✓ Sourced
▶Transfers Out$69,662.69✓ Sourced
▶General Reserve Fund$22,000✓ Sourced
▶Employee Insurance Fund$5,000,0004%✓ Sourced
▶Coronavirus Relief Fund$448,500✓ Sourced
▶Ouachita Memorial Hospital Sale Fund$3,500,0003%✓ Sourced
▶General Reserve Capital Improvement Fund$4,825,0004%✓ Sourced
▶Treasurer's Automation Fund$228,971.03✓ Sourced
▶Collector's Automation Fund$550,408.04✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Automation Fund$34,440✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund$64,500✓ Sourced
▶County Clerk's Cost Fund$36,826.44✓ Sourced
▶County Recorder's Cost Fund$791,861.681%✓ Sourced
▶County Library Fund$5,828,905.675%✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste Fund$13,448,794.9612%✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste — Cedar Glades Park Fund$175,142.7✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste — Stormwater Fund$347,930.08✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste — House-to-House Fund$743,756.311%✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste Reserve Fund$0✓ Sourced
Appropriated $0 for 2026 — the ordinance carries the fund with projected revenue but budgets nothing from it.
▶Assessor's Reappraisal Fund$944,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Child Support Cost Fund$8,100✓ Sourced
▶Breathalyzer Fund$2,600✓ Sourced
▶Jail Operation & Maintenance Fund$246,768✓ Sourced
▶Boating Safety Fund$13,693.24✓ Sourced
▶Emergency 911 Fund$2,619,160.262%✓ Sourced
▶Emergency 911 Reserve Fund$0✓ Sourced
Appropriated $0 for 2026 — the ordinance carries the fund with projected revenue but budgets nothing from it.
▶Emergency Vehicle Fund$15,498✓ Sourced
▶Public Defender Fund$47,814.56✓ Sourced
▶Victim Witness Fund$99,231.52✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court Fund (3028)$6,300✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Court Juvenile / Probation Fund$64,550✓ Sourced
▶Circuit Clerk's Commission Fund$6,500✓ Sourced
▶Assessor's Late Assessment Fund$20,800✓ Sourced
▶Drug Control Fund$44,636.66✓ Sourced
▶American Rescue Plan (ARP) Fund$552,289.27✓ Sourced
▶Adult Drug Court Fund (3048)$20,856.44✓ Sourced
▶Detention Facility Reserve Fund$282,000✓ Sourced
▶Animal Control Fund$128,615✓ Sourced
▶Sheriff's Commissary Fund$907,0001%✓ Sourced
▶Drug Task Force Investigator Grant Fund$161,566.55✓ Sourced
▶Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Fund$115,668.96✓ Sourced
▶Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Fund$32,828✓ Sourced
▶Garland County Safe Room Grant Fund$1,542,364.021%✓ Sourced
▶Supplemental Juvenile Court Funding Grant Fund$12,087.55✓ Sourced
▶Southwest Trail Grant Fund$535,056.07✓ Sourced
▶Peer Recovery Specialist Grant Fund$59,691.69✓ Sourced

Beside the county — separate governments, separate ledgers

▶City of Hot Springs — 2026 budget$178,516,016158%✓ Sourced
The county seat's own budget — a separate government with its own ledger, all funds, from the City Manager's FY2026 Budget Message. Not part of the county's $113M. (The city's tourism/hospitality tax runs through the separate Hot Springs Advertising & Promotion Commission and is outside this total.)
▶General Fund$39,842,600✓ Sourced
The city's main operating fund, broken out by department. Police and Fire are their own funds (below), subsidized from here via Special Appropriations.
▶Board of Directors$205,500✓ Sourced
▶City Manager$574,915✓ Sourced
▶City Attorney$539,383✓ Sourced
▶Human Resources$481,903✓ Sourced
▶Finance$1,493,388✓ Sourced
▶City Clerk$341,425✓ Sourced
▶Public Information$282,230✓ Sourced
▶Information Services$1,197,892✓ Sourced
▶Planning and Development$2,753,353✓ Sourced
▶Parks and Trails$2,926,934✓ Sourced
▶Sport Recreation$577,816✓ Sourced
▶Public Works$2,024,701✓ Sourced
▶Engineering$455,431✓ Sourced
▶Traffic$1,171,824✓ Sourced
▶Special Appropriations$24,815,905✓ Sourced
▶Police$19,822,724✓ Sourced
▶Fire$14,131,398✓ Sourced
▶Water Utility$24,509,528✓ Sourced
▶Wastewater / Sewer Utility$27,076,468✓ Sourced
▶Solid Waste (Sanitation)$10,906,114✓ Sourced
▶Utility Administration$6,521,620✓ Sourced
▶Employee Wellness (internal)$6,055,417✓ Sourced
▶Street (incl. Street-Highway Tax & Our Roads Now)$13,546,504✓ Sourced
▶Airport (Memorial Field)$4,965,203✓ Sourced
▶Jail Maintenance Tax$4,054,500✓ Sourced
▶Intracity Transit$1,964,696✓ Sourced
▶Stormwater$1,318,714✓ Sourced
▶Fleet (internal)$1,297,809✓ Sourced
▶District Court Operating$1,208,358✓ Sourced
▶Parking$807,597✓ Sourced
▶District Court Probation$161,588✓ Sourced
▶Prisoner Expense Fines$125,943✓ Sourced
▶Criminal Justice$90,010✓ Sourced
▶District Court Automation$86,875✓ Sourced
▶Major Capital Projects$22,350✓ Sourced
▶Hot Springs Advertising & Promotion Commission (Visit Hot Springs)$16,100,00014%◐ Partial
A separate seven-member commission, funded by the city's 3% tax on prepared food and lodging, that runs tourism promotion, the Hot Springs Convention Center, and Bank OZK Arena (CEO Steve Arrison). Reported at ≈$16.1M for 2026, adopted Dec 8, 2025 (Sentinel Record). The commission's own budget document — with the division breakdown (advertising, convention center, arena operations, debt service, capital) and the exact figure — is not posted publicly; it is a records request. A rounded, secondary figure until that document is ingested.