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Perry County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General Fund

$3,452,478
✓ 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
Perry County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 2–3
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 34 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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38% of all county appropriations ($9,029,071)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $69,495 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $355,969 ✓ Sourced
County Treasurer $147,663 ✓ Sourced
County Collector $231,863 ✓ Sourced
County Assessor $331,263 ✓ Sourced
Board of Equalization $2,625 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $63,350 ✓ Sourced
Courthouse Maintenance $91,847 ✓ Sourced
Election Commission $135,095 ✓ Sourced
Courts Building $30,425 ✓ Sourced
Grant-in-Aid $7,921 ✓ Sourced
Other County Expense $68,725 ✓ Sourced
Old Theater Building $22,260 ✓ Sourced
Health Department $34,764 ✓ Sourced
County Sheriff $980,984 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court $58,007 ✓ Sourced
District Court $165,565 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Intake $56,687 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $1,849 ✓ Sourced
Public Defender $11,500 ✓ Sourced
Jail $360,055 ✓ Sourced
Coroner $42,277 ✓ Sourced
Constable $35 ✓ Sourced
County Attorney $25,000 ✓ Sourced
Office of Emergency Management $73,415 ✓ Sourced
Aplin/Nimrod Fire Department $770 ✓ Sourced
Cherry Hill Fire Department $930 ✓ Sourced
Harris Brake Fire Department $630 ✓ Sourced
Hollis Fire Department $660 ✓ Sourced
Stoney Point Fire Department $480 ✓ Sourced
Williams Junction Fire Department $600 ✓ Sourced
Veteran's Service $20,319 ✓ Sourced
Extension Service $43,175 ✓ Sourced
Senior Citizens $16,275 ✓ Sourced