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Calhoun County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General

$2,906,219.15
✓ 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
Calhoun County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 5–45
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 20 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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37% of all county appropriations ($7,825,631.75)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

No fund total printed in the detailed budget; this is the sum of its departments. The ordinance (p. 2) prints a 'subtotal General Funds' of $2,906,694.15, which is $475.00 more than its own department rows; its 'County General Funds Total' ($3,544,205.40) and 'Total All County Budgets' ($7,825,631.75) use the $2,906,219.15 shown here.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $99,699.87 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $156,189.02 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Clerk $153,389.32 ✓ Sourced
Treasurer $134,132.82 ✓ Sourced
Collector $195,214.31 ✓ Sourced
Assessor $240,591.64 ✓ Sourced
Property Reappraisal & Equalization $86,863 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $51,527.36 ✓ Sourced
Courthouse Maintenance $260,052.97 ✓ Sourced
Elections $41,056.5 ✓ Sourced
County Contracts $21,600 ✓ Sourced
County Health $19,150 ✓ Sourced
Ambulance $144,000 ✓ Sourced
Sheriff $947,071.87 ✓ Sourced
District Clerk $148,807.63 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $8,502.3 ✓ Sourced
Coroner $16,258.85 ✓ Sourced
OES-EMERGENCY Services $121,599.45 ✓ Sourced
Veteran Service Officer $28,012.24 ✓ Sourced
Extension $32,500 ✓ Sourced