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Hood County moves to renegotiate dispatch contract with City of Granbury, issues one‑year notice
Summary
Commissioners voted to give one-year written notice to terminate the current interlocal dispatch agreement with Granbury and directed staff to begin negotiations on a new contract after county analysis showed the city accounts for roughly 36% of dispatch workload.
Hood County Commissioners on Sept. 23 voted to provide one-year notice to the City of Granbury that the county intends to terminate the existing interlocal dispatch agreement and begin negotiations on a replacement interlocal.
Commissioner Wilson said county data shows the City’s share of dispatch activity is about 36 percent of total dispatch load and that the current contract’s cost-allocation does not match usage. “The amount of the percentage that the dispatch services provides for the city of Granbury... is 36% of the total dispatch operation,” Wilson said, noting staff drafted a new interlocal for review.
The court authorized county attorneys and staff to issue the contract notice under the agreement’s termination clause and to deliver the draft interlocal to city counterparts for negotiation. Sheriff’s office staff and dispatch leaders were present and said the draft will be reviewed internally by chiefs and the county attorney before negotiations.
The motion passed unanimously; the county will issue 12 months’ notice as required by the agreement and pursue a negotiated replacement to align cost sharing with measured usage.
