Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $99,260
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
105 Hwy 270 East, #10, Mt. Ida 71957 · 870-867-3521
Budget: County Clerk $317,437
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk Commissioner Fee Fund $700
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $260,372 · Assessor's Late Assessment Fee Fund $800
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $166,750 · Collector's Automation Fund $29,000
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $128,631 · Treasurer's Automation $26,200
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Sheriff $885,977 · County Detention Facility $100,000 · Transfer out (Jail) $50,000 · Jail Operation and Maintenance Fund $25,000
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $48,510
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $212,789
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency Fund 911 $243,729
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veteran's Office $37,582
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Department $3 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library $100,683 · Transfer out (Library) $3,900 · County Law Library Fund $3,060
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $61,860
Amounts add up the 2026 budget lines whose names match each office. An office can also be paid from lines named differently, so treat these as a floor — open each line to see its source page, or walk the whole money trail.
Apply for or get help with SNAP food benefits, Medicaid, ARKids, TEA cash help, and child care help.
Montgomery County DHS office · 232 Graham Street · Mount Ida 71957-0445 · 870-867-3184 · office page
Source: Arkansas Department of Human Services, County Offices Map
Get vehicle tags, titles, and registration, and get or renew a driver's license or state ID.
Mount Ida Revenue Office · 127 South West Street · Mount Ida 71957-0912 · 870-867-3813
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office Locations (Revenue Office)
Free help from the U of A Cooperative Extension Service with farming, gardening, soil tests, 4-H, food safety, and family money skills.
Montgomery County Extension office · 117 Ray Drive · Mount Ida 71957 · (870) 867-2311 · office page
Source: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, County Offices
Shots, WIC, family planning, birth and death certificates, TB and STD testing, and septic and well-water permits.
Montgomery County Health Unit - Mount Ida · 346 Luzerne · Mt. Ida 71957 · 870-867-2331
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