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City manager
gives up post
amid troubles
BIG SPRING (AP) — City
Manager Mack Wolford an
nounced his resignation Wednes
day amid controversy surround
ing his personal financial
difficulties.
Wofford’s announcement fol
lowed a City Council executive
meeting Tuesday night, during
which he was questioned about
his status as defendant in a law
suit seeking payment on a deli-
quent loan and other personal fi
nancial troubles.
Councilman Gary Don Carey
said Wednesday that Wofford of
fered to resign from his position
“because we kept questioning and
the answers weren’t satisfactory.”
“He couldn’t give us verifica
tion on things we heard and
things that had been brought
down,” Carey said. *
Wofford was named in a law
suit filed March 1 in the 118th
District Court by State National
Bank, seeking $10,225.70 and re
lated costs.
The suit contends Wofford
made a single $166.87 payment
on the principal. The suit seeks
$10,058.83, interest, attorney’s
fees and legal costs.
Questions also arose concern
ing the existence of collateral for
the loan.
Court records indicate that
money “related to contract fulfil
lment” with the city of Wheeler
was pledged by Wofford as collat
eral. But Wheeler officials denied
any such contract with Wofford.
Texas judge urges
joint financial plan
for state’s schools
AUSTIN (AP) — An Austinjudge
who ruled that Texas’ public school
finance system is unconstitutional
suggested Wednesday that poor and
wealthy school districts prepare a
joint plan that would make educa
tion better for all.
“I sense that this is the right time
and you are the right people to fash
ion a system that will give to all a real
opportunity for excellence,” State
District Judge Harley Clark told the
state PTA.
Clark on April 29, 1987, held the
school finance system unconstitu
tional, and later issued an injunction
to stop state officials from distribut
ing money to school districts under
the current system.
To allow time for a court appeal
and possible legislative action, Clark
stayed the injunction until at least
Sept. 1, 1989. The Legislature con
venes in January.
The 3rd Court of Appeals has
scheduled an April 6 hearing on an
appeal of Clark’s ruling. Clark said if
the case goes to the Texas Supreme
Court, a decision may not be made
until after the Legislature meets.
As parents and teachers, Clark
told the PTA, they should know “it’s
time for education to be better than
just adequate.”
Clark recalled that the plaintiffs in
the school finance lawsuit had al
leged the system violated the Equal
Protection Clause of the Texas Con
stitution.
Clark said 1985-86 school data
showed, in the extreme, that the
wealthiest school district had over
$14 million of taxable property per
student, the poorest $20,000. He
said 200 wealthier school districts
spent over twice as much per student
as the 200 poorer districts.
Tax rates ranged from 9 cents per
$100 to $1.55, Clark said. The aver
age rate in the 50 poorest districts
was 71 cents, and those districts
spent $2,900 per student per year.
The average rate in the 50 richest
districts was 37 cents, and those dis
tricts spent $8,700 per student.
it pi
the cornerstone of the Texas Consti
tution . . . providing public educa
tion is one of the central reasons for
the very existence of the State of
Texas,” Clark said.
“Equality of access to funds is the
key,” he said.
“I resolved, but I assure you not
without consternation beforehand . .
. that the question of discrimination
and educational quality must be
deemed an objective one that looks
to what the state actually provides or
makes available to its children and its
school districts — not what the stu
dents or their districts are able to do
with whatever they may happen to
receive,” Clark said.
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