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Wimberley council approves $5,000 film festival grant, sets May 3 election and adopts investment and personnel policies
Summary
At its Feb. 6 meeting the Wimberley City Council unanimously approved a $5,000 HOT reimbursement for the Wimberley Film Festival, adopted an ordinance calling a May 3 general election, and approved the city's investment and updated personnel policies.
WIMBERLEY, Texas — The Wimberley City Council on Feb. 6 voted unanimously to award a $5,000 hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) reimbursement to the Wimberley Film Festival, adopt ordinance 2025-01 ordering a May 3 general election, and approve the city's annual investment policy and proposed personnel-policy amendments.
Council approved the funding and the other items by voice vote; city staff recorded the outcome as 4-0 on each action. The items moved through with relatively brief staff presentations and limited discussion before each vote.
The HOT award: Michelle Woods, Wimberley's tourism director, presented the festival's funding request and staff's recommendation. "The Wimberley Film Festival is a growing independent film event that aligns with Wimberley's film-friendly Texas designation and benefits our local tourism economy," Woods said. She told council the inaugural festival drew 285 attendees and that organizers added a Friday-night welcome reception this year to…
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