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Dallas County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1000

County General

$4,558,019.91
✓ 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
Dallas County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
pp. 1–4
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
Counted ✓ — this fund is part of the grand total that re-adds to the ordinance's stated figure exactly. Full report.
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53% of all county appropriations ($8,541,855.58)
Docket
Issue #2 — Reconcile County General (open)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

Printed grand total is $4,558,019.91; the department totals listed add to $4,558,099.91. The $80 gap matches Equalization Board, whose printed total is $80 more than its own lines.

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
County Judge $84,747.54 ✓ Sourced
County Clerk $317,715.22 ✓ Sourced
Treasurer $139,510.7 ✓ Sourced
Collector $212,368.84 ✓ Sourced
Assessor $232,670.58 ✓ Sourced
Equalization Board $103,199 ○ Cited
Quorum Court $31,136.03 ✓ Sourced
Courthouse Maintenance $141,261.08 ✓ Sourced
Election $131,860 ✓ Sourced
County Buildings $18,678 ✓ Sourced
Special Projects $18,613 ✓ Sourced
Emergency Ambulance Service $33,333.34 ✓ Sourced
Sheriff $731,539.99 ✓ Sourced
Circuit Court $7,380 ✓ Sourced
District Court $80,715.72 ✓ Sourced
Juvenile Court $47,668.45 ✓ Sourced
Prosecuting Attorney $6,359.15 ✓ Sourced
Jail $1,617,676.05 ○ Cited
Coroner $22,290.81 ✓ Sourced
OEM $61,077.81 ✓ Sourced
911 Services $414,233.04 ✓ Sourced
Museum Rent and Utilities $8,400 ✓ Sourced
Veteran's Services $15,018 ✓ Sourced
Co-op. Extension $58,857 ✓ Sourced
Grants in Aid $21,790.56 ○ Cited

This list is not yet complete — more lines exist in the source document than have been ingested.