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Council debates Hood Central Appraisal District budget; motion to disapprove proposed 2026 HCAD budget fails 1–5
Summary
Mayor and some council members raised longstanding concerns about Hood Central Appraisal District spending and called for a refund of unapproved expenditures; a motion to disapprove the proposed 2026 HCAD budget and request refunds failed 1–5 after debate about timing and an ongoing forensic audit.
The Granbury City Council on Sept. 2 debated whether to disapprove the Hood Central Appraisal District’s proposed 2026 budget and to seek refunds for identified unapproved expenditures, but a motion to disapprove the HCAD proposal failed on a 1–5 vote.
Mayor Jim Jarrett Mayer introduced the item, citing prior years’ HCAD spending that he described as “questionable” and said the city should ask for refunds of money spent on projects the mayor said were not approved by taxing entities. The mayor read invoices from 2021–23 for architectural and site work connected with a proposed HCAD office building and said some funds were later reversed or refunded.
Several council members and HCAD representatives pushed back on the timing and on the scope of the…
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