# November 12, 2026 Budget & Finance ( 2027 Budget) Part 2

Faulkner County, Arkansas’s November 12, 2026 Budget & Finance meeting continued review of the 2027 budget. The main discussion concerned the Sheriff’s Office and criminal justice sales tax fund: officials described shifting about $1.4 million in projected state-inmate reimbursements into that fund and moving roughly $900,000 in expenses from County General, including costs associated with nine positions. They warned that the plan depends on inmate levels and reimbursements and may not be sustainable; the Sheriff’s budget was tabled by motion for later discussion. The proposed budget also included terminating the jail’s Turnkey mental-health contract, with $22,769 cited for the mental-health service amount under discussion. No contract award or vendor selection was made. Other officials’ budgets were approved in batches, including three public defender budgets; discussion included a $27,587 increase in professional-services appropriations for a dedicated public-defender fund. A proposed amendment to move clerk staffing costs between budgets was discussed, but the transcript does not establish a final vote on it.

The county museum renovation was reported as underway, with further work requiring bidding rather than informal subcontracting; officials hoped to complete phase two in early 2027 and phase three by the end of the second quarter. No renovation bids were awarded at this meeting. The discussion also noted expected operating and utility costs for a new jail unit and the use of grant notices and a grant consultant, but identified no grant award or related purchasing decision.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Sources
- [November 12, 2026 Budget & Finance ( 2027 Budget) Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSjB3EdIXnE) - Faulkner County Arkansas