A heated debate over email privacy and access to other city officials’ accounts led to the discovery that Wimberley Mayor Susan Jaggers occasionally monitors city staff emails without their knowledge.

On Aug. 1, Jaggers explained she wished to have access to Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Minnick’s city email account, to ensure the two are on the “same step” regarding city business. 

Jaggers said she occasionally monitors emails from city staff, per her military background, to see...