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Granbury mayor asks Hood County DA to act on alleged appraisal‑district transfers
Summary
Mayor Jim Jarrett told the City Council the city has asked the Hood County district attorney to review alleged transfers of roughly $3.3 million by the Hood County Appraisal District over 10 years and said about $1.3 million remains unreturned; the mayor said the forensic audit and a sheriff’s inquiry produced similar findings.
Mayor Jim Jarrett updated the Granbury City Council on March 3 about the city’s complaint to the Hood County District Attorney alleging improper transfers by the Hood County Appraisal District (HCAD).
Jarrett said city officials’ forensic audit found roughly $3.3 million moved over the last 10 years into retirement and building activities that taxing entities were not shown or asked to approve. “It’s $1,300,000 that’s still standing out there that was not moved back into the coffers of the taxing entities,” Jarrett said, and he told council he has been meeting with…
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