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Jefferson County · appropriation · 2026 · dept/fund 1805

Sales and Use Tax Fund (1805)

$1,922,300.81
✓ 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
Jefferson County 2026 budget, as filed with the state
Source locator
p. 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 2 lines beneath this sum to this total exactly. Full report.
Share
5% of all county appropriations ($39,595,853.4)
Retrieved
2026-10-06

Note on this line

No fund total is printed; this is the sum of its two lines (Sheriff and Rural Protection).

What's inside this number

LineAmountStatus
Sheriff/Sales and Use Tax $1,520,219.83 ✓ Sourced
Rural Protection/Sales and Use Tax $402,080.98 ✓ Sourced