Garland County, Arkansas appropriated $113,176,331 for 2026, across 46 funds. The largest are General Fund ($25.9 million, 23%), County Road & Bridge Improvement ($16 million, 14%), County Road Fund ($13.6 million, 12%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $14,649,760 in the 2026 budget (13% of the total): Detention Facility Fund (Jail) $13.2 million, Sheriff's Commissary Fund $907,000, Detention Facility Reserve Fund $282,000, Jail Operation & Maintenance Fund $246,768. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $29,552,088 in the 2026 budget (26% of the total): County Road & Bridge Improvement $16 million, County Road Fund $13.6 million. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Yes. Every total marked complete is checked against the sum of its parts, to the cent: 12 of 12 checks pass. Where the county's own pages disagree, the money trail keeps the printed number and says so. See every check.
For a $150,000 home in Hot Springs · Cutter Morning Star #Rural schools (52.2 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $966 a year (about $81 a month). Enter your own value to see where every dollar goes, by government and by what it pays for.
The next election is the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting runs Oct 19 to Nov 2. Your election office is the Garland County Clerk (501-622-3610). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 115 Stover Lane, Hot Springs, 501-321-2583; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 1609 Albert Pike, Suite U, Hot Springs, 501-624-0832; the health unit: 1425 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, 501-624-3394. Every county and state office in Garland County.
The latest state audit (FY2024): the auditors reported no findings. In their words: “The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From 3 public documents: Appropriation Ordinance O-25-25 — 2026 County Budget; City of Hot Springs — City Manager's Budget Message, FY2026; Hot Springs A&P Commission — 2026 budget (adoption, as reported). Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
8 open items, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Read the latest Legislative Audit (FY2023); Ingest the A&P Commission's line-item budget; Who gets paid: roads & the $16M; and more. A gap means "not gathered yet," never "hidden." The docket.
Yes, free: the 2026 budget as CSV (opens in any spreadsheet) or as JSON. Each row has its fund-and-department path, amount, and source document and page. Please cite the original document; County Commons is a guide to it.
No. County Commons is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-built project with no affiliation with any government. Official sites: Garland County, City of Hot Springs. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.