Grayson County would pay Gunter $28,968 over the next year for its fire department to answer calls on unincorporated land around the city, under an interlocal agreement the City Council takes up Thursday.
The draft, labeled for the county's 2027 fiscal year, is in the packet for the council's regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Gunter Public Safety Building, 105 N. Fourth St. It runs from Oct. 1, 2026, through midnight on Sept. 30, 2027.
What the county pays
The county would send the city $2,414 a month, due by the 10th of each month, with the first payment listed as due on or before Oct. 10. The money comes from county revenue and depends on the Commissioners Court appropriating it, the agreement says.
The county can hold back payments after written notice if the city fails to provide the service, until the problem is fixed.
Either side can end the deal at any time with 60 days' written notice.
The territory
The agreement says the county has no authority to provide fire protection inside city limits, and that its purpose is to cover residents who live outside any city. Gunter's department would serve the unincorporated area inside its designated primary service area.
A map attached as Exhibit A, dated Aug. 6, 2026, and titled "Gunter VFD," shades that area. It runs west to FM 902 and takes in county roads including Range Creek, Wall Street, Bounds, Stiff Chapel and Vaughan, with FM 121 and Texas 289 crossing through it.
