Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge's Office $38,284
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
123 Madison Street, Clarendon 72029 · 870-747-3632
Budget: County Clerk's Office $179,760 · County Clerk's Cost Fund $5,000
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk's Office $154,721 · Circuit Clerk's Automation Fund $2,000
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Tax Assessor's Office $193,296 · Assessor's Amendment 79 Fund $4,500
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Tax Collector's Office $164,198 · County Collector's Automation Fund $15,525
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: County Treasurer's Office $56,479 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $14,985
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: County Jail $588,833 · County Sheriff's Office $432,776 · Jail O & M Fund (Act 1188, Ord #324) $64,000
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: County Coroner $16,807
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $83,092
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender Fund $15,250
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Emergency 911 Fund $123,856 · Emergency Management $16,840
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Service $10,794
County roads and bridges.
Budget: County Road Fund $2.2 million
The county library system.
Budget: County Library $50,688
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Office $42,600
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.
Monroe County DHS office · 301 1/2 North New Orleans · Brinkley 72021-2813 · 870-734-1445 · 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.
Brinkley Revenue Office · 309 West Cedar · Brinkley 72021 · 870-734-1816
Clarendon Revenue Office · 603 Madison Street · Clarendon 72029-2424 · 870-747-3796
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.
Monroe County Extension office · 609 Madison St. · Clarendon 72029 · (870) 747-3397 · 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.
Monroe County Health Unit - Brinkley · 306 W King Dr · Brinkley 72021 · 870-734-1461
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