Controversy surrounding the Wimberley Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Committee surfaced Dec. 1 as Wimberley’s City Council addressed criticism received by committee members on the funding process.

Mayor Mac McCullough brought this item to the agenda, seeking to potentially do away with the committee and create some other governing body to help determine how HOT tax proceeds are used.

“This committee was approved Sept. 15, last year, 2015, and it was given three year timeline … Since ...