Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $89,962
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
210 South Main Street, Monticello 71655 · 870-460-6260
Budget: County Clerk $370,244 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $5,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk Recorder's Cost Fund $365,185 · Circuit Clerk $205,443
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor $437,252 · Assessor's 79 Amendment Fund $3,500
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector $252,550 · Collectors Automation Fund $50,940
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer $128,870 · County Treasurer's Automation Fund $39,000
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Sheriff $1.5 million · County Jail $1.3 million · Sheriff's Communication Fund $10,000
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $49,425
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney 10th Judicial District $306,410 · Prosecuting Attorney $50,167 · Deputy Prosecuting Attorney $3,000
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $124,030 · Public Defender $5,500
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Countywide 911 Fund $510,596 · Emergency Management Preparedness Grant $58,077 · Drew County OEM $46,025
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service $27,475 · District Veteran's Office $1,600
County roads and bridges.
Budget: One Cent Special Road Sales Tax Fund $2.8 million · Road Fund $2.6 million
The county library system.
Budget: Southeast Regional Library Fund $250,000 · County Library $21,700
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $60,250
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.
Drew County DHS office · 444 Highway 425 N · Monticello 71657-1350 · 870-367-6835 · 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.
Monticello Revenue Office · 506 West Gaines · Monticello 71655-4723 · 870-367-5226
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.
Drew County Extension office · 210 S. Main, Room H · Monticello 71655 · 870-460-6270 · 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.
Drew County Health Unit - Monticello · 940 Scogin Dr · Monticello 71655 · 870-367-6234
Free job search help, resume and interview practice, job training, and computers you can use.
Arkansas Workforce Center at Monticello · 477 S. Main St. · Monticello 71655 · 870-367-2476
Source: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Arkansas Workforce Centers
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