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Mississippi County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General Fund

$18,930,176.52
✓ 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
Mississippi County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
p. 33
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 27 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
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36% of all county appropriations ($52,345,777.92)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

Printed as "Total County General Expenditures." This schedule prints one total per office, not category totals.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $574,296.71 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $635,534.39 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Clerk $766,499.65 ✓ Sourced
County Treasurer $514,712.87 ✓ Sourced
County Collector $423,842.67 ✓ Sourced
County Tax Assessor $831,464.32 ✓ Sourced
County Quorum Court $239,188.09 ✓ Sourced
County Courthouses $4,561,790.7 ✓ Sourced
County Election Office $141,450 ✓ Sourced
Other County Expenses $393,421.52 ✓ Sourced
County Health Department - Bly $54,536.4 ✓ Sourced
County Health Department - Osc $49,989.33 ✓ Sourced
Mental Health Court $68,546.15 ✓ Sourced
County Sheriff Department $5,400,298.11 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court $58,400 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Judge Dan Ritchey $68,182.91 ✓ Sourced
Chickasawba District Civil Division $73,255.28 ✓ Sourced
Osceola District Civil Division $68,332.45 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Intake $575,802.03 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney Office $324,109.31 ✓ Sourced
Public Defender Office $183,057.43 ✓ Sourced
County Coroner $70,434.24 ✓ Sourced
Office of Emergency Management $200,903.93 ✓ Sourced
Veterans Services $108,575.75 ✓ Sourced
Cooperative Extension Office $128,550 ✓ Sourced
Paupers & Welfare $1,200 ✓ Sourced
Transfers Out to Other Funds $2,413,802.28 ✓ Sourced