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Cleburne County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General Fund

$8,196,630.25
✓ 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
Cleburne County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 1–2
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 37 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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46% of all county appropriations ($17,979,197.2)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $281,239 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $371,153 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Clerk $507,981 ✓ Sourced
Treasurer $189,189 ✓ Sourced
Tax Collector $403,605 ✓ Sourced
Assessor $799,022 ✓ Sourced
Board of Equalization $7,660 ✓ Sourced
Quorum Court $106,386 ✓ Sourced
Courthouse Maintenance $105,646 ✓ Sourced
Election $182,148 ✓ Sourced
Humane Society (GIA) $4,000 ✓ Sourced
Highway #92 Property $7,000 ✓ Sourced
Claude Dill Complex $147,021 ✓ Sourced
Old Post Office Building $17,950 ✓ Sourced
County Health $9,950 ✓ Sourced
Ambulance Service-Volunteer $35,000 ✓ Sourced
Sheriff $2,560,331 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Courts $26,625 ✓ Sourced
Court Building $154,640 ✓ Sourced
District Court $336,476 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Court $72,600 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $37,064.25 ✓ Sourced
Public Defender $25,873 ✓ Sourced
Jail $824,392 ✓ Sourced
Coroner $36,389 ✓ Sourced
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney $37,522 ✓ Sourced
County Attorney $15,000 ✓ Sourced
OEM $188,051 ✓ Sourced
Fire Departments $9,150 ✓ Sourced
Sugarloaf Heritage (GIA) $4,000 ✓ Sourced
Landfill $134,413 ✓ Sourced
Veterans Service $79,846 ✓ Sourced
Extension Office $43,200 ✓ Sourced
Cleburne County Aging (GIA) $95,108 ✓ Sourced
Soil Conservation (GIA) $10,000 ✓ Sourced
Disabled Veteran (GIA) $1,000 ✓ Sourced
Transfer Out (Capital Projects Fund) $330,000 ✓ Sourced