Izard County, Arkansas appropriated $9,170,289 for 2026, across 27 funds. The largest are County General ($3.6 million, 40%), Road Fund ($2.4 million, 26%), Jail Operation Fund ($1.1 million, 12%). Walk the whole money trail.
Lines whose names match the sheriff and the jail add to $2,753,988 in the 2026 budget (30% of the total): Sheriff $1.6 million, Jail Operation Fund $1.1 million. Names vary by county, so open each line to see what it covers.
Lines whose names match roads add to $2,393,438 in the 2026 budget (26% of the total): Road Fund $2.4 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: 53 of 53 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 Melbourne · Melbourne #20 schools (49.92 mills), taxed as a homestead, the published rates come to about $898 a year (about $75 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 Izard County Clerk (870-368-4316). Dates, hours, ID rules and where to vote.
DHS (SNAP, Medicaid, ARKids): 278 E Main, Melbourne, 870-368-4318; the state revenue office (car tags, titles, driver’s licenses): 704 West Commerce, Horseshoe Bend, 870-670-4554; the health unit: 149 Haley St, Melbourne, 870-368-7790. Every county and state office in Izard County.
The latest state audit (FY2024): the auditors reported findings. In their words: “The result of our tests disclosed instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards and which are described in the Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting section as item 2024-1.” Everything the auditors reported, with page numbers.
From one public document: Izard County 2026 budget book (requested amounts), as filed with the state. Every amount on the site cites its document and page. The full document list.
5 open items, each a document still to get or a question the records raise: Get the adopted 2026 appropriation ordinance; Reconcile Emergency 911; Reconcile OEM (County General); 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: Izard County. It computes and cites public records, and never endorses candidates or takes sides on ballot measures. How every number is sourced.