The Haslet City Council has voted twice in a row to censure Mayor Gary Hulsey for not following city ordinances. He called them “hypocrites” and said he’ll hang it on his wall as “a badge of honor.”
The censure comes after months of built-up aggravation between the mayor and council that has led to division in this booming northern Tarrant County community of 5,000 residents. The infighting has barred progress that is necessary to ensure the city at the heart of the booming Alliance corridor can accommodate growth. For months, the council has voted and revoted on paying city staff a competitive salary and opening a position to manage all the infrastructure projects.
Per the Haslet city code, council members are entitled to a minimum of one item listed on each council meeting agenda, which the mayor is in charge of putting together.
At a Dec. 19 special called meeting, council member Chris Caruthers proposed a resolution to censure the mayor for not adhering to the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Tanya Morrow noted that the resolution only included one occurrence of several and amended the motion to include three additional instances…