Runs county government day to day — roads, county property and the budget the quorum court adopts.
Budget: County Judge $550,307
Voter registration and early voting, marriage licenses, and county records and minutes.
35 South 6th Street, Room 102, Fort Smith 72901 · 479-782-5065
Budget: County Clerk $375,632
Court records and filings; in many counties also records deeds and other land records.
Budget: Circuit Clerk $1.5 million · Circuit Clerk Child Support $113,207
Values property for taxes; where you assess your personal property each year.
Budget: Assessor's Commission Fund $3.1 million · Assessor Act 1892 of 2005 $41,770
Collects property taxes.
Budget: Collector's Commission Fund $1.2 million · Collector Automation Fund $79,690
Holds and pays out county money.
Budget: Treasurer's Commission Fund $650,255 · Treasurer's Automation Fund $74,206
Law enforcement outside city limits, the county jail, and court security.
Budget: Adult Detention Center $7.3 million · Sheriff Office $5.1 million · Juvenile Detention Center $1.2 million · Jail Commissary $375,000 · and 5 more
Investigates deaths that are sudden or unexplained.
Budget: Coroner $295,574
Brings criminal cases for the state (one office often serves several counties).
Budget: Prosecuting Attorney $1.3 million · Prosecuting Attorney Fees $41,822
Lawyers for people charged with crimes who can’t afford one.
Budget: Public Defender $345,554
Disaster planning and the 911 dispatch center.
Budget: Communication Facility & Equip $187,727 · 911 Telephone System $11,760 · Emergency Management Grants $10,650
Free help for veterans and families with VA benefits.
Budget: Veterans Treatment Court Grant $397,422 · Veterans $263,619
County roads and bridges.
Budget: Road Fund $10.4 million · Road Fund Reserve $2,519
The county library system.
Budget: Library Construction Project $1.8 million · County Library Fund $1 million · County Library Sales Tax $465,382 · Sebastian County Law Library $50,439 · and 1 more
The county’s share of the cooperative extension office (farm, 4-H, food and family programs).
Budget: Extension Service $172,090
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.
Sebastian County DHS office · 616 Garrison Avenue · Fort Smith 72901-2598 · 479-782-4555 · 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.
Fort Smith (DT) Revenue Office · 616 Garrison, Room 106 · Fort Smith 72901 · 479-783-0279
Fort Smith (East) Revenue Office · 6515 Phoenix Avenue · Fort Smith 72903 · 479-452-7031
Greenwood Revenue Office · 804 B West Denver · Greenwood 72936 · 479-996-2143
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.
Sebastian County Extension office · 7600 Taylor Ave · Fort Smith 72916 · (479) 484-7737 · 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.
Sebastian County Health Unit - Fort Smith · 3112 S 70th St · Fort Smith 72903 · 479-452-8600
Sebastian County WIC Clinic - Fort Smith · 6601 Phoenix Ave, Suite A · Fort Smith 72903 · 479-478-3062
Free job search help, resume and interview practice, job training, and computers you can use.
Arkansas Workforce Center at Fort Smith · 616 Garrison Ave. · Fort Smith 72901 · 479-783-0231
Source: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Arkansas Workforce Centers
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