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Faulkner County committee advances most 2026 budgets, adopts 3% cost-of-living adjustment
Summary
The Faulkner County Budget and Finance Committee approved the bulk of department budgets for 2026, endorsing a 3% cost-of-living adjustment that drove most "above-the-line" personnel increases. The committee also reappropriated ARP funds to meet federal deadlines and tabled a handful of items that require additional information.
The Faulkner County Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced most department budgets for fiscal 2026 after staff told members a 3% cost-of-living adjustment was applied broadly to personnel lines.
Committee leaders said the 3% adjustment accounts for the majority of "above-the-line" increases in courts and county offices. "That's what's in here right now," the presiding justice said, describing the approach staff and judges used to land on the increase.
The committee reviewed dozens of funds by group — courts, ARP projects, county maintenance and others — and approved…
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