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Faulkner County approves 2026 operating budget after hours-long debate on library, jail and payroll
Summary
The Faulkner County Quorum Court approved Ordinance 25-33, the 2026 annual operating budget, after the budget committee described a 3% cost-of-living adjustment and department-level changes; justices also discussed library capital needs and sheriff staffing shortfalls.
Faulkner County's Quorum Court approved the county's 2026 annual operating budget, Ordinance 25-33, following an extended presentation and questions about payroll, capital funding and library needs.
The budget committee chair told justices the package includes a 3% cost-of-living adjustment applied across county budgets that will cost about $668,408. Committee members said departments trimmed requests where necessary; larger changes included increases to sheriff's office budgets and reductions in some public defender lines. The committee also noted that district court probation fee revenue is down and could leave the county about $30,000 short without either revenue changes or…
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