Granger Will Receive An Extra $72,000 In Paid Time Off, Along With Consulting Contract

Arlington TX

06 May, 2022

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By Emily Wolf | Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report May 5, 2022 Former Panther Island executive JD Granger will receive an additional $72,000 following his departure from the Tarrant Regional Water District for unused paid time off, the water district confirmed Thursday. The $72,000 will double the amount of money Granger is set to gain from his work with the district during the next six months to $144,000. He accepted a six-month consulting contract for the same amount in April. "Based on the normal payroll schedule, JD will receive his final TRWD paycheck on May 13," water district general manager Dan Buhman said in a statement. "It is also important to note that this payment is in no way related to the action attempted last May by a former board president to award JD additional paid leave in the amount of $60,000." The district's earned time off policies are not transparent enough, longtime environmental activist and former state Rep. Lon Burnam said. In his view, it isn't clear how time off accrues, and senior officials shouldn't receive compensation for unused time off because they're not hourly employees. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.